Nilufa Rahim

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• Nilufa Rahim
• C2PRISM Fellow
• Sept. 12, 2007

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What is Engineering?

• Engineering is the field of applying Science and
  Mathematics to develop solutions that have a
  practical end and benefit society.
• ENGINEERS ARE PROBLEM SOLVERS

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Different areas of Engineering

• Aeronautics Astronautics
• Bioengineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Science Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Technical Communication

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Electrical Engineering

• Electrical engineers design, produce, and operate
  devices and systems that use electric and
  electromagnetic energy for sensing, processing,
  visualization and use of information.
• It has grown from power systems to branches in
  communications systems, automatic controls,
  computer hardware, signal processing,
  semiconductor physics, electronic circuit
  synthesis, optics, consumer electronics, wireless
  communications, digital video, integration of
  computers communications and sensors, robotics
  and intelligent control.

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Electrical Engineering
Instrumentation Engineering
Control Engineering
Power Systems
Satellite Communication
Micro Electronics
Computer Engineering
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My Background

• BS, Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
  Bangladesh, 2000.
• MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
  NJIT,2003.
• PhD, Semiconductor Physics in ECE, NJIT,
  2005-Present.

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My Research Introduction
Transistors ?
IC (Integrated Circuits) ?
Processors ?
Computers ??
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Where do we see transistors?
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• Thank you