the campus by the year 2030. Special housing options would also be available for students doing research for the university. The newest addition, is the Applied Engineering & Technology (AET) Building. It was recently opened fall of 2009, and includes a student study space, research labs, and interactive learning classrooms. Student organizations There are many student engineering organizations available to students. Some of the student branches of nationally known organizations are: ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers for civil engineering students ASEE – for exploring engineering education ASHRAE – for students interested in heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning systems ASME – for mechanical engineering students Eta Kappa Nu – for electrical engineering honors students Formula SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers for students to participate in a competition to race formula cars IEEE – for electrical engineering students ITE – for students interested in transportation issues MAES – for Mexican-American engineers NACME – for minority students who are pursuing the engineering profession NSBE – for black engineering students pursuing the engineering profession SAE – for students interested in automotive engineering SHPE – for Hispanic engineering students SWE – for women in engineering Tau Beta Pi – for engineering honors students TSPE – for students who wish to become professional engineers SME – for students interested in manufacturing engineering College of Engineering Student Council – Umbrella organization, involved in aiding all organizations, and independent projects. Student body Electrical engineering students make up the larger portion of the engineering student body, followed by mechanical engineering students and then civil engineering students. Research Electrical engineering Electrical engineering faculty, funded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, conduct research in high performance multimedia processors and in muscle control using electromyographic signals. Research on 3-D spot counting is conducted in partnership with the Texas Engineering Experimental Station and on robotics and sensor based control and prognosis of complex distributed systems with the National Science Foundation. The department is also working extensively in the areas of cyber security and homeland defense. Reliable and secure voice and data communications are important in mission success and in providing assurances to the public. Electromagnetic wave analysis regarding fallout may become necessary after a physical attack. Computer information security, high-speed intrusion detection, problem identification, reliable high-speed network design and redundancy are all important for cyber attack prevention; computer engineering faculty work with the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security