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ECE Annual Report-2006-07.Pdf (1.603Mb) copyright 2007 table of contents 2006-2007 ECE Annual Report 2 The Numbers: Facts at a Glance 5 Students 10 Ph.D. Students Graduated 14 Faculty 16 Academic Faculty List 21 Research Highlights 24 Development Activities 25 ECE Advisory Board 26 Grants and Gifts 29 Capital Campaign 30 Support Activities 31 Glossary of Acronyms 32 Contact Information from the chair SchoolProjects of in Electrical progress and Computer Engineering Dear Colleagues, As the largest school on the Georgia Tech campus, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is a prime catalyst in Atlanta’s high-tech advancement through our innovative research, educational, and commercialization activities conducted with our corporate and government partners, alumni, and friends. Our reach extends beyond the city’s borders, with our School playing key leadership roles with the Georgia Tech Savannah campus, the Georgia Tech Lorraine campus in France, and the Georgia Tech Shanghai Initiative in China. With this breadth and depth in our activities, the nation and world are continu- ally taking notice of our work and our people. ECE research awards for fiscal year 2007 shattered yet another record, topping $6.5 million–an increase of $3 million from the previous year. Our programs range from areas of traditional strength like electrical energy systems operations to the burgeoning areas of robotics, distance learning technologies, and electronics that operate at ever increasing speeds. We continue to be a dominant player in the Institute’s commercialization activities, as Jacket Micro Devices became the eighth ECE-founded company to attain graduate status from the Advanced Technology Development Center. On the educational front, over 2,300 students were enrolled in our degree programs, and a total of 72 degrees were granted in 2006-07. Of particular note, we awarded an all-time high of 9 doctoral degrees, with these graduates going to work at the world’s top companies and at well-regarded universities. The enroll- ments in our educational programs remain the largest in the U.S., despite some recent declines in enrollment. We continue to engage in K-2 outreach activities, such as the FIRST LEGO League Challenge and through working with area schools and organized groups such as the Girl Scouts. Students, staff, and faculty members received many richly deserved awards and accolades during 2006-07. For the second year in a row, our chapter of Eta Kappa Nu received an Outstanding Chapter Award for aca- demic excellence and commitment to serving the community, and several students received very competitive fellowships from various IEEE societies. Seven ECE faculty members received top Georgia Tech educational, research, and service awards, and one staff member received an outstanding performance award. Eleven ECE faculty members either attained Fellow status or received major awards from several professional societies in this last year. Two of the most prestigious honors went to Russ Dupuis, who received the 2007 IEEE Edison Medal, and John Peatman, who received the 2006 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. It is a tremendous privilege to lead a school with faculty, staff, and students who are firmly committed to making Georgia Tech the strongest educational and research enterprise in the nation. I invite you to learn more about our many accomplishments and to join us in our ongoing quest for excellence. Gary S. May Steve W. Chaddick School Chair School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology the numbers ECEProjects facts in at progress a glance The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech is located in the heart of Atlanta, one of the fastest growing markets for high-tech development in the United States. As the largest of nine schools and departments in the College of Engineering and the largest individual school at Georgia Tech, ECE is a key player in spurring regional growth through innovative research, educational, and commercialization activities. In addition to its headquarters in Atlanta, the School extends to south- eastern Georgia via Georgia Tech Savannah, into Europe through Georgia Tech Lorraine, and to China through the Georgia Tech Shanghai Initiative. STUDENTS FACULTY/STAFF Undergraduate (Fall Semester 2006) 1,349 Tenure-Track Faculty * 111 Intellectual Products (During FY 07) Electrical engineering 855 Joint appointments 4 Patents/records of invention 16/112 Computer engineering 494 Professors Emeriti 25 Distance learning Funded professorships 27 courses/hours 87/3,897 Graduate (Fall Semester 2006) 1,004 Doctoral 583 Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Academic Professionals 7 Scholars 6 Special 6 Research Faculty 54 Master of Science/M.S.E.C.E. 415 National Academy of Engineering members 5 Administrative Staff 89 Degrees Awarded 712 IEEE Fellows 32 *Total includes faculty at GT Savannah and GT Lorraine. B.S. 346 Presidential Early Career Award in M.S. 247 Science and Engineering recipients 4 Ph.D. 119 ECE STATE BUDGET & EXPENDITURES $61,554,327 38.6 21.7 366 STATE BUDGET (Initial FY 07 allocation - $16,893,600) ECE research grants, ECE’s percentage of ECE’s percentage