News Category: Education
Maxwell’s Ether: From Wave Optics to the Electromagnetic Theory of Light
The IEEE Foundation and IEEE History Center explored James Clerk Maxwell’s revolutionary unification of light, electricity and magnetism. The keynote speaker, Daniel Jon Mitchell DPhil., Senior Historian of the IEEE…
Science Kits for Public Libraries: Creative Approaches
Since its inception in 2009, SKPL (Science Kits for Public Libraries) —the IEEE Region 4 program offering grants to public libraries for science kits that provide hands-on materials for kids…
High School Seniors Receive IEEE Scholarships
Three Piscataway High School seniors received IEEE Scholarships during its Senior Scholarship Awards Ceremony held on 15 June in Piscataway, NJ, US, where the IEEE Operations Center is located. Richard…
A Dedicated Volunteer and Advocate for Positive Change
Lorena Garcia is currently a member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) and has been a volunteer member of this group for the past eight years, which includes serving…
IEEE Smart Village: Preparing Students to Be Productive Participants in Increasingly Technology-Based Economies
Jude Numfor, a veteran IEEE Smart Village (ISV) entrepreneur, says the biggest challenge for his company, Renewable Energy Innovators, Cameroon, is recruiting staff with the technical skills and hands on…
Moving Forward and Giving Back
Daniel C. Cambron was an active student member of IEEE throughout his undergraduate and graduate school years, but he didn’t stop there – the dynamic entrepreneur has continued to nurture…
The Power of a Community Full of Contributions
By: Amanda Weissman There was once an engineering student at the University of Illinois who felt there was something missing in their academic career. He had a vision of a…
Ung Receives Fellowship in EE
In November 2022, graduate student Brandon Wei Seng Ung was awarded the IEEE Life Members Graduate Study Fellowship in Electrical Engineering. IEEE Foundation Director and former Vice President of EA…
