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“Redefining ECE in an Increasingly Interdisciplinary World” W. Kenneth Jenkins Head of Electrical Engineering at Penn State Mid-Atlantic Regional ECEDHA Meeting July 17, 2010 Major Areas of Interdisciplinary Research and Education • Bio and Biomedical Engineering • Materials Science and Nanotechnology • Interdisciplinary Space Science Programs • Interdisciplinary College Programs Bio and Biomedical Engineering • Computer-Assisted Endoscopy • Stimulation Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease • Smart Spaces for Aged Quality Living • Bio-inspired Signal Processing Continuous Guidance of Endoscopy for Cancer Detection William E. Higgins Penn State University Depts. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering University Park, PA 16802, USA Background - CT-Video Registration Real Bronchoscope Image Observed at Time t Physical airway tree Figure 19.4, Wang/Mehta ‘95 Real Bronchoscope Tip Real World Virtual World Virtual Bronchoscope Tip - Located at Pose Θ CT Slices CT-Derived Virtual Airway Tree Virtual Bronchoscope Image Generated at Pose Θ Neural Modeling for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Neural Modeling for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (cont.) “Model” Smart Cottage • • • • • Evaluate Accessibility Features Proving Ground for “Smart” Technology Attract Important Visitors to McKeesport Available “On the World Wide Web” Demonstrate “Smart” Technologies Construction Spring 2005 Bio-inspired Signal Processing Work in different areas: Antenna Design - Doug Werner Power Systems - Kwang Lee Adaptive Signal Processing - Ken Jenkins • Genetic Algorithm (GA) optimization • Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) • Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) • Cat Swarm Optimization (CSO) • Neural Network (NN) recognition Materials Science and Nanotechnology • New EE Core Course Offering • Polymer Devices for Energy Storage Research • Solar Energy Conversion Research New EE Core Course Offering Solid State Heterojunction Polymeric (solution cast) Photovoltaics: Craig Grimes • Funded by DOE • Many opportunities for collaboration: chemistry, characterization, simulation, design of new structures New Course Offering in Photovoltaics Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc. Enabling Technology to Improve the Quality of Living High Performance Polymer Devices for Energy Storage, Biomedical & Electrical Applications MEDICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS MILITARY APPLICATIONS ENERGY HARVESTING APPLICATIONS HYBRID AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc. 2006 Technology Overview: Energy Storage DC Converter in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Dramatic Size Reduction Enabled by SPS Technology • High K: 10-50 • High energy density: 25 J/cc • Fast discharge (millisecond) • Low cost, mass production • The active parts of power electronics becoming smaller & cheaper • Current polymer capacitors have small dielectric constant (2-5), low energy density (< 1 J/cc), occupy >60% of device volume & weight • Current supercapacitors have slow discharge (second) Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc. 2006 17 Target Market 1: Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators Source: Paumanok Publications, Inc. & Goldman Sachs research. 2005 &2006 Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators Market The ICD market is projected to grow 20% annually over the next 5 years Retail price of an ICD unit ranges from $20,000 - $30,000 each Capacitor costs $150 Strategic Polymer Sciences, Inc. 2006 18 Interdisciplinary Space Science Programs ESPRIT Rocket Payload Investigates Science of the Polar Atmosphere Space Systems Engineering Certificate The ESPRIT Mission Three-year undergraduate project Design, fabrication, verification, integration, and analysis of a scientific sounding rocket payload Students produced: – – – – 7 scientific instruments 3 attitude instruments 4 engineering demonstrations Electrical and mechanical subsystems Collaboration between PSU and three Norwegian Universities Launch: July 1, 2006 Interdisciplinary College Programs • Engineering Systems Design Certificate (new) • Leadership Minor • Entrepreneurship Minor Thanks!