2013–2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University

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engineering education. At the M.S. level, students
are prepared to work in research, curriculum
development, and teacher development in school
districts, research institutions, and other educational
settings. The Ph.D. in MSTE education prepares
researchers and educators who will contribute to
MSTE education through research and university
teaching. The program involves the collaboration of
faculty from Tufts University Departments of
Education, Child Development, Mechanical
Engineering, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry,
Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy, the
Center for Engineering Educational Outreach, and
the Center for Science and Mathematics Teaching.
Participants in the program are committed to
theoretically sound research in MSTE education
that is directly relevant to the practice of education
and aim at the effective promotion of diversity and
equity in MSTE education.
Certificate in Science Education
This strand of the graduate program in Mathematics,
Science, Technology, and Engineering education
is aimed at students whose primary interest lies in
classroom instruction. The program is primarily
designed for currently practicing K-8 classroom
teachers with a minimum of two years teaching
experience and with Initial Teacher Licensure at
Pre-K-2, 1-6 levels, or 5-8 level in math/sciences.
The program is of particular interest to those
teachers who are seeking to further their education
with the main purpose of fulfilling the requirements
for Massachusetts Professional Licensure as they
continue to teach. For more detailed information,
please visit the website http://ase.tufts.edu/
education/programs/teacherPrep/MATcertScienceEd.
asp.
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Professor Eric L. Miller, Chair; Signal processing, image
processing
Professor Mohammed Nurul Afsar, Microwaves, design
and measurements
Professor Jeffrey A. Hopwood, Microelectronics, plasma
engineering
Professor Karen Panetta, Simulation, multimedia
Professor Douglas Preis, Electromagnetics, signal
processing, audio engineering
Professor Aleksandar Stanković, Alvin H. Howell Professor
in Electrical Engineering; Energy processing systems, control
and estimation
Associate Professor Chorng Hwa Chang, Computer
engineering, communication networks
Associate Professor Valencia J. Koomson, High-speed/
low-noise integrated circuits for optical RF communications,
optoelectronic VLSI
Associate Professor Mai Vu, Network information theory,
energy-efficient and wireless communications, signal
processing
Associate Professor Sameer Sonkusale, Mixed-signal VLSI
design, sensor electronics
Assistant Professor Shuchin Aeron, Statistical signal
processing in sensor networks, network information theory
Assistant Professor Usman Khan, Signal processing and
control, graph theory
Assistant Professor Tom Vandervelde, Optoelectronic
materials, thermophotovoltaics, photovoltaics
Professor of the Practice Ronald Lasser, Product
development and innovation management
Research Assistant Professor Alan Hoskinson, Plasma
physics, electromagnetics, chemical sensors
Research Assistant Professor Brian Tracey, Signal
processing, image processing, acoustics
SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS:
Professor Mark Cronin-Golomb, Biomedical Engineering;
Optical instrumentation, laser tweezers, atomic force
microscopy, nonlinear optics
Professor Sergio Fantini, Biomedical Engineering;
Biomedical instrumentation, medical optics, near infrared
imaging of the brain, optical mammography
Associate Professor Alva Couch, Computer Science;
Parallel computing, computer graphics
Associate Professor Soha Hassoun, Computer Science;
CAD, VLSI design
The Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department educates tomorrow’s technical leaders.
Our students invent and design the high tech
devices, mathematical algorithms, and communications
networks used by our society.
The department offers degree programs in
electrical engineering and computer engineering for
students in the School of Engineering. Minors in
music engineering, computer science, engineering
management, entrepreneurial leadership, and
multimedia arts are also available.
The electrical engineer applies concepts from
physics and mathematics to create useful electrical
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