Research and Graduate Studies

A Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering provides outstanding career opportunities. This includes research and advanced design. Montana Tech's program offers graduate courses and research projects int he area of electric energy and power, automation and control systems, signal processing, and instrumentation. Other areas of emphasis may be tailored your goals.

Montana Tech's Electrical Engineering faculty have an outstanding track record in attracting industry and government funded research projects. The projects provide students the opoprtunity to solve many challenging real-life engineering problems. Recent funded graduate research projects include:

Development of a battery diagnostic instrumentation system for NASA for next-generation hybrid and electric vehicles. Several students worked closely with researchers fro the Idaho National Laboratory.

Development of blade pitching control algorithms to improve the efficiency of wind turbines. Many of the concepts are now used in industry.

Researching new control schemes for improving and performance and preventing blackouts in large power grids. Students work closely with other universities, industry, and researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Working with researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory, students are designing and implementing an instrumentation and control system for minewaste remediation.

Both thesis and non-thesis options are available in Electrical Engineering. There are graduate fellowships, teaching assistantships, fee waivers, and research assistantships available. The advising faculty are happy to work with you personally to design a graduate program that works in your interest. All students pursuing a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering should have a bachelor's degree in an engineering or closely related field and, depending on the degree, may be required to take remedial coursework at their advisor's discretion.

Contact Cindy Dunstan
Graduate Student Administrator
406-496-4304
cdunstan@mtech.edu

Questions or Comments:
Dan Trudnowski , Department Head, 406-496-4681
Joni Costello, Adminstrative Associate., 406-496-4184
Fax Number, 406-496-4849