of Number of Salaries and Fringe $22,717,979 contracts, and gifts, a sixth sponsored awards sponsored awards for proposals submitted Travel 124,403 consecutive record. within the all of Georgia Tech by ECE faculty during Materials and Supplies 2,077,026 College of Engineering excluding GTRI FY 07 Equipment 706,412 Total $25,625,820 Number of campuses Departmental Sales and Service proposed for India Salaries and Fringe $91,854 Travel 50,938 Materials and Supplies 173,495 Georgia Tech India Equipment 17,396 Total $333,683 Since 2005, ECE Professor 2 Research Consortium (State Research–GEDC) Vijay K. Madisetti has led Salaries and Fringe $1,067,343 fact-finding teams and visits Travel 149,724 to explore possibilities of Materials and Supplies 443,596 establishing a Georgia Tech Equipment 357,593 Delegations from Georgia Tech and the Indian government visit a Total $2,018,256 presence in India. In June proposed campus site in Hyderabad. 2007, officials from Georgia SPONSORED EXPENDITURES* Tech and the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh signed a memorandum of understand- Salaries and Fringe $16,577,129 ing, agreeing to set up campuses in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, also known as Travel 1,571,795 Vizag. This arrangement is similar to the proximity of the Georgia Tech campus in Materials and Supplies 11,347,947 Equipment 1,298,383 Atlanta and Georgia Tech Savannah, as Hyderabad is located inland and Vizag is Other (GTF Direct) 388,258 located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Indirect (O/Head) 9,478,551 Both Georgia Tech and Indian officials have determined that the best operating Georgia Tech Savannah 564,038 model for a Georgia Tech India campus would be an independent entity offering Georgia Tech Design Center 4,037,517 graduate engineering degrees, based on a strong research-based, graduate education Microelectronics Research Center 7,061,368 and keen economic development focus. With the goal of beginning to offer classes in Total Sponsored Expenditures $52,324,986 2009, proposed areas of focus for Georgia Tech India are information technology and TOTAL ECE EXPENDITURES $80,302,745 hardware, health care/biotechnology, infrastructure systems, and energy systems. * Includes Georgia Tech Foundation & Agency Funds 2 special honors JohnProjects Peatman in progress and Russell Dupuis receive top honors John Peatman Honored with 2006 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award cknowledged by his students and colleagues as a tremendous role Amodel for all educators, John B. Peatman was presented with the 2006 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award last October at the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference in San Diego, Calif. This award, the industry’s premier recognition for undergraduate teach- ing achievement, honors Dr. Peatman for a 40-plus year career of inspira- tional teaching and mentoring and for his six definitive textbooks in digital systems design. A professor at Georgia Tech since 1964, he received the Georgia Tech Outstanding Teacher Award in 1971 and has been chosen three times by the ECE senior class for the Richard M. Bass/Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Teacher Award. Many of Dr. Peatman’s former students are involved, dedicated alumni. John B. Peatman was presented with the IEEE Under- Not surprisingly, they attribute many of their positive experiences at graduate Teaching Award by IEEE President and CEO Leah H. Jamieson. Georgia Tech to time spent with Dr. Peatman individually, in classes, or in small project groups. With his willingness to listen to both current and past students, Dr. Peatman has distinguished himself among his peers and led many alumni to remain engaged with or return to Tech with substantial support of the Institute, the College of Engineering, and ECE. Russell Dupuis Awarded 2007 IEEE Edison Medal ussell D. Dupuis, the Steve W. Chaddick Endowed Chair in Electro-Optics, was presented Rwith the 2007 IEEE Edison Medal at the annual IEEE Awards Ceremony, held on June 17 in Philadelphia. The Edison Medal is bestowed for a career of meritorious achievement in electrical science, electrical engineering, or the electrical arts. A Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, Dr. Dupuis was honored for his innovative contributions to metalorganic chemical vapor deposition and continuous-wave room-temperature quantum-well lasers. MOCVD is a method for depositing high-quality complex semiconductor structures that contain many layers, some only 0.1 millionths of an inch thick. The complex semiconductor “sandwiches” produced with MOCVD are used to create light sources for optical devices such as laser point- ers, DVD lasers, solar cells, photodiodes, and the latest high-density DVD disc technology called “Blu-Ray,” which is expected to replace DVDs. Light- emitting diode technology, based on Dr. Dupuis’ MOCVD process, is already transforming the lighting industry. LEDs provide a highly efficient and reliable light source, and as they become increasingly useful for general illumination and replace the incandescent light bulb, the United States will save billions in energy costs.
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