On Wednesday, June 5, the local IEEE Young Professionals group gathered together at The Teahouse for its monthly Boba Tea Networking Social. During the evening, attendees could meet up and catch up while play board games. Joining the Young Professional networking events is an excellent …
Did you know the ubiquitous smoke detectors that help preventing catastrophic fires were conceived for NASA’s Skylab mission in the seventies? or that the wireless drill you can buy in your local hardware store was an invention driven by NASA space exploration? or the Apollo …
Rice did it again. During the Awards Banquet of the 2019 IEEE Region 5 Meeting & Student Conference, held on April 6th in the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Lafayette, LA; Rice University was presented the award for Outstanding Student Branch of 2018, from the …
IEEE STEP (Student Transition and Elevation Partnership) is an initiative developed by IEEE Young Professionals to provide a dynamic platform for facilitating the transition from student member to working as young professional by introducing the opportunities and benefits of IEEE membership during the onset of …
It’s been reported that 83% of companies express that it’s important to develop leaders at all levels. In response to this, on May 5, 2019, Houston Section Secretary, Moriah Hargrove Anders, led a group of about fifteen student IEEE leaders through the Houston Section’s first …
The female STEM superhero, Marie Curie, once said, “I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.” Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman in history to ever win it twice, and the only human …
IEEE Houston Section Monthly Newsletter
Greetings Houston Section!
The Houston section volunteers have had a busy couple of months with a successful planning retreat and attending the region 5 business meeting. At the Region 5 meeting, several Houston Section volunteers won awards for their achievements in 2018 …
To facilitate and promote relationship and membership in graduating IEEE members from affiliated Student Branches, the IEEE Houston Section is offering the Stole and Regalia rental program. The cost of the stole is $40 USD. Students will be able to claim a $30 USD reimbursement …
On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, local IEEE Young Professionals joined together at The Teahouse for a networking event over boba tea and board games. Throughout the course of the evening, upcoming Houston Section and YP events were shared as well as opportunities on how to …
IEEE Houston Section Teachers In-Service Program (TISP) Committeeman and Life and Senior Member Freddie Wong has been awarded the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award (for Region 5). This award is designed to recognize long term service and achievement to IEEE and Region 5.
Freddie, now retired, completed a …