Electronics Laboratory
Focus: This lab is used for undergraduates to gain an understanding of electronic circuits and electrical engineering fundamentals. It is also used as a distance education classroom for ECE grad classes. The Electronics Lab is located in Drosdick Hall 208.
Facility Highlights:
The Electronics Lab has 18 workstations. Each is equipped with:
- PC
- Oscilloscope
- Digital and analog multimeters
- Function generator
In addition, the Electronics Lab has the following equipment available to all students:
- Two laser jet printers networked to all student stations
- Curve tracer
- Two RLC digital meters
- Two counters
- Impedance bridge
- 60 Hz power modules
Related Courses:
This lab is primarily for the following courses:
- ECE 1620 Engineering Programming and Applications.
- ECE 2053 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Lab I
- ECE 2055 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Lab II
RESEARCH REPORT
Army Research Lab Supports Moeness Amin’s Cognitive Radar Research
Dr. Moeness Amin, director of the Center for Advanced Communications, has received approximately $400,000 in funding from the Army Research Lab to conduct a three-year research project on cognitive radar. Cognitive radars sense the environment and learn from relevant information about the target, clutter, terrain and background and then adapt the radar sensor to optimally satisfy the needs of its mission. Dr. Amin’s expertise in radar has been recognized by several organizations and professional societies and has earned him three technical achievements awards, two medals, and four fellow grades.
Graduate Students Recognized in Engineers’ Week Poster Competition
As a part of Engineers' Week in February, more than 20 graduate students presented their work virtually for the 4th Annual Graduate Student Poster Competition. Engineering faculty evaluated the posters in two categories—technical excellence and presentation excellence—and prizes were awarded. Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD student Yue Qi took third place in technical excellence.
Villanova Engineering Professor Pioneering Post-Quantum Cryptography
The incomprehensible processing speed of quantum computers under development today poses a significant threat to future cybersecurity. Therefore, researchers like Villanova’s Dr. Jiafeng "Harvest" Xie of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department are developing and implementing post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms thought to be resistant to potential attacks.