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2021 R5 Houston Section Graduation Stoles Program
Even though many of the class of 2020 and 2021 graduation ceremonies were hijacked due to the #covid-19 pandemic, there are plenty of ways we can still celebrate these graduates and honor their rite of passage. Congratulations to all of our IEEE Houston Section #students Branch Members who graduated and are graduating. Its been a hard year for a lot of… Read more
UH Clear Lake: SPAC Student Conference
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019 I was invited to participate in IEEE UH-Clear Lake SPAC Student Conference. I must admit I didn’t know much about SPAC was and it was a luncheon, so I decided to attend. IEEE Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) is an annual event which serves respected professionals to get engaged with… Read more
Galveston Bay Section: Professional Forum and Student Poster Session
On Saturday, November 16, 2019 the Houston Section partnered up with the Galveston Bay Section to support the Professional Forum and Student Poster Session. This was a great event coordinated by the Galveston Bay Section where their were over 35 Students participating from TAMU-Galveston, UH-Clear Lake to UT Austin. I was very impressed with the… Read more
IEEE HOU Sec. Student Branch Leadership Training
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 annual Student Branch Leadership Training. Representatives from Texas A&M University,… Read more
HOU Sec. Meet: Privacy Concerns and Evolving Technology
Presenter: Dr. Ernst Leiss Dr. Ernst Leiss gave an enlightening, thought provoking, and well attended lecture for the February 21, 2019 Houston IEEE Section monthly meeting. Ernst is the head of the Houston IEEE Computer Society. The presentation topic was Privacy Concerns: The Clash Between Technological Capabilities and Societal Expectations. Dr…. Read more
R5 Conference Recap: Business Meeting
At the beginning of April, several Houston Section and local Student Branch representatives attended the Region 5 Business Meeting. These representatives witnessed/participated in various student competitions, including an ethics competition and a circuit design competition, and attended IEEE-enrichment trainings hosted by regional and national leadership. Students from the University of Houston, University of Houston Downtown,… Read more
Prairie View A&M University Annual IEEE AI Workshop Conference
On Friday, March 22, 2019 IEEE Prairie View A&M University and IEEE University of Houston Student Branches partner to host an IEEE Workshop Conference centered around the revolution of Artificial Intelligence. The workshop conference was established to help students understand more about these emerging technologies and the growing field of opportunities available in computer science,… Read more
IEEE HOU Sec. Nanotechnology Distinguished Lecture: Dr. Jin-Woo Kim
On April 6, 2018, Dr. Jin-Woo Kim gave a presentation titled Programmable Molecular/Nanoscale Building Blocks and Development Strategies for Real-Time, In Vivo Molecular/Nano Sensing Platform to the IEEE Nanotechnology distinguished lecture held at University of Houston. Jin-Woo Kim is a Director of Bio/Nano Technology Group and a Professor of Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Nanoscience &… Read more
University of Houston IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society
Planning meeting for IEEE Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society at the University of Houston College of Engineering. About IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu Founded as Eta Kappa Nu in 1904 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, then changed to IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) following a merger with IEEE in 2010, IEEE-HKN is the academic honor society for those studying… Read more
IEEE devDay 2018
IEEE HOU Sec. devDay 2018 Forbes top 10 Workplace Trends You’ll See In 2018, #1 prediction is that companies will continue to promote their workspaces and design them to facilitate interpersonal relationships between employees. IEEE devDay is designed to engage and assist attendees to tackle this new workplace and assist in the professional development skills gap. This day-long… Read more