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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

April 25, 2024
Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

What’s a secret to getting more students to participate in an IEEE society? Give them a seat at the table so they have a say in how the organization is run. That’s what the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society has done. Budding engineers serve on the RAS board of directors,…

28 Feb 24

A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Diesel cars are a popular choice for those looking to buy a used vehicle in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere. After all, diesel cars cost less to maintain, burn less fuel, and have a longer engine life. Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a…

21 Feb 24

Summit Shares Best Practices for Attracting Students to STEM

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The annual IEEE STEM Summit in October brought together a record number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enthusiasts, who shared ideas and inspired each other to continue their work with school-age children.The event for preuniversity educators, IEEE volunteers, and other STEM enthusiasts provides resources and activities. Now in its…

16 Feb 24

Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Many college students participate in sports, listen to music, or play video games in their spare time, but IEEE Student Member Gerard Piccini prefers amateur radio, also known as ham radio. He’s been involved with the two-way radio communication, which uses designated frequencies, since his uncle introduced him to it…

19 Nov 23

An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

After Vic Wintriss sold his sports-imaging company, Wintriss Engineering, to his cofounders in 2006, the electrical engineer was looking for a project to keep himself busy. Wintriss Engineering, based in San Diego, makes smart cameras for sports imaging such as tracking golf balls and inspecting paper, textiles, and plastics. While…

29 Oct 23

IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute Provides Hands-On Experiences

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

“It’s probably the best way I could have spent my summer,” said a student who participated in this year’s IEEE TryEngineering Summer Institute. The 10-day camp for students ages 13 to 17 provides an immersive and fun approach to learning about engineering. The teenagers engage in hands-on activities, speak with…

28 Sep 23

Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

A team of students from the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is helping to improve the air quality for nomadic communities in Mongolia. A drought in Mongolia has led to food shortages, prompting the nomads to migrate to the Ger district in the capital of Ulaanbaatar, one…

12 Aug 23

DEI Fund Supports STEM Workshops and Coding Camps

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

IEEE groups are working hard to support the organization’s mission in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. One such group is the IEEE Computer Society, which last year created a diversity and inclusion fund in collaboration with the IEEE Foundation. The fund supports programs and events that seek to…

07 Jul 23

Students Develop Low-Cost Wearable Device for the Visually Impaired

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Employing computer vision techniques, students from the Ramaiah Institute of Technology’s IEEE Computational Intelligence Society chapter in Bangalore, India, developed a device to assist people who are visually impaired. OurVision is a low-cost wearable that reads text out loud to users and helps them navigate their surroundings. The goal is…

This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

Summit Shares Best Practices for Attracting Students to STEM

Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

An After-School Program Teaches Teens Java and Python

IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute Provides Hands-On Experiences

Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

DEI Fund Supports STEM Workshops and Coding Camps

Students Develop Low-Cost Wearable Device for the Visually Impaired

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