Engineers Day Open House

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) involves all aspects of the generation, control, and use of electrical and electromagnetic energy. This field has played a dominant role in the Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century: Electrification, Electronics, Radio and Television, Computers, Telephone, Internet, Household Appliances, and Laser and Fiber Optics are all fruits of work in this field. The role of this field continues to expand: wireless communications, commodity supercomputing, digital imaging, and nanotechnology are just a few of the exciting new technologies that electrical and computer engineers are developing.

The goal of National Engineers Week, February 14-20, 2010, is to make it easier for the general public to recognize and appreciate the contributions that engineering has made to the improvement of our lives. Toward this goal, the University of Kentucky College of Engineering sets aside one day each year to celebrate the excitement and accomplishments of engineering. Thus, although the ECE department welcomes visitors at any time, we have arranged a variety of special activities for UK's EDay, February 20, 2010... as summarized below.

ECE Digital HD Video Camera Giveaway!

This year the ECE department will give away one Creative Vado digital HD video camera (photo above) to a randomly selected qualified person who completed a self-guided EDay tour of ECE labs. The rules:

1. To enter, you must be at least 10 years old and be a potential future UK ECE undergraduate student -- which implies that you are willing to register and receive student recruiting information. Only one entry per person.
2. You can pick-up a "tour sheet" from any of the ECE exhibits listed below. As you visit each exhibit, be sure to have an exhibit staffer place a visit sticker on your tour sheet. Don't worry about spending a long time in an exhibit that interests you -- bonus stickers can be given for extended discussions.
3. When you have collected at least 7 stickers, bring your tour sheet to 453 FPAT (the ECE main office) to get your 8th sticker and turn in your sheet.
4. The winner will be randomly selected from the completed forms at the close of EDay, and the digital HD video camera will be sent to the address provided.

ECE Exhibits and Activities, 9:00AM-1:00PM February 20, 2010

The following research and teaching laboratories have prepared exhibits and/or other activites for EDay 2010. The tour sheet described above also contains a map and directions to help you find each of the ECE exhibits.

Electrical and Computer Engineering