Professor Susan L. Burkett

My abbreviated CV

These are the classes I teach:

• ECE 121/131: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
• ECE 493: Solid State Lab
• ECE 493: Research Skills Seminar
• ECE 438/538: Introduction to Integrated Circuit Fabrication Principles
• ECE 492: Capstone Senior Design I
• ECE 494: Capstone Senior Design II

On Sep. 13, Dr. Beth Todd and I presented a seminar about applying to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program. The materials below can be downloaded.

• The presentation
• Comments/tips about writing a Statement of Purpose when applying for Graduate School, courtesy of Dr. Natalie Adams from the UA Graduate School
• Sample essays from a student applying this year for the NSF GRF
• Personal Statement, Previous Research Experience
• Sample essays from a recent NSF GRF awardee
• Previous Research Experience, Proposed Research Plan
• A rubric to help you critique your essays

On Oct. 22, I presented a seminar to students in the Honors College. The presentation can be downloaded.

My research area is Integrated Circuit (IC) Processes.  Funded research projects include:

1) Army Research Lab (ARL): 3D Integration using through silicon vias (TSVs)

2) NASA: Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

3) NSF: Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site

4) NSF: Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)

5) NSF: Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES)

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sburkett@eng.ua.edu