Today, many systems from electric vehicles and home energy storage to communications infrastructure, use batteries to enable portable power or provide a fall back in the event that mains power fails. If demands for batteries continue to grow, engineers need an easier approach to designing battery-powered systems.

The IEEE HCN General Meeting on Wednesday May 31st at the Clayton Library Center at 5300 Caroline St., Houston, TX 77004, starting at 5:30pm.  There is a no fee parking lot next to the library.  The meeting will be in the Carriage House across the parking lot from the main library building. Our speaker will be Robert "Trey" Mebane, President of Chasm Visions, LLC.  Mr. Mebane will have a presentation titled:                               Networking for Career Success Following his presentation, we will have a short Q & A with audience participation. Note that snacks and refreshments will be provided.  Attendance at this event may be used for one hour PDH credit for your TBPE continuing education ethics requirement.  Certificates will be provided. Please plan to attend and try to bring an associate that might want to join the Network or anyone who might have an interest in our group.   See the attached announcement for maps and other details.  Please RSVP to [email protected]. Thank you for your support.

RF Measurement Challenges for Emerging 5G and Millimeter Wave Devices In the never-ending quest for more bandwidth, the wireless industry is moving towards technologies that will drastically alter the relationship between the radio and its antennas.  Existing over-the-air (OTA) test techniques were developed to address situations where interactions between the radio, antenna, and their embedded platform prevent their performance from being evaluated independently.  However, as we move towards fifth generation (5G) wireless networks, the use of advanced adaptive antenna system (AAS) techniques including beam forming, as well as the expected move to millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies will have an unprecedented impact on existing RF testing of wireless devices.  Since most of these techniques rely on active antenna elements, the overall radio performance cannot be dissociated from the antenna performance.  Thus, while OTA testing will face its own challenges in adapting to new 5G radios and mmWave devices, test techniques that traditionally relied on direct cabled connector access to the radio will now face a complete paradigm shift in the way testing must be performed.  Common conformance and production line tests that are normally performed with a direct cable connection become impractical if not impossible when there are hundreds of active elements to be tested.  Even electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing is impacted by the ever present active radio signal.  This webinar will provide a background introduction to the implications of the 5G new radio and touch on each of these topics illustrating their impact and offering potential solutions to some of the problems outlined.   SPEAKER: Dr. Michael D. Foegelle is the Director of Technology Development at ETS-Lindgren in Cedar Park, Texas, and has more than 25 years of test and measurement experience in RF and wireless. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Texas at Austin.  Dr. Foegelle has been actively involved in standards development with the CTIA Certification Program Working Group, 3GPP, Wi-Fi Alliance, IEEE 802.11, WiMAX Forum, and ANSI ASC C63 on electromagnetic compatibility. He has served as chair or vice-chair of various working groups in those organizations and currently co-chairs the joint CTIA/Wi-Fi Alliance Converged Wireless Group and the CTIA OTA Measurement Uncertainty Subgroup.  He has authored or co-authored numerous papers in the areas of Electromagnetics, EMC, Wireless Performance Testing, and Condensed Matter Physics, holds a number of patents on wireless and electromagnetic test methods and equipment, and is dedicated to advancing the state of the art in radiated RF testing of emerging wireless technologies. MODERATOR: Douglas McCormick IEEE Spectrum “Tech Talk” contributor Sponsored by: Attendance is free. To access the event please register. Note: Registration information will be shared with sponsors. By registering for this event you consent to receive email communications from the sponsor and IEEE Spectrum relating to this topic. Follow Us / Tweet Us / Facebook Us /LinkedIn Us IEEE Houston Section: sites.ieee.org/Houston Twitter: www.Twitter.com/IEEEHouston Facebook: www.facebook.com/IEEEHouston  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/groups/4998372

Co-sponsored by: Sue Pritchett You are cordially invited to join the Engineering, Science, & Technology Council of Houston for the 2017 Awards Celebration  The Reception will provide time for networking among Engineering, Science & Technology Council of Houston (ECH) member societies regarding common interests and challenges. Area leaders in K-12 Outreach will discuss opportunities for ECH member societies.  In addition, Science Fair Grand Prize winners and Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) Summer Interns will display their exhibits and discuss their projects. Saud Memon will present the HMNS Interns for this summer and will briefly discuss the annual intern program. HMNS appreciates the local science and engineering organizations, such as ECH, that support this program, and welcomes other societies to actively participate in this program. There are always opportunities for more summer internships. The interns research, build, and automate some of the permanent exhibits of the museum and planetarium. For example, they built the molecular models in the Chemistry Hall and developed the interactive Q&A on the associated touch screens. Interns also wrote the upgraded computer programming for the planetarium, the butterfly exhibit, and the live feed from the oceanographic research ship, Nautilus. They also conduct museum tours for students. Annual Excellence in Education awards will be announced after dinner. They recognize particularly successful programs by corporations, nonprofit organizations, and school systems.   Speaker(s): Dr. Patricia H. Reiff, Agenda: Reception                           Student Projects                  5:30 PM Welcome*                          Saud Memon                      6:30 Science Fair Winners            Dr. Heather Domjan            6:35 HMNS Summer Interns         Saud Memon                      7:00n Special Awards                    Sue Pritchett                       7:20 Keynote Speaker                 Dr. Patricia Reiff                  7:30 Installation of Officers and Group Photo                          8:45 Location: Bldg: HESS Club 5430 Westheimer Rd Houston, Texas 77056