Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Steven Hietpas, Head
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Daktronics Engineering Hall 214
605-688-4526
e-mail: steven.hietpas@sdstate.edu
website: http://www.sdstate.edu/eecs/

Faculty
Professor Hietpas, Head; Associate Professor Hamer, Assistant Department Head; Professors A. Andrawis, M. Andrawis, Brown, Galipeau, Helder Salehnia, Shin; Professors Emeriti Bergum, Ellerbruch, Knabach, Sander; Associate Professors Fan, Fourney, Liu, Min, Tan; Assistant Professors Devaraj, Farrokh Baroughi, Qiao, Sun, Tonkoski, Wang; Instructors Cooley, Gamradt, Kurtenbach, Prohaska.

Departmental Overview
The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department combines all aspects of electricity, electronics, hardware, and software into one multi-disciplinary unit. The department has well-established, nationally and internationally-known research programs in materials science, nanotechnology, sensors, photovoltaics, and satellite and medical image processing.

Department Objectives
Graduates, with three years or more experience in their career discipline, will:

• Have achieved increases in duties and responsibilities within their positions and/or have been promoted to new positions.
• Have achieved advanced studies in their discipline or other related professional fields.

Programs

Facilities
The department is housed in a recently dedicated state-of-the-art engineering facility.  Students will enjoy 24-hour security-card access to: undergraduate labs, dedicated student organization rooms, computer resource labs, robotics club room, and specialized student study areas

Student Engagement Opportunities
The department offers opportunities for student engagement through research and student organizations. Many outstanding professional activities are available through the student chapters of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery, and the Society of Women Engineers. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Honors group Gamma Rho Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu has been recognized nationally for three consecutive years as an Outstanding Chapter. Active chapters of several engineering honor societies are also available.