Colorado Power Electronics Center (CoPEC)

Directions for graduate student applicants

CoPEC is an industry-supported research center in the ECE Department of the University of Colorado in Boulder. Our research and education programs combine analog integrated-circuit design, mixed-signal integrated-circuit design, and power electronics. Our research projects address applications ranging from ultra-low-power energy scavenging devices and biosensors, to power management solutions for battery-powered wireless communication and computing electronics, to high-efficiency switched-mode power supplies, to renewable-energy systems. CoPEC projects are funded by CoPEC industrial sponsors, including major semiconductor and power-supply companies, as well as government agencies. 

We are continuously looking for top undergraduate and M.S. students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on analog IC design, mixed-signal IC design, and/or power electronics. Top applicants are eligible for admission with financial aid, including teaching, research or combination teaching/research assistantships, or fellowships. In addition, CoPEC students in general have excellent internship and job opportunities. 

The application process can be started at any time, but preferably before the end of January for the following Fall semester, and before the end of July for the following Spring semester. If you are interested in applying to our graduate program, please follow the directions below:

1. Send an email to pwrelect@colorado.edu. In your email, include:

   • Your current resume with contact information, educational background and experience, grade-point-average and ranking (if available)

   • GRE scores, and (for international applicants) TOEFL scores

   • A short statement of research interests and career objectives; is your goal to obtain an M.S. degree or a Ph.D. degree?

   • Are you applying for research or teaching assistantship?

   • Names and contact information for the references you plan to include in the complete formal application

   Based on your email, you will receive a prompt feedback about your application from one of the CoPEC faculty.

    

2. Prepare and send your complete formal application according to the CU Boulder directions for:

   • U.S. and permanent resident applicants

   • International applicants

    

3. Find about the status of your application by contacting:

   • Adam Sadoff, the ECE Graduate Program Assistant

   • by email to the CoPEC faculty who provided the feedback about your application in Step 1.