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Bruno Meyer

Bruno Meyer, Recognized with the 2025 IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award for Leadership in Climate Change Initiatives, Chooses to Give Back

Bruno Meyer, an IEEE Fellow, was recently awarded the 2025 IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award for his exemplary leadership of IEEE Technical Activities and structuring IEEE to make contributions in…

Vickie Ozburn

Long-Time Volunteer Feels She Gains More Than She Contributes to IEEE

Former IEEE Board Member is passionate about the Humanitarian Technologies Board and IEEE Women in Engineering IEEE Senior Member Vickie Ozburn has been a very active member of IEEE for…

IEEE-USA

IEEE-USA Government Fellows Program Builds Critical Connections Between Technologists and U.S. Policymakers

Founded in 1973, the IEEE-USA Government Fellows Program enables scientists, technologists, and engineers to work with and advise members of the United States Congress to help ensure a continued linkage…

MOVE

IEEE MOVE Global Continues to Make an Impact Around the World

Los Angeles Fires and MOVE-3 Deployment During the Los Angeles wildfires, IEEE-USA MOVE leadership communicated closely with Red Cross representatives to assess the situation.  The Red Cross set up shelters in…

IEEE VIC Summit

Celebrating Innovators and Technologists at the 2025 IEEE VIC Summit & Honors Ceremony

The 2025 IEEE VIC Summit & Honors Ceremony took place from 23 to 24 April 2025 in the vibrant city of Tokyo, Japan. This two-day exclusive event was a thrilling…

Leopold Felsen

Researching the “Mysteries of Waves” with the IEEE AP-S Leopold B. Felsen Research Grant for Electromagnetics

The IEEE AP-S Leopold B. Felsen Research Grant for Electromagnetics honors the significant contributions of Professor Leopold Felsen (1924-2005), a renowned expert in electromagnetic waves and electrodynamics. Felsen’s son, Michael…

Waves Of Support

Making Waves: Empowering Tomorrow’s Innovators Today

Through its proactive new talent development fund and campaign, the AP-S aims to build the talent pool in the dynamic field of antennas and propagation for generations to come Making…

John Volakis Travel Grant

IEEE AP-S Travel Grant Established to Honor the Distinguished Career of Dr. John L. Volakis

The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) established an important initiative as part of the AP-S Talent Development Fund: the IEEE AP-S John Volakis Travel Grant for Graduate Students. This…

IEEE Global Museum Exhibit

Exhibits and Interactives from the IEEE Global Museum

At the end of 2024, several important projects of the IEEE Global Museum,  presented by the IEEE History Center, came to fruition, not least the launch of its flagship traveling…

IEEE TryEngineering Stem Grants

Make an Impact with an IEEE TryEngineering STEM Grant

In 2025, the IEEE TryEngineering STEM Grants Program awarded more than US$70,000 to 58 volunteer-led programs for pre-university outreach activities. 416 applications from nine of the ten IEEE regions, including…

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality System Opens Doors to Distance Learning in Rural Pakistan

All children deserve a quality education and the necessary resources to learn, grow and develop. However, due to the area’s harsh weather conditions, damaged roads, sparse healthcare, overcrowded schools, and…

An Electrifying Read

An Electrifying Read

Dr. Marc Landry’s IEEE Life Member History Fellowship led to the publication of his new book, “Mountain Battery: The Alps, Water, and Power in the Fossil Fuel Age.” During the…