Walk-in hours and updates

My walk-in hours for week of 11/30
Monday and Tuesday will be 1-3 pm
Wednesday 10-12
Thursday 10-12
Friday 10-12



Updates:
EEL3834-Programming for ECE  for the spring semester has been cancelled.  Due to scheduling issues.  If you were planning on taking the course in the spring, please readjust your schedule accordingly.


Internships and CO-OP's

If you are completing an internship or coop in the spring semester and intend to earn the 1-credit( and have not earned credit in a prior term); please have your internship form, coop packet and offer letter submitted to my office by December 4, 2015.  If you will not have your offer letter by that date please come in to see me to discuss your option. 

The internship form  and directions for submitting employer and student evaluation are on this web page, http://www.ece.ufl.edu/content/internships-and-co-op-experiences.

For the coop packet paperwork, please come to ECE Student Services to pick up the packet.  Please fill it out completely.   The CRC and I both need a copy of the packet.  Please complete the employer evaluation and student evaluation that is required by the CRC  and this department.




 Research (EGN4912 and Independent Study (EEL4905)
If you are planning to complete research or independent study for the spring semester.  Please have your forms submitted by December 1, 2015.
The forms are on the following webpage, http://www.ece.ufl.edu/content/forms.  If you are unable to have your forms submitted by the deadline date, please come in to see me to discuss your options.


For EEL4905-independent student credit you are required to submit a final report to your professor and the EE Advisor.
Fall 2015 Graduating Seniors: Please have your exit survey completed by next week.


Nicole

Happy Thanksgiving EE Majors

ECE Students Services Offices will be closed November 26-29.  The office will reopen on Monday November 30, 2015.  My walk-in hours for Monday and Tuesday will be 1-3 pm.

Fall 2015 Graduating Seniors: Please have your exit survey completed by next week.




Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Nicole

Spring 2016: EEE 4260C Bioelectrical Systems

Spring 2016: EEE 4260C

Bioelectrical Systems

Instructor: Jack W. Judy, Ph.D.                Phone: (352) 846-1275                        E-mail: jack.judy@ufl.edu

Meeting Time and Location: Tuesdays 10:40AM -11:30AM, Thursdays 10:40AM-12:30PM in LAR 330

Credits: 4 credit hours (3 credit hours Lecture + 1 credit hour Lab) 

First Most Important Question: Why should I take this course?

The role of electricity is vitally important in the natural function, scientific study, and therapeutic intervention of biological organisms. Bioelectricity is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on novel technologies and techniques to investigate the electrical properties of biological circuits and systems and potentially manipulate their functionality in order to restore lost function (e.g., paralysis, amputation, Parkinsons diease, etc.).  

The field of bioelectricity is more than a 150 years old, with findings from the  1800’s linking electricity to brain activity responsible for carrying out motor functions¹. Examples of the impact of the field of bioelectricity include: (1) the discovery of the mechanism of the electrocardiogram (1924 Nobel Prize in Phys. and Med.²); 

(2) the use of electrical circuit-analysis techniques to model nerve-cell activity (1963 Nobel Prize in Phys. and Med.³); (3) feedback-control techniques in patch-clamp recording to identify the function of single ion channels in living cells (1991 Nobel Prize in Phys. and Med.⁴); and 

(4) electromagnetic field theory for non-invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the 

body (2003 Nobel Prize in Phys. and Med.⁵). In addition to past success and impact, 

bioelectricity has recently benefited from revolutionary advances in the engineering of

 measurement devices, techniques to manipulate electrical discharge patterns of specific cell types,and sophisticated models of bioelectrical systems at exceedingly high temporal and spatial resolutions. 

As a result, the field of bioelectricity is positioned to deliver more long-lasting impacts on bothneuroscience research and neurological clinical therapies.

           In this course, we will discuss classical and modern bioelectricity topics, with the goal of illustrating how engineering principles have been – and continue to be – instrumental in addressing basic-science questions and facilitating the development of translational products. Most importantly, we will discuss principles of bioelectrical signaling, the characterization of neural circuits and systems that serve cardiac and nerve muscles, the design principles of technology for interfacing with biological systems, and finally provide an overview of clinical applications and industrial opportunities for neurotechnology ventures. Because of its interdisciplinary nature, we will draw upon many technical areas: systems and computational neuroscience, molecular neurobiology, neurophysiology, micro-electromechanical systems and nanotechnology, signal processing and information theory, among many others^6,7.

