IEEE Region 5

In celebration of IEEE Global Engineering Day, and to connect Seniors with the IEEE Young Professionals program, the UMKC Student Branch of IEEE is co-hosting the Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Design Expo. We will be viewing the capstone work of the next generation of E&C Engineers from UMKC and talking with them about what they've learned and how they've grown through these design projects. In addition, we welcome the IEEE professional community, UMKC alumni, prospective and future students, as well as their friends and families to celebrate with us. -Pierson Auditorium, Room 245 in the Atterbury Student Success Center at UMKC Co-sponsored by: University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Science and Engineering Room: 245 - Pierson Auditorium, Bldg: Atterbury Student Success Center, 5000 Holmes St., Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64110

YP Officer Meeting Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/417264

2024 IEEE/LES/ASCE CRAWFISH BOIL WHEN: Tuesday May 7, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM WHERE: Main Pavilion - Girard Park 500 Girard Park Drive Lafayette, LA 70503 IEEE is pleased to invite you to join us for our annual crawfish boil at the Girard Park Pavilion on May 7th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. As in the past, we will be hosting the event with ASCE and LES. In order to ensure that we order the appropriate amount of food/beverages for all attendees, we ask that you register no later than April 30th by clicking on the link below. Registration is $5. No registration is required for kids under 12 years of age. Hot dogs will be served for children and those with dietary restrictions. We hope to see you there! Crawfish will be served at 5:30 REGISTRATION LINK: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/efckgnn/lp/9ccc8995-cc6a-462c-afab-e2a2c515005c Bldg: Main Pavilion, 500 Girard Park Drive, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, 70503

Dear Engineering Students, I am excited to invite you to attend a tour of the (https://2024.otcnet.org/) at NRG Park on Wednesday, May 8 2024 in Houston, TX This CNET OTC event sponsored by IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) is an opportunity for you to learn about the latest trends and developments in the engineering field and to network with some of the industries top companies. Professionals travel worldwide to attend this event and it is taking place right here in Houston, TX. OTC is one of the largest conferences in the world dedicated to the offshore energy industry. This year the conference will feature a range of educational sessions, technical presentations, and exhibitions from leading companies in the industry. As a college student, attending OTC will provide you with a unique opportunity to learn about the latest trends in the engineering field and to network with industry professionals. You will have the opportunity to meet representatives from leading companies like Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, Chevron, and many others. These companies are always looking for talented students like you to join their teams, and attending OTC 2024 will give you an opportunity to showcase your valuable skills and make excellent connections. This opportunity is open to the first 25 students* that signup. I strongly encourage you to attend the OTC 2024 tour and take advantage of this unique opportunity to expand your knowledge and put yourself in the right networking environment. Thank you for considering this invitation and we look forward to seeing you at OTC 2024! Date: May 8, 2024 Program Time: 8:00 AM -1:00 PM Tour Time : 9:00 AM-12:30 PM Checkin Time NLT: 8:30 AM Meeting Location: NRG OES Booth in the Exhibit Hall Registration begins on Thursday, April 1, 2024, and will close on Friday, April 22, 2024. Pre-Conference Orientation will be forwarded to all registered attendees. Meeting will be recorded. A light lunch will be provided by CNET OTC sponsored. Click the link below to register for a tour. https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/411292 *Only 25 spaces are available. The first 13 spaces will go to current IEEE student branch members Free. After those spaces are filled the remaining 12 spaces will be open to all students. Non-IEEE members can register for a nominal fee $10.00. Click the registration link below for details. [] Co-sponsored by: Brandy Armstrong - President IEEE OES 2024 Agenda: 8:00 AM - Check-In / Safety Briefing 9:00 AM - Tour Begins with the Scheduled Corporate Partners. 12:30 PM - Q&A Discussion 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Lunch Provided for All Registered Attendees Only. Room: OES Society Booth, Bldg: NRG Park, 1 NRG Park, Houston, Texas, United States, 77054

