Greetings Albuquerque Section Members,

Each year, the IEEE Albuquerque Section, in collaboration with the University of New Mexico Sigma Xi Chapter, recognizes the achievements of its membership and others who serve the science and engineering community.

This year’s awards will be presented at the annual joint IEEE – Sigma Xi ceremony on May 13th, 2024. Nominations are now open for the following IEEE awards:

• Outstanding Engineering Educator
• Outstanding K-12 STEM Educator
• Outstanding Young Engineer
• Outstanding Engineer
• Outstanding Entrepreneur
• Outstanding Corporate Service
• Outstanding Undergraduate Engineering Student
• Outstanding Graduate Engineering Student
• Outstanding Service
• Outstanding Humanitarian Service

Additionally, nominations are open for the following awards from the UNM branch of the Sigma Xi honor society:

• Noteworthy Technical Support Person
• Superior Undergraduate Student

Nominations will be accepted until April 26th, 2024 and recipients will be notified by May 1^st. I encourage you to nominate an exceptional student, teacher, colleague, intern, mentor, or co-worker. Please feel free to forward and share this announcement with other IEEE members.

Download the forms here:

Thank you.

IEEE Women in Engineering Albuquerque Section Affinity Group Monthly Public Talk Series upcoming on March 20th, 2024. Dr. Antonia Papandreou-Suppappola, with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Arizona State University, will join us as the keynote speaker. The topic of the talk is “Sensing Information in Time-Varying Environments”.

Registration link.

Event: https://unm.zoom.us/j/99010464067

Meeting ID: 990 1046 4067

This a Virtual Zoom Meeting at 5 pm (MT). Here is the flyer with more information.

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Aisha B. Rahman

Research Assistant

Performance and Resource Optimization in Networks (PROTON) Lab

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131

Office: 332

Email: arahman3@unm.edu

IEEE Women in Engineering Albuquerque Section Affinity Group Monthly Public Talk Series upcoming on Feb 21, 2024. Dr. Vesna D. Novak, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati will join us as the keynote speaker. She/they will be discussing the topic “Serious games for motor rehabilitation and transgender voice training”.

Registration link.

This a Virtual Zoom Meeting at 5 pm (MT). Here is the flyer with more information.

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Aisha B. Rahman

Research Assistant

Performance and Resource Optimization in Networks (PROTON) Lab

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131

Office: 332

Email: arahman3@unm.edu

Science & Society Distinguished Public Talks

Co-sponsored by the UNM Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, the Albuquerque Section of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and its Life Members Affinity Group, Sigma Xi (the Scientific Research Honor Society), the UNM Department of Physics & Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science.

Presents:

Gravitational Waves: The Discovery that won the 2017 Nobel prize in Physics

By

Professor Lynn Cominsky

February 15, 2024 5:30 PM

UNM Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Interdisciplinary Research, 210 Yale Blvd NE Rm 1100

And ZOOM https://unm.zoom.us/j/96829090016

Password SigmaXi

Free and open to the public

Meet & Greet with refreshments at 5PM

More information here.

Thank you.

Dr. Wendi Heinzelman, Dean of Edmund A. Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester, will join as the keynote speaker on November 16 at 5:00PM. She will be discussing the topic “Wireless Sensor Networks in the Age of Big Data”.

Registration link and flyer.

Thanks and regards,

Aisha

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Aisha B. Rahman

Ph.D. Candidate

Performance and Resource Optimization in Networks (PROTON) Lab

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, 87131

Office: 332

Email: arahman3@unm.edu

Dear all, 

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Victoria Manfredi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics & Computer Science, Wesleyan University, will be our guest speaker at an upcoming Albuquerque IEEE WIE public talk on September 21, 2022, at 5:00 PM (MT) via Zoom.

Dr. Manfredi will discuss the topic “Designing Robust and Adaptive Routing Strategies for Networks”. 

Please click here for detailed information.

Pre-registration is required. Registration is free and open to the public.

Kind regards,

Aisha B. Rahman

Chair
IEEE Albuquerque WIE Affinity Group
Email: arahman3@unm.edu

Each year the IEEE Albuquerque Section, in collaboration with the UNM Sigma Xi Chapter, recognizes the efforts of its membership to improve the organization and bring merit to our profession.

You are cordially invited to attend the 2023 Sigma Xi and IEEE Annual Awards Banquet on
Monday, May 15th at the Sheraton Uptown, 2600 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM.

Please the agenda for more information.

As with previous events, registration is through IEEE’s vTools

Hope to see you there.

Dr. Theodora Chaspari, Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University joined us at Albuquerque IEEE WIE public series as our Key Speaker on April 26, 2023.

Dr. Chaspari  discussed the topic “Vocal and Linguistic Analysis of Micro-behaviors in Diverse Team Interactions.” Her talk is now available online.

Thanks!

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Aisha B. Rahman

Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group Chair
Albuquerque IEEE Section, Albuquerque, NM.
https://r6.ieee.org/albuquerque-wie/about-us/

Science & Society Distinguished Public Talks.

Co-sponsored by the UNM Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, the
Albuquerque Section of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and its Life Members
Affinity Group, Sigma Xi (the Scientific Research Honor Society), the UNM Department of Physics,
Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science.

Presents:

The Anthropocene, by John Geissman

April 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM (meet and greet at 6:00 PM)

Attend in person: UNM Dept. of Physics, Astronomy, & Interdisciplinary Science, 210 Yale Blvd NE

Attend Online (password: SigmaXi)

Free and Open to the Public

More information here.

Thank you.

“Dr. Mia Naeini, Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida, joined us at Albuquerque IEEE WIE public as our Key Speaker on March 22, 2023.

Dr. Naeini discussed the topic “Graph Signal Processing for Analyzing Data from Interconnected Systems.” The talk is now available online.

The Albuquerque Section and the Women in Engineering Affinity group hope you enjoy the presentation.

Thank you!