Information for New EE & CE Graduate Students
Welcome to the Electrical Engineering Department!
Orientation
The orientation for incoming Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Program graduate student is scheduled for Wednesday August 31st, 2011 in the Rotunda of Low Library. Check-in will take place between 9:00am - 9:30am. The schedule is as follows:
| 9:00 AM | Check-in and breakfast |
| 10:00 AM | Welcome and introduction to the department (Keren Bergman) |
| 10:15 AM |
Admin issues and introduction to the EE program (Gil Zussman) |
| 10:30 AM |
Introduction to the CE program (Steven Nowick) |
| 10:45 AM |
Overview of courses in Photonics, Solid State Devices, and Electromagnetics (John Kymissis) |
| 11:00 AM |
Overview of courses in Signal and Information Processing (Xiaodong Wang) |
| 11:15 AM |
Graduate Career Services overview (Kelly Ahn) |
| 11:35 AM |
Break |
| 11:45 AM |
Overview of courses in Circuits and Electronics (Peter Kinget) |
| 12:00 PM |
Overview of courses in Communications and Networking (Gil Zussman) |
| 12:15 PM |
Overview of the library resources (Danianne Mizzy) |
| 12:30 PM |
Overview of courses in Systems Biology (Predrag Jelenkovic) |
| 12:45 PM |
Overview of courses in Computer Engineering (Steven Nowick) |
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM |
Lunch / Student Panel (Social Schedule,
IEEE) |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Advising (CEPSR and Mudd) / Open Labs (locations listed below) |
Note that if any information presented in the above slides conflicts with the Department website or bulletin, the latter should be deemed authoritative.
Open Labs
| Lab Name | Professor | Room |
| Lightwave Research Lab (LRL) |
Bergman |
8LW1/8LW2 CEPSR |
| Digital Video and Multimedia Lab (DVMM) |
Chang |
7LE3 CEPSR |
| Bioelectronic Systems Lab |
Shepard |
701 Northwest |
| Columbia Integrated System Lab (CISL) |
Kinget |
422 CEPSR |
| Columbia Lab of Unconventional Electronics (CLUE) | Kymissis |
10LE1 CEPSR |
| Integrated Photonics Lab | Osgood |
1327/1333 Mudd |
| Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags (EnHANTs) workshop - Wireless and Mobile Networking Lab | Kinget, Kymissis, Zussman |
8LE1 CEPSR |
|
Columbia high-Speed and MmWave IC Lab (CoSMIC) |
Krishnaswamy | 1226 Mudd |
Other Resources
A lot of useful information about how to obtain a UNI, register for courses, etc., can be found on the school's New Student page. In particular, there is a detailed Guide for New Graduate Students that includes a new student checklist that everyone should check.
Useful information for course planning can be found on the department's EE course flowcharts page. Please carefully check the requirements for your program on the corresponding page: EE MS program (in particular, see the MS Checklist), Computer Engineering MS program, Professional program, Doctoral program.
Students looking for part-time work may apply for an EE grader or MS-TA position. Details and a simple application form can be found on the Jobs for Students page.
MS students are assigned temporary advisors by research area when they arrive, but can consult with any of the MS program advisors as they progress through the program.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Elsa Sanchez (elsa at ee.columbia.edu) or check other portions of the EE website for more information.