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Research Areas
The Preston M. Green Department Electrical & Systems Engineers focuses research on four distinct areas: applied physics, devices and circuits, signals and imaging, and systems science.
Applied Physics
Faculty in this area focus on topics in advanced materials, integrated photonics and optoelectronics, nano-fabrication, and new device concepts.
A one-way street for acoustic waves
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Harvard University have developed a non-reciprocal device for acoustic waves that could be used in next-generation wireless communication and quantum computing.
Silicon ‘neurons’ may add a new dimension to computer processors
Energy constraints lead to novel ways of efficient, at-a-distance communication.
Devices & Circuits
Faculty in this area study nanoelectronics and emerging devices, sensors and sensing systems, and cyber-physical systems.
Signals & Imaging
In this area, the department's research focuses on model-based digital and analog signal and image processing, multiaccess communications, computational linguistics and wireless networking.
Walking the wire: Real-time imaging helps reveal active sites of photocatalysts
An imaging solution developed in collaboration between chemists in Arts & Sciences and engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering reveals the role of oxygen vacancies in the photocatalytic activity of tungsten oxide nanowires.
Break it down: A new way to address common computing problem
A computational framework for solving linear inverse problems takes a parallel computing approach.
Systems Science
Our faculty within the department study, design, develop, manage and optimize complex systems including electrical systems, information systems, quantum systems and telecommunication networks.