Engineering Thesis advice
http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/chinneck/thesis.html
IEEE style for Thesis and Dissertations
http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/current/grad/overview/ECE_StyleGuide_Nov2007.pdf
IEEE reference style
http://www.ece.uiuc.edu/pubs/ref_guides/ieee.html
Guide to figures and tables
http://www.engr.utexas.edu/che/techwriting/faq/chart.cfm#pres