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Forging a Path for Next-Generation Power & Energy Students
The Sahazizian Family (on behalf of Anne-Marie Sahazizian)MEMBER GRADE: Life Senior Member As an active member of IEEE’s Toronto Section, Standards Association, Standards Board, and Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Committee…
Putting Award Money to “Greater Use”
John NelsonMEMBER GRADE: Life Fellow For John Nelson, the rewards of giving back to his field began early in his career. As a student in the early 1970s, “my role…
Paying It Forward Through the IEEE Foundation
Howard Michel, Ph.D.MEMBER GRADE: Life Senior Member and IEEE 2015 President As a proud IEEE Senior Member for decades as well as a past IEEE President and chair of IEEE’s…
Empowering Women in Power & Energy
Ruomei Li, Ph.D.MEMBER GRADE: Senior Member Dr. Ruomei Li, 2020 Chair of IEEE Women in Power (WIP) and former Secretary General of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), can’t…
Advocating for Charitable Giving and Donor-Advised Funds
David DurocherMEMBER GRADE: Senior Member Longtime IEEE Senior Member David Durocher has dutifully served IEEE in numerous ways over the years, from his roles as President of IEEE’s Industry Applications…
Supporting Next-Generation Professionals
Jason FritzMEMBER GRADE: Senior Member I joined IEEE as a freshman at the University of Dayton, FL, USA in order to learn more about the engineering field and, since then,…
Harnessing Strength in Numbers
Lyle Feisel, Ph.D.MEMBER GRADE: Life Fellow As a member of both the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) and The Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) – parent organizations which ultimately…
On the MOVE with IEEE
Loretta ArellanoMEMBER GRADE: Senior Member IEEE has played an important role in Loretta Arellano’s life and career, from student through retirement. Professionally, “IEEE helped me build my network, stay current…
‘Speaking Volumes’ for the Next Generation
Alex Acero, Ph.D.MEMBER GRADE: Fellow Dr. Acero was excited to join the IEEE as a master’s engineering student in the 1980s, but he didn’t stop there; during the next three…
IEEE Smart Village Co-Founders Larsen and Podmore Inducted into Hall of Honor
It wasn’t easy, even in a good natured way, to ridicule two men of such substance and accomplishment. On 16 November, Ray Larsen and Robin Podmore, the two co-founders of…
Pilot Project to Transform 500,000 Lives
A Focus on One Successful IEEE Smart Village Energy EntrepreneurJude Numfor, Managing Director REI-c, contributed to this article IEEE Smart Village (ISV) is a unique program within IEEE. ISV provides…
Recognizing Young Researchers – Dr. Akshay Rathore Receives 2020 IEEE Bimal Bose Award
Dr. Akshay Rathore, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Concordia university in Montreal, Canada and Prominent Lecturer within the IEEE Industry Applications Society, was recently presented with the…