Reference: Depends on project
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior in Electrical Engineering (Special requests from students in
other desciplines will be considered.)
Course Description: This course is designed to give senior and junior level electrical and computer engineering students an opportunity to work closely with a faculty member. The topics covered are arranged by an agreement between the faculty member and the student on an individual basis.
Grading Procedure: Students are required to prepare a 1 page review of the current weeks progress/problems and to present this at a weekly session for all independent study students. These presentations will be no longer than 5 mins per student (1-2 slides). Participation in these meetings will count as 50% of the grade. In addition, a mid-term report and a final report will be required. These reports will count as 20% of the grade. The final 30% of the is based on my evaluation of the progress made on the individual project. Because this is not a formal course, this allows the instructor the ability to adjust for unforseen problems with hardware for experimental projects.
Students and Projects
| Student | Project Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Menq Pan | C++ Programming |
This project is an accelerated learning experience in C++. It includes the design, coding and testing of projects for use in the EAS230 Higher Level Language class for the Spring 1997. |
| Keith Nowicki | C++ Programming |
This project is an accelerated learning experience in C++. It includes the design, coding and testing of projects for use in the EAS230 Higher Level Language class for the Spring 1997. |
| Christopher Striemer | Time-resolved Frequency Upconversion NASA Fellowship |
Continued from last semester. This project is an educational experience for a student. There is no formal class that teaches the details of the technique of time-resolved frequency upconversion and its applications to the measurements of carrier lifetimes in semiconductors. Through this independent study project, we are analyzing the experiment and setting up the experiment that will continue to be used for many years in the future. |
| Matthew Blasczak | Fourier Optics and Imaging |
This project is an educational experience for a student. There is no formal class that teaches the details of the techniques of all optical imaging systems using Fourier optics. Specifically, we will investigate the application of semiconductors to this imaging and the use of femtosecond spectroscopy in these applications. Through this independent study project, we are analyzing the feasibility of using wide-bandgap semicondcutors for imaging. |
| Michael Albright | Data Acquisition and System Control Software NASA Fellowship |
Continued from last semester. This project uses C++ within the Windows 95 environment to develop a data acquisition and control system for the femtosecond pump/probe experiment in the Applied Laser Laboratory in 119 Bonner Hall. As part of this project, computer interfacing through the IEEE bus, data I/O, and user interface issues must be addressed. |