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University of Strathclyde, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
<a name="top">Renowned </a>for its drive for new ideas and innovation, the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE) at the University of Strathclyde is highly rated across its major activities.
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The department is the largest in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK. It is unique through the diversity of its technical interests and its spectrum of technological involvement from theoretical advances to a broad portfolio of industrial collaboration. It also boasts several dynamic spin-out companies.
The Department is in the process of recruiting 15 new academic staff through 2005 in order to build upon and expand key research strengths in electrical power engineering, communications and signal processing, control, micro-systems and ultrasonic engineering.
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Vital Statistics: - Approximately 50 full-time academic staff, 70 post-doctoral research staff and over 120 research students from 25 different countries work in the department.
- Its research structure comprises two Institutes and three Centres: the Institute for Energy and Environment; the Institute for Communications and Signal Processing; the Industrial Control Centre; the Centre for Microsystems and Photonics, and the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering.
- Its engineers and scientists have attracted in excess of £30m of research funding over the last 3 years.
- Among its private sector partners are major companies such as Rolls Royce, Texas Instruments, ScottishPower, National Grid, Xilinx and Scottish and Southern Energy.
- The Department received a Grade 5 in the latest Research Assessment Exercise - only one of three in Electronic and Electrical Engineering in Scotland.
- The Department is involved in teaching and research in a wide range of topics including electronic systems design, electrical energy generation and distribution, signal processing and communications, control, ultrasonics, information technology and fibre optics.
- There have been 12 spinout companies from the Department since the late 90’s employing over 100 engineers and scientists.
- Around 700 students are currently registered on undergraduate B.Eng and M.Eng courses and for a range of postgraduate instructional Masters degrees.
- John Logie Baird, one of the pioneers of television, was a student in Electrical Engineering at the Royal Technical College, which later became the University of Strathclyde.
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Leading researchers:
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Industry Links:
- Rolls Royce University Technology Centre (www.shef.ac.uk/acse/research/themes/utc) in Electrical Power Systems provides expertise in three key areas: distributed generation; aero-electrical systems; and, electrical marines propulsion. The centre was established to support the company in meeting new market requirements.
- The DTI Centre for Distributed Generation and Sustainable Electrical Energy (www.ofgem.co.uk) was awarded to Strathclyde’s EEE Dept (with Manchester) to conduct research into key electrical network technologies necessary to achieve ambitious UK renewable energy targets.
- The degree of industrial connectivity enjoyed by the EEE Dept is highlighted by the number of sponsored academic staff position that have been established to underpin basic and strategic research and facilitate technology transfer. These currently include: the Rolls-Royce Chair; The Texas Instruments Chair; The ITI TechMedia Chair; a set of senior lectureships supported by Rolls Royce, ScottishPower, National Grid and British Energy. Other industrially sponsored academic posts are currently under active consideration.
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Notable Spin-outs:
- Diagnostic Monitoring Systems (www.dmsystems.co.uk) - global technical solutions in electrical plant monitoring and asset management.
- Dynamic Knowledge Corporation (www.dynamic-knowledge-corp.com) – capture and exploitation of tacit knowledge in technology (and other) businesses through to codified decision support tools.
- OptoSci – Optoelectronic technologies test, demonstration and training systems.
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Future Plans:
The Department is in the process of recruiting 15 new academic staff through 2005 in order to build upon and expand key research strengths in electrical power engineering, communications and signal processing, control, micro-systems and ultrasonic engineering. This investment represents the largest "step change" and growth in EEE since its inception over 100 years ago.
The Department is building major international research partnerships with top establishments including MIT. EEE is also being increasingly recognised as a leading European research Dept and will act as a "hub" for large scale consortia addressing high impact technical issues across its core disciplines.
In addition, the Department is part way through an infrastructure and laboratory facility investment in excess of £12m which will match the growth of new, high calibre academic and research staff.
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More information:
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Contact Details
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Royal College Building
204 George Street
Glasgow
G1 1XW
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