Dr. Pankaj Das

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Biography

Pankaj K. Das is a faculty member at the Jacobs School of Engineering since July 1999 and is also a Professor Emeritus at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. With over 35 years in university settings, Professor Das has led research in various significant fields of electrical engineering, including acousto-optics, opto-electronics, spread-spectrum communications, and oversampling in analog-to-digital converters. His research focuses on developing non-destructive acousto-electronic sensors for detecting flaws in structural walls and investigating spread-spectrum devices that transmit low-power radio waves appearing noise-like to conceal initial narrow-band signals. This research also addresses the security of ship-bound wireless networks for the U.S. Navy through new encoding algorithms. Throughout his career, he has managed 40 research contracts with government agencies such as the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation, and has authored textbooks in lasers and optical engineering.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).