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28 Jun 23

How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

You might be able to take the girl off the farm, but you can’t necessarily take the farm out of the girl, as the saying goes.That was the case for Melba Crawford, who as a teenager couldn’t wait to leave her family’s farm in Illinois to pursue an engineering career.MELBA…

13 Jun 23

John Brooks Slaughter: Courageous Advocate for Diversity in STEM

Metallurgy & Material Science

If the phrase “lift as we climb” were a person, chances are good he would be John Brooks Slaughter.For decades, Slaughter has been tireless in his efforts to open doors to underrepresented minorities and women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Despite humble beginnings that did not suggest…

09 Jun 23

How the Computer Graphics Industry Got Started at the University of Utah

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Animation has come a long way since 1900, when J. Stuart Blackton created The Enchanted Drawing, the earliest known animated film. The 90-second movie was created using stop-motion techniques, as flat characters, props, and backgrounds were drawn on an easel or made from paper.Most modern animators rely on computer graphics…

07 Jun 23

Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Mo-Shing Chen, a world-renowned power engineering educator and researcher, died on 1 May at the age of 91. The IEEE Fellow was a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington for more than 40 years. He founded the university’s Energy Systems Research Center in 1968 and served as its…

01 Jun 23

IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

At IEEE, we know that the advancement of science and technology is the engine that drives the improvement of the quality of life for every person on this planet. Unfortunately, as we are all aware, today’s world faces significant challenges, including escalating conflicts, a climate crisis, food insecurity, gender inequality,…

31 May 23

Advice and Resources for Tech Workers Coping With Job Loss

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Tens of thousands of tech workers have been laid off by companies recently, including at Amazon, Dropbox, GitHub, Google, Microsoft, and Vimeo. Startups, too, have made cuts, according to TechCrunch.To help IEEE members cope with losing a job, The Institute asked Chenyang Xu for advice. The IEEE Fellow is president…

27 May 23

The Relay That Changed the Power Industry

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

For more than a century, utility companies have used electromechanical relays to protect power systems against damage that might occur during severe weather, accidents, and other abnormal conditions. But the relays could neither locate the faults nor accurately record what happened. Then, in 1977, Edmund O. Schweitzer III invented the…

22 May 23

This Stevens Institute of Technology Student Got a Head Start in Engineering

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Many teenagers take a job at a restaurant or retail store, but Megan Dion got a head start on her engineering career. At 16, she landed a part-time position at FXB, a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering company in Chadds Ford, Pa., where she helped create and optimize project designs.She…

19 May 23

IEEE Celebrates Engineering Pioneers and Emerging Technologies

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

IEEE’s Vision, Innovation, and Challenges Summit and Honors Ceremony showcases emerging technologies and celebrates engineering pioneers who laid the groundwork for many of today’s electronic devices. I attended this year’s events, held on 4 and 5 May in Atlanta. Here are highlights of the sessions, which are available on IEEE.tv.…

18 May 23

This Engineer Promotes Innovation-Based Projects in Uganda

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Ever since Lwanga Herbert was a youngster growing up in Kampala, Uganda, he wanted to create technology to improve his community. While attending a vocational school, he participated in a project that sought technological solutions for local electricians who were having problems troubleshooting systems.Herbert helped develop a detector to measure…