Jump to content

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
EEE is located in the Sackville Street Building
Former names
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Location,
AffiliationsFaculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences,
University of Manchester
Websitewww.eee.manchester.ac.uk

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) at the University of Manchester was formed at the merger of the Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST in 2005, formed largely from the former UMIST department of the same name. The department has its origins in the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering in the Manchester Municipal School of Technology.[1][2] The department was originally known as the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering following the formation of the University of Manchester, however it was renamed in 2019 following a faculty-wide restructuring.[3]

The School currently has 71 academic staff, including 28 Professors.[4]

Notable former staff include Frederic Calland Williams and Tom Kilburn who pioneered the first stored-program digital computer, Stephen Butterworth famous for the eponymous filter. Notable alumniinclude the aircraft engineer Beatrice Shilling. Current professors include Danielle George a microwave engineer known for her work in public communication of science.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ EEE website
  2. ^ "History of department and school". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  3. ^ "FAQs - Structure". Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ Staff in EEE Manchester