News

Keep up-to-date with all the latest news from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
Inside the clean room in the National Epitaxy Facility
21 January 2020

£2.1m Quantum Technology Capital equipment investment

Professor Jon Heffernan from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and Director of the National Epitaxy Facility will officially launch the EPSRC funded £2.1m Quantum Technology Capital equipment at the Sheffield Quantum Centre launch on Wednesday 22nd January 2020.

Representatives from the EPSRC, NSI-UK and EEE in the mm wave measurement lab
16 January 2020

Future facing mm Wave Measurement Lab hosts open day for industry and academics

The EPSRC mm Wave Measurement Laboratory hosted at The University of Sheffield by the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering welcomed guests from industry and academia to an open day for them to explore the state-of-the-art facilities. The project was led by the Communications Research Group within the department and showcased the £1m equipment built by NSI-MI, MPI and Keysight. The equipment is available to industry and academics who are researching in RF at 5G and beyond.

Arwyn Thomas, Steffen Poulson, Prof Mike Hounslow and Prof Zhu
18 December 2019

Sheffield Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Centre celebrates landmark 10 year anniversary

Academics and industry come together to celebrate 10 years of successful collaboration between The University of Sheffield and Siemens Gamesa.
A microscope in the EEE teaching Clean Room in The Diamond

Electronic and Electrical Engineering taster day

Become an Electronic and Electrical Engineer for the day at The University of Sheffield on Tuesday 28th January 2020. This is a great opportunity for students considering which Engineering discipline to study as this experience day will give an insight into electrical sustainable energy as well as visit to our teaching Clean Room.

16 December 2019
The Diamond building

Centre for GaN Materials and Devices Industry Open Day 2020

We're inviting photonics and electronics companies to The University of Sheffield to find out more about collaboration, PhD sponsorship and partnership opportunities for III-nitride semiconductor research.

11 December 2019
Aerial view of offshore wind farm

Sheffield-Siemens Wind Power Research Centre (S²WP) opened

On 14 December 2009, Siemens Energy opened a unique centre at the University of Sheffield, the Sheffield-Siemens Wind Power Research Centre (S2WP), which has been developed to look at wind power generation.

6 June 2019
Profile picture of Prof John Rodenburg

EEE Professor awarded royal society fellowship

A University of Sheffield professor whose research has radically transformed the capabilities of microscopic imaging has been honoured with one of the highest accolades in science and engineering.

17 April 2019
Aerial view of offshore wind farm

Next generation of offshore wind turbines set to be developed by EEE

The University has been named as the academic partner for the Powertrain Research Hub (PTRH), which is part of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE) – launched by the UK government in 2013 as part of a network of catapults in high growth industries.

16 April 2019
MBE technique used by the National Epitaxy Facility

UK Semiconductors Annual Conference 2019 - registration now open

UK Semiconductors Annual Conference 2019 – Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th July 2019 will be held at the Sheffield Hallam University.

25 March 2019
Profile photo of Professor Chee Hiing Tan

Professor Tan Begins His Appointment As The New Head of Department for EEE

"I came to Sheffield in 1996 as an undergraduate student who knew very little about Electronic Engineering."

30 January 2019