EE 567 - Wireless Networks/3G/4G/LTE - Fall 2015

2G, 3G, 4G, LTE, 802.11, ... what are these, and what is next?

Find the answers to these and more in EE 567, offered this fall! (SLN 13422, MW 1230-220)

EE 567 this year will focus on fundamentals of cellular and wireless communication. We will discuss different concepts in cellular communications such as frequency reuse, propagation, multiple access, power control, handover, and traffic shaping and control.

After covering the underlying theory, we will look at two major systems in 2G including GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and IS-95 (or CDMA One). We will cover their historical development and limitations. With the goals of achieving higher data rates and more reliable data communications, we lead to a discussion of higher generation systems such as GPRS (2.5G), EDGE, and then 3G technologies such as CDMA2000 and WCDMA.

Wireless area networks (802.11 variations) and Bluetooth will also be covered.

Finally, we will talk about LTE and consider technologies for fifth generation networks coming online in the near future.

Prerequisites for the course are a basic understanding of digital communications and networks at the level of EE 506 and EE 565, or equivalent.

This will be an exciting course, a mix of theoretical foundations, and practical systems in use today. I hope you can join us.

2015 KICKBALL IS HERE!!

The College of Engineering will be hosting another summer season of kickball beginning Thursday, August 6 @ noon. We invite you to form teams consisting of staff, faculty, and students to participate in this fun tournament! The rules will be similar as last year’s; please see attached for details.

Please use this link to sign-up captains by department and choose your team’s color. Teams will need at least 8 players to participate, and they can be any combination of students, faculty, and staff. Not on a team? Be a floater! Also, if you would like to participate, but don’t want to play, please consider being a timekeeper/umpire. It is important that we have both these roles filled or else games can’t happen; sign-up using the link above.

The games will be held Thursdays between noon and 1 pm, with games lasting 30 minutes each. Games will be held on the upper Rainier Vista lawn.

Friendly competition between Departments is encouraged; unfriendly competition is discouraged!

There will be an awesome end-of-season celebration with food and beverages so stay tuned for details! Kickball was a blast last summer, let’s do it again this year!

The three coordinators for this tournament are Robin Donovan (robind3@uw.edu), Alex Llapitan (alex310@uw.edu) and Scott Rivers (srivers@uw.edu). Contact one of us with questions.

University of Washington Alumni Association Multicultural Alumni Partnership 2015 Scholarship Application

The University of Washington Alumni Association (UWAA) Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) awards scholarships to deserving University of Washington students who need financial assistance to assist with their progress toward a degree at the UW. Funding for these scholarships comes from contribution from UW alumni and friends as well as proceeds from the Bridging the Gap Breakfast held annually on Homecoming Saturday. One of MAP's missions is to promote the UW and the UWAA. It supports the recruitment of diverse students, faculty and staff and encourages appropriate mentoring activities.

Qualifications for MAP Scholarships:

• Continuing UW student in good standing
• Full-time student at the University of Washington, undergraduate or graduate/professional
• Minimum one quarter at the UW
• Financial aid need as determined by the UW Office of Student Financial Aid

Completing the on-line application process includes two steps:

Step 1: Complete UWAA MAP scholarship application questionnaire at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jflowers/274495 (after submission you will receive a confirmation code and instructions for Step 2)
Step 2: Upload three scholarship supporting documents at https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/jflowers/35882

• One reference letter from faculty member, adviser, academic personnel, or community leader (signed reference letter must be scanned and uploaded by the applicant)
• A one-page typed narrative describing the applicant's personal background, academic and career goals, financial need, commitment to diversity, and the applicant's involvement with campus and/or community organizations
• Copy of UW transcript (unofficial transcript acceptable)

Additional materials will not be accepted. We will not accept phone calls regarding application status. Recipients will be contacted by telephone. Non-recipients will not be notified; if you have not been contacted within five weeks of the application deadline, you were not selected. However, the Office of Student Financial Aid will retain your application in case other scholarship funds become available. All information will be kept confidential.

Scholarship recipients must be available to attend MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Saturday, October 17, 2015. The Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) strives to maintain a close relationship with its scholarship recipients. Support of a diverse student body is at the heart of MAP's mission. Students are our future alumni; thus, MAP aims to support students and encourages your involvement in our programs.

