Sam Houser

University of Arkansas | Department of Electrical Engineering

Since its founding at the University of Arkansas in 1897, the Department of Electrical Engineering has pursued the University of Arkansas mission to provide the education necessary to establish the best foundation for electrical engineers at all degree levels and prepare them to be nationally competitive leaders, skillful at undertaking the current and future challenges facing our world. The Department of Electrical Engineering has the highest rate of research in the University Of Arkansas College Of Engineering as well as the largest graduate program. This department is home to world-class expertise and facilities in power electronics, electronic packaging, imaging technology and optoelectronics. Faculty in the department contribute their skills to five research centers including a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center and an Industry-University Cooperative Research Center. These centers connect electrical engineering researchers with colleagues from other departments, colleges and universities, as well as bringing together academic researchers and industry stakeholders. These connections make the department of electrical engineering a hub of interdisciplinary research with real-world applications. For more information about the department of electrical engineering, please visit our website.