Second Most Important Question: Am I ready to take this course?

Prerequisite: It is expected that students interested in this topic will have an undergraduate standing in electrical engineering (or with approval from the instructor) and have taken EEL 3008 (physics of EE) and EEL 3112 (circuits 2). 

Third Most Important Question: How the course will be graded?

Grading: Homework assignments worth 20%; two midterm exams worth 30% (15% each);
Lab participation and assignments (20%); final exam (30%).

References:

1. G. Fritsch et al. (1870). Uber die elektrische Erregbarkeit des Grosshirns. Arch. Anat. Physiol. Wiss. Med. 37, 300–332.

2. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1924/

3. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1963/

4. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1991/

5. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2003/

6. K. Oweiss (ed.), Statistical Signal Processing for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Academic Press, 1^st Ed, Elsevier, 2010

Plonsey, Robert, and Roger C. Barr. Bioelectricity: a quantitative approach. Sprin

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE) would like to invite you and your organization to participate in WECE's biggest outreach event of the semester, Girls Build, on November 21st.

 

Hello Engineering Students!   

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering (WECE) would like to invite you and your organization to participate in WECE's biggest outreach event of the semester, Girls Build, on November 21st.

This event is meant to introduce a group of 65-70 girls aged 8+ to the many aspects of engineering and inspire them to become engineers and scientists as they grow up.  University of Florida engineering organizations of all disciplines will be participating with engineering-related demos and activities for the girls to look at and learn from.  It will take place at the Cade Museum of Creativity and Invention (904 S Main St, Gainesville, FL 32601) last from 9am - 12noon.    

The link to the Facebook event is below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1656734314575346/

If your organization is interested in participating, or you would like to get involved as a volunteer, contact Shannon Hicks atoutreach.wece@gmail.com.  

The organizations that are already participating are ASEE, AIAA, IEEE, ASME, PSR, WICSE, AICHE, ACE, SWE, and APM.  

Aiša Hromadžić
Secretary

Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Florida | Gainesville, FL

secretary.wece@gmail.com | a.hromadzic@ufl.edu

Website: http://www.wece.ece.ufl.edu/

RE: Updates, Deadlines and Advising hours

Hi EE Majors:

Walk-in Advising Hours:
Monday: 9:00-10:00 am
Tuesday: 9:30-12 and 1-4
Wednesday: 1-4
Thursday: 9:30-12 and 1-3
Friday: 9:30-12 and 1-4



DEADLINE DATES:
LAST DAY TO DROP or WITHDRAW is 11/23/2015
If you have completed online request to drop your course. You must come into to see me to official drop the course.  Do Not Forget to come in to drop your course officially by the 11/23/2015. 


Updates:
EEL3834-Programming for ECE  for the spring semester has been cancelled.  Due to scheduling issues.  If you were planning on taking the course in the spring, please readjust your schedule accordingly.



Internships and CO-OP's

If you are completing an internship or coop in the spring semester and intend to earn the 1-credit( and have not earned credit in a prior term); please have your internship form, coop packet and offer letter submitted to my office by December 4, 2015.  If you will not have your offer letter by that date please come in to see me to discuss your option. 

The internship form  and directions for submitting employer and student evaluation are on this web page, http://www.ece.ufl.edu/content/internships-and-co-op-experiences.

For the coop packet paperwork, please come to ECE Student Services to pick up the packet.  Please fill it out completely.   The CRC and I both need a copy of the packet.  Please complete the employer evaluation and student evaluation that is required by the CRC  and this department.


 Research (EGN4912 and Independent Study (EEL4905)
If you are planning to complete research or independent study for the spring semester.  Please have your forms submitted by December 1, 2015.
The forms are on the following webpage, http://www.ece.ufl.edu/content/forms.  If you are unable to have your forms submitted by the deadline date, please come in to see me to discuss your options.


For EEL4905-independent student credit you are required to submit a final report to your professor and the EE Advisor.


Have a great weekend!!!
Go Gators!!!


Nicole