Upcoming Teaching schedule

  • Fall 2023 –
    • (New Course!) ECE 4950/ECE 5960: Sensor Design
    • ECE 7930: Succeeding in the Graduate Environment
  • Spring 2024 – ECE 3150: Introduction to Microelectronics
  • Fall 2024 –
    • ECE 6320: Applied Magnetism
    • ECE 7930: Succeeding in the Graduate Environment
  • Spring 2025 – ECE 3150: Introduction to Microelectronics

Past courses taught

  • ECE 3150: Introduction to Microelectronics (Spring 2022,, Spring 2023)
  • ECE 6990: Succeeding in the Graduate Environment (Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
  • ECE 2100: Introduction to Circuits for ECEs (Spring 2021)
  • ECE 5970/ECE 6320: Applied Magnetism (Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022)

Special Courses!

ECE 4950/ECE 5960: Sensor Design (Fall 2023)

Professor El-Ghazaly is creating and teaching a new upper-level undergraduate/M.Eng. course on the design of sensor systems. The course will focus on the design of the transducers (i.e., sensors) and peripheral circuitry required to build a working sensor system that meets the needs of a given application. The course will consider common specifications and tradeoffs, including sensitivity, specificity, dynamic range, resolution, power consumption, size, bandwidth, and cost.

Students who have taken ECE 3030 (Electromagnetics) and ECE 3150 (Microelectronics) are encouraged to join! Some fun labs that are planned include:

  • Black Box Sensor
  • Stealth
  • Speedometer
  • Cooking and Baking
  • Flow
  • Mine Safety/Gases
  • Autonomous Vehicles

Sensor Design class sample image

ECE 7930: Succeeding in the Graduate Environment (Fall 2023)

Formerly listed as ECE 6990: Succeeding in the Graduate Environment (Fall 2020, Fall 2021, and Fall 2022)

Professor El-Ghazaly is teaching a new seminar course for incoming first-year Ph.D. students across Engineering, Computer Science, and the Sciences. The course, called Succeeding in the Graduate Environment (ECE 6990), aims to guide students through their transition to graduate school, by equipping them with the crucial skills needed to “survive” academia. A special focus of the course will be on navigating issues particularly facing underrepresented minorities. Some of the topics include:

  • Managing the Advisor-Advisee Relationship
  • Campus Resources for Graduate Students
  • Reading and Writing Academic Papers
  • Giving Captivating Research Presentations
  • Applying for Graduate Funding
  • Getting Past the Occasional Slow Dip in Research
  • Pursuing a Career with the Ph.D.

Ph.D. Comic about Academia: Pro - you can work whenever you want, every day is a Saturday; Con - you work on Saturdays

 

ECE 6320: Applied Magnetism (Fall 2022)

Formerly listed as ECE 5970: Applied Magnetism (Fall 2019 and Fall 2020)

Professor El-Ghazaly is teaching a new course in ECE called Applied Magnetism (ECE 5970). The course will cover both theory and applications of magnetic materials. Some of the topics include:

  • Sources of Magnetism
  • Magnetic Anisotropy Energies
  • Types of Magnets:
    • Ferro-, Ferri-, and Antiferromagnets
    • Permanent Magnets
  • Spin Torque
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Spin Caloritronics

Course flyer for ECE 5970: Applied Magnetism