The faculty members in the ECE Program participate in the full spectrum of undergraduate and graduate education. Graduate education, has a strong innovation component with faculty initiated research projects funded by the federal government, state government and industry, and is often multidisciplinary in nature spanning interdepartmental and cross-college research. The aim is to produce professionals who can function well as part of  interdisciplinary research teams. Close integration of research with education is a constant goal in the department’s graduate programs. It emphasizes in-depth studies that can also be tailored to fit graduate students’ individual interests. Additionally, members of the ECEP are among the leading faculty in University's Research Revenue, with major research projects funded by both federal agencies and industry including  the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Health (NIH), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Department of Energy (DoE), and Department of Defense (DoD) as well as Microsoft, Honeywell and Monsanto, to cite just a few.