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With more than 2,600 students, nearly 100 faculty and over $27 million in research funding, the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas is in the midst of a $300 million public-private initiative that includes the recent completion of a 192,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research building.
Named after Texas Instruments co-founder J. Erik Jonsson, the school awards degrees in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, software engineering, and telecommunications engineering. Areas of research at the school include:
- Analog and mixed-signal circuits and systems
- Bioengineering
- Human communication technology
- Information assurance and cybersecurity
- Materials characterization
- Micro- and nanomanipulation
- Nanoelectronic materials, devices and systems
- Organic electronics
- Physical, chemical and biosensors
- RF/microwave technology
- Wireless communications engineering
The Jonsson School also operates the largest internship and cooperative education program of its kind in Texas, averaging more than 500 student placements a year at Dallas-area high-tech companies.
Learn about our new dean, Mark Spong.