Discover How Chat GPT Can Transform Your Job Search! Did you know that only 24% of Americans harness the power of Chat GPT? Surprisingly, this tool is most popular among the 18-24 age group. However, many users disengage within just 7 minutes of interaction. In 2024, leveraging Chat GPT for your job search holds incredible potential. Elizabeth's presentation offers innovative strategies to maximize this tool's effectiveness in your quest for employment. Join us to explore expert tips, unconventional methods, and tailored prompts that will revolutionize your approach to job hunting. Speaker(s): Elizabeth Lions Agenda: IEEE-USA's free webinars/events are designed to help you find your next job, maintain your career, negotiate an appropriate salary, understand ethical considerations in the workplace and learn about other career-building strategies and public policy developments that affect your profession. For information regarding upcoming webinars or to visit our vast webinar archive, please visit: (https://ieeeusa.org/careers/webinars/) (https://newsletter.smartbrief.com/rest/sign-up/2479DAB0-4089-43E7-925D-86AE0C1E6244?campaign=e0d52cef) Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/409074

Join IEEE PI2 Austin & CTS Austin for a night of fun with 1 hour of bowling, a game of laser tag & 30 minute game card! Along with all the fun, two drinks will be provided. [] Bldg: BLDG A, 13301 NORTH US HWY 183, Austin, Texas, United States, 78750

AI-Assisted Tutoring represents a transformative approach to education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. This innovative educational model integrates artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create personalized learning experiences, addressing the unique needs and learning styles of each student. The core of AI-assisted tutoring lies in its ability to analyze vast amounts of data, including student performance metrics, learning preferences, and engagement levels, to tailor educational content and methodologies. The system employs algorithms and machine learning techniques to identify knowledge gaps, predict learning outcomes, and adapt instructional strategies in real-time. This dynamic approach ensures that students receive targeted support in areas where they need it most, promoting deeper understanding and retention of complex STEM concepts. Moreover, AI-assisted tutoring can simulate one-on-one interaction, providing immediate feedback and guidance, thereby fostering a supportive and responsive learning environment. The integration of AI in STEM education has the potential to revolutionize traditional teaching paradigms by making learning more accessible, efficient, and effective. It can bridge educational gaps, enhance student performance, and inspire a generation of learners to excel in STEM disciplines. This abstract explores the potential of AI-assisted tutoring to transform STEM education, highlighting its benefits, challenges, and future prospects in nurturing the next wave of innovators and problem-solvers. [] Speaker(s): Gilbert M Orcella, Agenda: 5:30 pm - 5:35 pm - Introduction 5:35 pm - 6:30 pm - Presentation 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Questions and Answers Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/415849

Although unique potentials of terahertz waves for chemical identification, material characterization, biological sensing, and medical imaging have been recognized for quite a while, the relatively poor performance, higher costs, and bulky nature of current terahertz systems continue to impede their deployment in field settings. In this talk, I will describe some of our recent results on developing fundamentally new terahertz electronic/optoelectronic components and imaging/spectrometry architectures to mitigate performance limitations of existing terahertz systems. In specific, I will introduce new designs of high-performance photoconductive terahertz sources that utilize plasmonic nanoantennas to offer terahertz radiation at record-high power levels of several milliwatts – demonstrating more than three orders of magnitude increase compared to the state of the art. I will describe that the unique capabilities of these plasmonic nanoantennas can be further extended to develop terahertz detectors and heterodyne spectrometers with quantum-level detection sensitivities over a broad terahertz bandwidth at room temperatures, which has not been possible through existing technologies. To achieve this significant performance improvement, plasmonic antennas and device architectures are optimized for operation at telecommunication wavelengths, where very high power, narrow linewidth, wavelength tunable, compact and cost-effective optical sources are commercially available. Therefore, our results pave the way to compact and low-cost terahertz sources, detectors, and spectrometers that could offer numerous opportunities for e.g., medical imaging and diagnostics, atmospheric sensing, pharmaceutical quality control, and security screening systems. And finally, I will briefly highlight our research activities on development of new types of high-performance terahertz passive components (e.g., modulators, tunable filters, and beam deflectors) based on novel reconfigurable meta-films. Co-sponsored by: Dr. Mehrdad Sharbaf IEEE CLAS Computer Society Chair, Adjunct Professor CSUDH Speaker(s): Professor Mona Jarrahi Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/416945

There is a $15.00 charge for each registrant. Guests and non-members charge is $20.00 and Students are $5.00. Remainder of the tab will be picked up by the EMB Chapter. Speaker(s): TBD, Agenda: 11:30am: Business meeting: Call to order, minutes of last meeting, treasurer's report, new business, 12:00pm: Lunch 12:30pm: Technical talk and discussion 1::00pm: adjourn La Fonda Alamo Heights, 8633 Crownhill Blvd, San Antonio, Texas, United States