Student Chapter Meetings
Section wins BIG at the Region 5 Conference!
We hit the road on April 6th for Austin and came back with memories, new friends and lots of awards! Our entire EXCOM attended and 12 students from the University of Arkansas competed against nearly 200 from Region 5 (South central US) in Robotics, Paper Presentation and Ethics. We have an AMAZING showing and won… Read more
Region 5 Conference – We’re here!
Robotics, Ethics and Paper competitions underway! Great turnout for Ozark Section at IEEER5 in Austin TX this weekend!
Enclothe Fashion Show, April 12th
Enclothe: Timeless, this year’s spring fashion show spotlighting creations of students in the University of Arkansas’ apparel merchandising and product development program, is set for Thursday, April 12. After partnering with students in electrical engineering and horticulture for last year’s Enclothe: Futuristic Floral show, cross-campus collaboration is even more evident this year. The departments of… Read more
Ozark Section April Meeting – Roger Brewer of Lockheed Martin (April 11th)
The Ozark Section will be hosting Roger Brewer of Lockheed Martin on April 11th. Roger has over 28 years of experience at LM and has supported everything from the TRIDENT II program to the F-22, C-130, C-5, P3/S3 and F-35, with a focus on energy storage technology research and materials advancement for adoption into airborne… Read more
March Events – Section Meeting/Cookout
Ozark Section March Meeting – John Brown University (March 27th) The JBU student branch will be hosting the Ozark Section at JBU on March 27th at 6pm. IEEE activities within the section, region and world will be presented. The event will be from 6-7p on Tuesday March 27th. Directions and more info online: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/170344 GREAT… Read more
Region 5 Conference and Competitions – Paper Competition Winner
Congratulations to UA student Jordan Kennedy for winning the Ozark Section Paper Competition and placing 1st runner up in the Area competition! Jordan will be continuing on to the Region 5 conference to compete in the conference-wide presentation competition. Jordan will be joining student teams competing in Robotics and Ethics, all traveling down to Austin on… Read more
Section Hosts Inaugural Arkansas – Tunisia – Columbia Seminar Series – Feb 14th
The UA-Fayetteville hosted monthly series between students in Arkansas, Tunisia and Columbia kicks off this week on Wednesday. The Ozark Section will host this first session, with students from each university presenting on their research and IEEE activities. The session is held in the EE student lounge in Bell Engineering, and also available via… Read more
Woman in Engineering – Monday, Feb 12th
Two experts in forced labor issues will give a seminar on modern-day slavery Monday in Bell Engineering Center. The seminar is hosted by the newly-formed Women in Engineering student branch at the University of Arkansas. Women in Engineering is a program of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The seminar will take place from… Read more
Officers for 2018
Thank you again to all who voted in the 2018 election. Our officers for 2018 include: Matt Francis – Chair (mattfrancis@ieee.org) Silke Spiesshoffer – Vice Chair (sspiessh@uark.edu ) Robert Saunders – Sec/Treasurer (rsaunders@uark.edu)
Congratulations to our new WIE affinity group!
I’d like to thank our students and advisers at the U of A for their diligent work in forming a new Woman in Engineering affinity group at the Fayetteville campus!