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AUGUST 2019 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 21 magnetic waves in layered media, mode struc- tures in metallic and dielectric waveguides, resonators and cavities, and Green's functions (something near and dear to my heart). 13. Microfabrication This course introduces principles and tech- niques for the fabrication of microelectronics devices and integrated circuits and includes cleanroom laboratory practices and chemical safety, photolithography, wet and dry etching, oxidation and diffusion, metallization and di- electric deposition, compressed gas systems, vacuum systems, thermal processing systems, plasma systems, and metrology. 14. High-frequency Circuits and Antennas Planar microstrip structures are high-frequen- cy circuits and antennas used in communication, aerospace, and computer industries. This course addresses the computation of fields and waves in such structures and how to calculate circuit pa - rameters and radiation characteristics. Structures studied include microstrip lines, coupled lines, antennas, resonators, and discontinuities. 15. Electromagnetics II: Microwave Engineering This class covers radiation from apertures and beam waves, periodic structures and coupled- mode theory, dispersion and anisotropic me- dia, antennas, and scattering of waves by conducting and dielec- tric objects. 16. Antennas: Analysis and Design This course covers the funda- mentals of antennas, analysis, synthesis, and computer-aided design; applications in communi- cations, remote sensing, and ra- dars; radiation pattern; directivi- ty; impedance; wire antennas; ar- rays; numerical methods for anal- ysis; horn antennas; microstrip antennas; and reflector antennas. These last three are excellent final courses to take before starting an electronics career. 17. Introduction to Professional Issues Topics of interest in this class are for stu- dents planning their educational and profes- sional path, including salaries, the value of ad- vanced degrees, societal expectations of engi- neering professionals, the corporate enterprise, ethical dilemmas, patents and trade secrets, outsourcing, and the global market. 18. Master's Thesis 19. Doctoral Dissertation As I said before, I am sure there are many that I am missing out of the 160+ courses that the University of Washington offers, but these are some of the courses I would recommend emerging electrical engineers to consider taking. University Groups At Prototron Circuits, I deal with a num- ber of groups at the University of Wash- ington. In the UW Applied Physics Labora- tory (APL), we build a fair amount of proj- ects for this group. One of the unique things they did was create robotic autonomous ocean robots (Seagliders) that survey the Antarctic ice shelf for how waves, ice, and coastal erosion are affecting the coast. This UW Bothell electrical engineering master's degree students. [Source: UWJ)