From measuring the impacts of global warming to mining genetic data for biological clues, large interdisciplinary investigations drive EECS research. Federal agencies, including NASA, National Institutes of Health, and National Science Foundation, fund pioneering EECS research and technology development. NSF established a prestigious Science and Technology Center (STC), the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), at KU in 2005. Industry also supports multiple applied research projects, enabling the examination of real-world problems. Strong collaboration between faculty and graduate students has resulted in numerous journal and conference publications, as well as several U.S. patents. KU’s Office of Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property assists faculty and student researchers with intellectual property protection and commercialization.
CReSIS, the only active Science Technology Center (STC) in the Big 12, is developing technologies and computer models to measure and predict the response of sea levels to the changing mass balance of the ice sheets. The international team of researchers specializes in sensors, autonomous platforms, satellite measurements, data products and modeling, and analysis and synthesis. Student researchers will have opportunities to work with world-class scientists and engineers and to make meaningful contributions to the ongoing, urgent work of addressing the impact of climate change.
Ph.D. student Erik Akers tests the autonomous vehicle he developed. Akers graduated in the summer of 2007 and joined the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute East research organization.
In addition to CReSIS, the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center (ITTC) supports EECS investigations. One of the University’s largest research centers, ITTC also serves as the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation’s (KTEC) Center of Excellence in information technologies. More than 40 faculty and 125 students conduct investigations in state-of-the-art facilities. The Center excels in basic research, the education and training of students, and technology transfer. Faculty investigators with diverse research interests give the Center its breadth of research. Focus areas include bioinformatics, telecommunications, computer systems, e-Learning tools, intelligent systems, and radar systems.
The University of Kansas is one of only 32 public universities that belong to the prestigious American Association of Universities, a select group of universities chosen for the excellence of their research and graduate education. As a major research university, KU provides students with unique opportunities to participate in collaborative, multidisciplinary research. Such investigations help enrich the learning experience, allowing students to gain practical knowledge and skills.
Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) gain relevant research experience while advancing the Department’s research mission.
