As a highly qualified scholar, you are undoubtedly considering many opportunities for your graduate education. The faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University are conducting cutting edge research, and we are looking for the very best graduate students worldwide to collaborate with us in our research. We offer stimulating, challenging, and extremely rewarding graduate programs at Duke.

The ECE department offers a Ph.D., a research-focused master of science and two applied master of engineering degrees. Duke has strength and depth in selected areas of research, and our relatively small size enables us to provide students with the opportunity to receive individualized faculty mentoring throughout their graduate studies.

Research in our department is highly multidisciplinary, and our graduate students and faculty collaborate in cutting edge research in such topic areas as:

• architecture & networking
• biological-applications
• circuits & systems
• nanosystems, devices & materials
• quantum computing & photonics
• sensing & signals
• waves & metamaterials

Why Choose Duke ECE?

Our students work in a supportive, close-knit community and have ample opportunities:

• to publish with their faculty adviser,
• to present research at professional conferences,
• to work in a highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment, and
• to make significant contributions to their field.

Although the focus of your graduate education will be on academics, the value of opportunities beyond your topic of study is also important. Our graduate students regularly participate in athletic, social, religious, and community service activities sponsored by organizations within and outside the university. In short, the Triangle region of North Carolina is a great place to live, work, and play.

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