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IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society Announces 2025 Award Recipients
The 2025 IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Awards were recently presented to 12 individuals chosen by the NPSS Awards Committee. NPSS has a robust awards program that recognizes…
Harnessing Positive Energy:Â Empower a Billion Lives Competition
Since 2016, the IEEE Power Electronics Society’s dynamic Empower a Billion Lives (EBL) has challenged innovators to develop scalable solutions to energy access for millions of people worldwide Access to…
The Power of Friendship: Celebrating Connections within IEEE
IEEE is renowned for nurturing technological innovation and bringing together professionals and researchers who collaborate and share their knowledge. With more than 2000 IEEE-sponsored conferences each year, there are countless…
Innovating for Impact: Sustainable Water Solutions in Uganda
Student teams in Uganda Create Solar-Powered Water Pumps to Support the Country’s Need for Sustainable Water Conservation and Management Water is an essential resource that supports all aspects of human…
IEEE Foundation Establishes Memorial Fund to Honor Late Board Member Mary Ellen Martin Zellerbach
It is with deep sadness that the IEEE Foundation acknowledges the passing of Mary Ellen Martin Zellerbach, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, business leader, mentor, and dedicated IEEE volunteer. Her…
Honoring a Legacy of Giving: A Profile of Walt Downing
For Walt Downing, a passion for engineering was sparked during the electrifying era of the 1960s space race. Witnessing humanity’s quest to reach beyond Earth’s bounds inspired him to pursue…
Giving Back is the Key to Opening Doors
Muhammad and Fatema Rashid Establish Support for PELS Students Muhammad H. Rashid, PhD, is an IEEE Life Fellow, a long-time member, and an active member of IEEE’s Power Electronics Society…
IEEE Foundation Directors Witness STEM Excitement at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago, IL, USA
By Lorena Garcia, IEEE Foundation Director I recently had the pleasure, along with three other IEEE Foundation Directors and Foundation staff, of visiting the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago,…
Forever Generous Donor, John Zulaski, Extends His Support of STEM Education Beyond His Lifetime
John Zulaski has been a member of IEEE for more than five decades, but his passion for learning and tinkering goes back even further. His inquisitive nature pre-dates his time…
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…
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 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…