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Caltech
Electrical Engineering Division of Engineering and Applied Science

Established in 1910, Electrical Engineering (EE) at Caltech has an extended record of excellence and innovation. EE at Caltech emphasizes not only the fundamentals of physical (devices) and mathematical (systems) sides of EE, but also the multi-disciplinary nature of the field. It offers both undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity for study and research, both theoretical and experimental, in a wide variety of subjects.

Academic Programs

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October 6, 2026 12:00 pm

EAS Trailblazers Symposium

Annenberg 105

Events

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September 15, 2026 10:00 am

New Faculty Institute - Hosted by the CTLO

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
September 16, 2026 10:00 am

New Faculty Institute - Hosted by the CTLO

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
September 17, 2026 8:00 am

International Student Orientation: iBegin@Caltech

September 17, 2026 10:00 am

Future Faculty Workshop Series: Other Teaching Careers in STEM (Not Just R1 Faculty)

Center for Student Services 360 (Workshop Space)
September 19, 2026 10:00 am

New Student Check-In for Undergraduates

News

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August 18, 2026
Jellyfish Enable Surprising New Findings about Cancer
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August 6, 2026
New Quantum Microscopy Trick Quadruples Microscope Resolution
Alumni News
July 15, 2026
Alumni Establish Ingenuity SURF to Support Research that Could Lead to the Unexpected
Students in the Electrical Engineering 154ab course built payloads for the ISS with the help of the Brinson Hub and JPL.
July 7, 2026
The Students in This Caltech Class are Building Payloads for the Space Station
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June 19, 2026
Stressed-Out Soil Bacteria Adapt to Environmental Conditions
2026 Ford Award
June 11, 2026
Winners of the 2026 Henry Ford II Scholar Award Announced

Research Areas

Bio-Electronics, Bio-Optics, and Medical Imaging
Biological Information Science
Circuits and VLSI
Control and Learning
Devices
Electromagnetics, RF, Microwave Circuits, and Antennas
Energy and Sustainability
Information and Data Science
Information Theory
Learning, Pattern Recognition, and Neural Networks
MEMS and Micromachining
Networks and Wireless Communication
Optimization
Quantum Science and Engineering
Signal Processing
Vision