RF Engineering Schools

Stanford University

• Radio frequency studies at the Stanford University date back to 1926. The Space, Telecommunications and Radioscience Laboratory, also known as the STAR Lab, allows graduate students research opportunities with the mentorship of eight teaching faculty, two research faculty and three consulting professors. The center offers radio frequency research programs in ionospheric and magnetospheric physics, signal processing and radar and radio remote sensing of the environment. Topics include ionospheric modification with high-power radio waves, ELF and VLF global radio noise surveys, hardware for spacecraft radio science instruments and radio astronomy with the school's field site antennas. Available classes in the STAR Lab include a radio science seminar, electromagnetic waves and multi-user digital transmission systems. Available degree programs include a bachelor's, master's and a M.S./Ph.D. program in electrical engineering, plus an additional nine other engineering bachelor's degree programs.

  Stanford University
  450 Serra Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-725-9339
  stanford.edu

University of Kansas

• Faculty and graduate-level students in the University of Kansas Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have radio frequency research and learning opportunities through the school's Communications and Networking Systems Laboratory (CNSL). Students in the department recently discovered that doctors can use the SAFFIRE (Source Affine Image Reconstruction) system for locating radio frequency signals to read brain wave data, offering a possible solution for as many as 30 percent of epilepsy sufferers, according to the University's 2010 report, "Radio Frequency Study Holds Key to Groundbreaking Brain Research." The school offers electrical engineering degrees at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels in addition to 39 other engineering degree curricula.

  University of Kansas
  Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  1520 West 15th St.
  2001 Eaton Hall
  Lawrence, KS 66045-7621
  785-864-4620
  ku.edu

University of Pittsburgh

• The RFID (radio frequency identification) Center for Excellence of Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh offers regular seminars in radio frequency engineering topics on the first Tuesday of each month. Previous presentations include RFID for the health care environment, fire drills, real-time signals, prevention of retained foreign bodies during surgery and aerospace large-scale system integrators. A group of faculty members specializing in radio frequency engineering, affiliate faculty from other disciplines and engineering students compose the center's team. Other activities of the department include patent-seeking, research and publishing on radio frequency engineering concepts. Eight laboratories give students hands-on experience in the field. Students may pursue electrical engineering degrees from the bachelor's to the Ph.D. level along with engineering degree plans in eight other disciplines.

  University of Pittsburgh
  Swanson School of Engineering
  RFID Center of Excellence
  244 Benedum Hall
  Pittsburgh, PA 15261
  412-624-8120
  pitt.edu