Questions: Contact Dr. James Flowers, (206) 616-2309 or jflowers@uw.edu

Applications must be submitted by Monday, August 3, 2015

Recruiting '15-16 Undergrad Research Leaders: App deadline: 9/1/15

Apply to be an Undergraduate Research Leader!

Application Deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015

The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) is seeking enthusiastic and experienced undergraduate researchers from all disciplines to be Undergraduate Research Leaders (URLs) for the 2015-16 academic year. Students conducting research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences are particularly encouraged to apply. 

URLs serve a central role in connecting undergraduates to support services of the URP. The goal of the URL program is to increase awareness and participation of undergraduates doing research in a range of disciplines. As a URL, you can motivate future undergraduate researchers! Anticipated URL time commitment is approximately 8-10 hours/month and dependent on quarterly events and student availability.

More information and application available here.

Questions? Contact the URP Staff at urp@uw.edu or (206) 543-4282

Be a Tutor with Seattle MESA

·       Earn up to 10 credits in your major or minor
·       Motivate and mentor a student
·       Develop your teaching skills
·       Build confidence in STEM subject areas
·       Work with other great UW volunteers
·       Travel available through UCAR

For more information please contact Joffrey Hooks at mtutoruw@uw.edu or (206) 616-2946

 

Intel PhD Tech Talk: Intel’s Silicon process technology with an emphasis on scaling electronic devices - July 21st

Date: Tuesday, July 21st
Time: 3:30-4:30

Location: EE 045

Food Provided
Bring Resume

Intel PhD Tech Talk:
Intel’s Silicon process technology with an emphasis on scaling electronic devices


Join David Clifton, Florentina Perjeru, and Todd Schmidt for a discussion on Intel’s Silicon process technology with an emphasis on scaling electronic devices.

David Clifton is currently the Chemical Mechanical Planarization and Plating Manager in Logic Technology Development. He joined Intel in 1993 as a Process Engineer and has since worked on CMP processes at various technology nodes. He currently manages the CMP and Plating groups that are responsible for ramping Intel’s next generation technologies from development to high volume.

Florentina Perjeru has received her PhD in Semiconductor Physics from Ohio University. She joined Intel in 2001 as Lithography Process Engineer and has held various technical and manager roles spanning the last seven technologies transfers and high volume manufacturing. Currently she is the Yield Manager, responsible for IMO RA startup, which is the latest addition to the manufacturing environment in Hillsboro. Throughout her career as a manager, Dr Perjeru has mentored numerous new hires and has been at the forefront of diversity efforts, including owning the Technical Females Initiative efforts for IMO RA organization.

Todd Schmidt joined intel in 1996. He has worked on Intel technologies from 350 nm to today’s current leading edge 14nm technologies. He’s currently a dry etch manager in Intel’s D1C factory in Hillsboro Oregon. He has worked in planarization, metallization, dielectrics and dry etch

For more information on our Bachelors, Masters or PhD openings in the following disciplines visit: College Graduate Opportunities

Applied Physics
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering

Share your vision at intel.com/jobs

EE Undergrad and/or Masters Level Programmers / Software Developers Needed

We are seeking developers to join the Aquarium human-in-the-loop automated lab project. The project involves an energetic and interdisciplinary team of engineers and biologists united by the common goal of making engineering synthetic living cells easier to build. Aquarium works by breaking down the complex steps of molecular biology experiments into simple instructions presented on touchscreen monitors to laboratory technicians. Join our team and help design the cutting edge software, user interfaces, and cloud-based services that will revolutionize laboratory work. Experience in one or more of the following areas is desired: Ruby/Rails, Python, Javascript (jQuery, AngularJS), HTML5, SVG, MySQL, and/or Amazon Web Services. 

We have several positions open for current undergraduates or masters students. If interested, please send your CV and an unofficial UW transcript to professor Eric Klavins at klavins@uw.edu. 

About the Klavins Lab: We develop synthetic living systems, re-engineered organisms, and engineered parts for existing organisms. Our emphasis is on designing gene circuits and cell-cell communication systems that enable novel multicellular behaviors in bacteria or yeast. We take an engineering approach to this challenge, and are interested in the whole pathway from modeling and design of new systems to fabrication and testing of new living systems.