News Category: Program Impact
IEEE Control Systems Award Renamed for Roger Brockett
IEEE Life Fellow Roger Brockett was a renowned researcher, educator, and innovator. His research inspired a generation of engineers and mathematicians. On 19 March 2023, the world lost this amazing…
Building Relationships for Professional Success
Building productive business relationships is often a key to professional success, but many students and young professionals need guidance to develop these crucial skills. To facilitate the ability of these…
Empowerment Through Enterprise: Sustainable Agriculture and Solar Thermal Dried Fruits in Peten, Guatemala
Guatemala is the largest economy in Central America and an upper middle-income country, measured by its GDP per capita (US$14,066.5 in 2023). However, the country’s wealth is unequally distributed, with…
“Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” Wins the 2024 IEEE William and Joyce Middleton Electrical Engineering History Award
The IEEE History Committee is proud to announce its selection of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology (2022, Scribner, New York) as the winner of the…
A Year to Remember: Life Member Affinity Groups Take 2024 by Storm
As part of their strong and sustained commitment to IEEE, the organization’s 38,000 Life Members worldwide are encouraged to actively engage with students and young professionals, mentor the next generation…
IEEE-HKN Celebrates 120 Years: Honoring the Past and Looking to the Future
In 1904, the vision of the HKN founders, Maurice Carr and nine fellow students at the University of Illinois, was to promote the highest ideals of the engineering profession. They…
The IEEE Global Museum Unveils Inaugural Exhibit on the Life and Work of Inventor E. Howard Armstrong
“Unseen Signals” explores Armstrong’s contributions to modern radio and electronic circuitry Now through 30 April 2025, at the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) in Bethlehem, PA, USA, the IEEE…
Purdue’s IEEE-HKN Lounge: Re-Dedicated Over Five Decades Later
By John D. McDonaldFounder/CEO, JDM Associates, LLC, Duluth, GA, USAIEEE Foundation Director & VP DevelopmentIEEE Life Fellow, Member National Academy of Engineering, CIGRE Honorary Member A noteworthy event recently touched…
Meet the 2024 IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Winners
The IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship, initially awarded in 1999 and celebrating its 25th Anniversary, recognizes a deserving student for an outstanding project that demonstrates an understanding of electrical engineering, electronics engineering,…
IEEE Milestones Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary
The IEEE Milestones Program honors significant technical achievements in all areas associated with IEEE: Engineering, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Physical Sciences, Biological and Medical Sciences, Mathematics, Technical Communications, Education,…