The Johns Hopkins University
3400 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
General Information The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University is committed to providing a rigorous educational experience that prepares students for further study and a successful career. It is dedicated to research in both theoretical and experimental aspects of the field. Both undergraduate and graduate students are given opportunities to conduct original research in close association with individual faculty members. Additional courses can be taken from the Part-Time Program in Engineering and Applied Science. Various Scholarships and Financial aid programs are available to undergraduate students, while Teaching Assistantship, Research Assistantships, and other tuition fellowships and grants are available to graduate students. It is the policy of the department to support as many graduate students as possible through the award of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, tuition fellowships, and partial tuition fellowships. First- and second-year doctoral students normally receive appointments as teaching assistants and receive a full tuition fellowship and stipend. Students beyond their second year of graduate study are usually supported as research assistants. It is not the policy of the department to offer full financial aid to graduate students who are enrolled only for the purpose of obtaining a master’s degree. However, 50 percent tuition support for these students are available. The MSE program in photonics and optoelectronics offers students with extended expertise and opportunities in many areas such as experimental and theoretical work in fiber lasers, fiber optic communications and devices, solid state lasers, and optoelectronic devices; nonlinear and quantum optics, solitons and other nonlinear waves, ultrafast phenomena; reflective properties of ocean surface, linear optical and nonlinear optical properties of various optical materials; optical detection and passive remote sensing of the atmosphere; microwave photonics including broadband microwave signal processing and free space laser communications. The ECE department has various optical laboratories, among these being the Photonics Laboratory, Nonlinear and Quantum Optics Laboratory, Optical Communications Laboratory and Applied Spectroscopy Laboratory for assembly and testing of various fiber and solid state lasers, measurement of complex linear and nonlinear properties of optical materials, testing of free space laser communication and microwave signal processing subsystems, conducting ultrafast time-resolved measurements, machine shop and electronic shop. Research group also collaborate with Applied Physics Lab., NASA, Army Research Lab, NIST, NSA, Northrop Grumman, other industries. Part-time program (non-degree and degree) is also available.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Sample Programs (based on current course schedule) Sample 1 Current research activities include the theoretical and experimental investigation of fiber laser and nonlinear fiber optics, broadband optoelectronic devices, optical communications, nonlinear waves, optical properties of various materials, and passive remote sensing of the atmosphere. Ph.D. program is also available in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Click here or Graduate Advising Manual for more information. Gail O'Connor, Academic Program Coordinator II |