MAJOR SPOTLIGHT college prep
What’shot out there?
Twoareas of electrical engineering are picking up steam: the alternative
energyand biomedical fields.Astronger focus on the environment and
the advancement of noninvasive medical procedures are providing
engineers more opportunities to specialize in these areas.
Energy
The focus is on d eveloping cost-effective energysources such as solar and wind
power.The smart grid was designed to deliver electricity from suppliers to users
through digital technology. It’spopular because it saves energyand reduces
costs. Students interested in this discipline should take core math and science
classes, plus electives to learn about topics such as wind turbines, rotating
energyconversion, wind generation and power-system control and security.
Medical Get behind the
Electrical engineering factors heavily in the development of biomedical
technology. Medical imaging and t elemedicine are being studied as ways to keep Western Michigan
people out of the doctor’soffice.After completing core classes, students learn
about instrumentation –both analog and digital.They also may studytechniques University will help
whereby wireless sensors are attached to aperson’sbodysodoctorscan monitor you meet your goals.
status though an IP address, gauging vital signs from virtually anywhere when
the patient is scanned. You’ll enjoy the resources
of anational research
recommended. “Engineering opens university and still have
Bob Grohovsky,an up opportunities all the advantages of a
Indiana State University that alot of
graduate who now is a close-knit campus
disciplines do not.”communications manager community and one-on-one
with Microsoft in Nashville, —Bob Grohovsky,
Tenn., believes the contact with faculty.Microsoft
broadness of the engineering
field furthered his career. •One Of the natiOn’s tOp-100
high schools in all 50 states.“The curriculum public universities
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•hundreds Of student OrganizatiOnstechnology,whether it’sStudents interested in
and divisiOn ia athleticsdesign, electronic, roboticselectronics can supplement
or acivil architecturaltheir core skills by exploring •cOMpetitive tuitiOn rates
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