University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
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Why Choose Illinois ECE?

Learn more about what sets us apart, and how you will contribute to our legacy.

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NSF CAREER Awards

Six Illinois ECE faculty members have recently been named recipients of NSF CAREER Awards.

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Nick Holonyak Jr., pioneer of LED lighting, awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize

Holonyak shares the prize with his former students and Illinois ECE alumni M. George Craford (MSEE ’63, PhD ’67) and Russel Dupuis (BSEE ’70, MSEE ’71, PhD ’72).

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Illinois ECE Sending Lab Kits Worldwide to Support Remote Learning

Illinois ECE has sent more than 3,800 electrical and computer engineering lab kits around the world. The kits are aimed at helping all Illinois ECE students receive the tools they need to thrive in a remote learning environment.

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COVID-19 Response: Latest information for campus visitors.

Goddard named Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

News | September 15, 2021

ECE congratulates five faculty on recent promotions and welcomes three others

News | September 15, 2021

Popescu leads team to develop fast, accurate COVID test

News | September 14, 2021

Alumnus among 28 honored by University for leading COVID response

News | September 13, 2021

How an ECE alum is reviving a small Illinois town with pinball

News | September 9, 2021

Student Researcher Spotlight: Chenfei Hu

News | August 30, 2021

Illinois ECE Professor Yurii Vlasov named HMNTL interim director

News | August 19, 2021

Successful test by UIUC, NASA, and Collins gets us one step closer to electric aircraft

News | August 16, 2021

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Why ECE at Illinois?

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Illinois offers a world-class education that allows students to master the fundamentals that will make them outstanding engineers. Learn more about what sets us apart, and how you might fit in our program.

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September
29

ECE Explorations (200): George Wang - Career of Innovation and Learning: How being curious and flexible will open career pathways

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89503690199?pwd=RE4waUF4eDllOU01VlRNSDRTK3RMZz09

5:00 PM

October
4

ECE 590I POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS SEMINAR

ECEB 5070

3:00 PM

October
6

ECE Explorations (200): The Aerospace Corporation - The Space Industry Needs You – Talented and Flexible Electrical and Computer Engineers are in demand

5:00 PM

October
7

The Many Faces of Identity

ECEB 1002 Grainger Auditorium

4:00 PM

October
21

To be announced at a later date

ECEB 1002 Grainger Auditorium

4:00 PM

November
4

To be announced at a later date

ECEB 1002 Grainger Auditorium

4:00 PM

September
29

ECE Explorations (200): George Wang - Career of Innovation and Learning: How being curious and flexible will open career pathways

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89503690199?pwd=RE4waUF4eDllOU01VlRNSDRTK3RMZz09

5:00 PM

October
6

ECE Explorations (200): The Aerospace Corporation - The Space Industry Needs You – Talented and Flexible Electrical and Computer Engineers are in demand

5:00 PM

October
13

ECE Explorations (200): C3.ai

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89903395202?pwd=QnlIYkg5SUZXNnRjcWxuZTNPSVh0Zz09

5:00 PM

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September
28

Grainger Engineering's Day of Gratitude

September
29

ECE Explorations (200): George Wang - Career of Innovation and Learning: How being curious and flexible will open career pathways

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89503690199?pwd=RE4waUF4eDllOU01VlRNSDRTK3RMZz09

5:00 PM

October
4

ECE 590I POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS SEMINAR

ECEB 5070

3:00 PM

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Stats & Rankings

Illinois ECE is consistently ranked among the top engineering programs in the world, with a reputation for excellence in education and research.

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In small moments and in vast labs, genius happens here every day at Illinois ECE — thanks in no small part to all those who give generously to support our students and faculty. From big discoveries in nanotechnology to major advances in the expansive global networks that connect us, our innovations are more than the result of their vision. They’re the return on your investment. And a gift we share with the world.

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These incubators provide superior research capabilities in the fundamental engineering sciences and in collaboration with industrial and governmental laboratories.

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