1. Cindy Hopkins, Graduate Counselor

3. Resources Individuals Cindy Hopkins, Graduate Counselor hopkins@vt.edu / 540-231-8393 Heather Robertson, Admissions Specialist herobert@vt.edu / 540-231-7262 William Tranter, Asst Department Head for Graduate Education btranter@vt.edu / 540-231-2961 Sedki Riad, Director of International Programs, College of Engineering sriad@vt.edu / 540-231-4463

4. Important Resources Graduate Forms are available via ECE Web Site @ http://www.ece.vt.edu/graduate/forms University Graduate Catalog http://www.grads.vt.edu/academics/gcat/index.html ECE Graduate Policy Manual http://www.ece.vt.edu/gradman/cover.html Course Timetable of Classes Hokie Spa

5. Initial Class Advising Interim Advisors S. Riad and W. Tranter will serve as Interim Advisors. Utilize the course/department web materials to roughly prepare a Plan of Study. Carefully read the applicable parts of the ECE Graduate Policy Manual.

6. E-mail  E-Mail all ECE GRADUATE STUDENTS have access to university e-mail and are listed on the graduate student listserv. Students that are not receiving e-mail messages via graduate student listserv can be added by notification to Cindy Hopkins or Heather Robertson.

7. PhD Degree Requirements Plan of Study: Submit before 9 credit hrs above MS or 33 total credits, whichever comes first. 90 total credits beyond B.S. degree (30 course hrs & 60 dissertation hrs) A min of 27 hrs course work ? 5000 15 course hrs at VT Residency while enrolled in Ph.D. program at the 80 or 90 academic levels Advisory Committee: 5 faculty members 1 from another academic department at Virginia Tech 1 from out-of-area research area ECE

8. Ph.D. Transfer Policy Ph.D. students can transfer 50% of their course work from a previous degree program; exclude courses listed on the B.S./B.E. transcript. Courses taken beyond five years must be revalidated; the required Revalidation Form is available at the ECE Form Web Site.

9. Ph.D. Exams Qualifying Exam – Adequate breadth and potential for Ph.D. Ph.D. student must take the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam within the first two semesters of enrollment (80 academic level). VT-MENA students will be instructed of how exam will be administered once determined.

10. Ph.D. Exams Cont. Preliminary Exam Exam is held at least 9 months prior to final defense. This exam tests the student’s preparation to continue toward dissertation. Must complete and submit Preliminary Examination Form to ECE Graduate Advising Office three weeks prior to exam date. One day prior to Prelim Exam student must pick up Prelim Exam Card from Graduate School and present to committee for signature. Copy of signed Prelim Exam card to ECE Graduate Advising Office

11. Ph.D. Exams Cont. Final Examination Oral exam to defend dissertation Must complete and submit Final Examination Form to ECE Graduate Counselor three weeks prior to oral exam. One day prior to final exam student must pick up Final Exam Card from Graduate School and present to committee for signatures. Copy of signed Final Exam card to ECE Graduate Advising Office

12. ECE Graduate Policy Manual The 05-06 ECE Graduate Policy Manual will be revised soon and an e-mail message will be sent to the graduate student listserv once it is posted. There will be minor changes to the 04-05 Graduate Policy Manual that is currently available on the web.

13. Registration Drop/Add System Add/Drop Course Change Grade Option Change Equivalent Credit Hours

14. Registration - Future Terms IMPORTANT: Graduate students should register for classes during the pre-registration period via Hokie Spa. Pre-Registration enrollment figures determine the final course offerings. Under enrolled courses are CANCELLED. Spring Semester, 2006: October 18–25, 2005.

15. Important Date to Remember FRIDAY, September 30, 2005 Last Day to Drop Classes for fall 05 Last Day to Change Grade Option From A-F to P-F for fall 05

16. Seminar, ECE 5944 Two semesters of ECE Seminar, ECE 5944, required for all graduate students. Seminar is one credit hour, per semester. P/F option only! Course is listed on the Ph.D. Plan of Study under 5xxx level or higher.

17. Graduate Enrollment

18. Graduate Funding (1995-2005) Enrollment # Term GTAs GRAs Fellow Total On-campus 2005 51 189 16*+1** 257 342 2004 55 198 16*+4** 273 405 2003 42.5 200 19*+2** 263.5 458 2002 45 212 19*+1** 277 456 2001 59 213 17 289 437 2000 57 207 19 283 388 1999 61 167 15 243 350 1998 68 157 16*+4** 245 340 1997 50 179 14*+2** 245 356 1996 45 160 9*+20** 234 342 1995 37 141 9*+19** 206 330 *Bradley Fellowships **Other Fellowships

19. Graduate Degrees

20. Major Research Groups Applied Electromagnetics Center for Energy and the Global Environment (ARI) Center for Power Electronics Systems Center for Power Engineering Center for Wireless Telecommunications Computer Engineering Control Systems Digital Signal Processing Fiber and Electro Optics Research Group Image Processing Microelectronics Mobile and Portable Radio Group VT Antenna Group VT Information Systems Center

21. EE Subject Areas and Research Topics Communications Controls/Systems Electromagnetics Circuits/Electronics Power School of Biomedical Engineering (NEW)

22. Subject Areas and Research Topics (Contd) Computers Spatial Data Analysis Laboratory (SDAL) Virginia Tech Information Systems Center (VISC) Computer Vision Configurable Computing Machinery Design Languages and Tools Image and Signal Processing Networks and Protocols Real-time Computing and Control Test and Fault Tolerance Software Engineering

23. CPE Subject Areas & Research Topics Computer Systems Networking Software and Machine Intelligence VLSI and Design Automation Area

24. Subject Areas and Research Topics (Contd) Communications Center for Wireless Telecommunications Center for Commercial Space Communications Digital Signal Processing Fiber Optic Communications Mobile and Portable Radio Group Radio and Microwaves Satellite Communications Telecommunication Networks 

25. Subject Areas and Research Topics(Continued) Controls/Systems  Control Systems Digital Signal Processing Motion Control Robotics Machine Learning Intelligent Control Smart Structures

26. Subject Areas and Research Topics(Continued) Electromagnetics Antennas Electromagnetics Fiber and Electro-Optics Optical Image Processing Time Domain Techniques Microwave Measurements and Material Processing

27. Subject Areas and Research Topics(Continued) Circuits/Electronics Electronic Materials Microelectronics Multichip Modules and Electronic Packaging Power Electronics Devices Radio and Microwaves

28. Subject Areas and Research Topics(Continued) Power Power Engineering Energy Systems Precise Measurements on Power Networks Protection of Power Systems Control and Stability Analysis of Power Systems Electric Machines and Electronic Control Distribution System Engineering Alternate Energy Systems