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      Karen Bartleson, 2013 IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) President and 2017 IEEE President/CEO, recently video chatted with me to discuss the importance of standards. Before our conversation, I was already aware of her book, The Ten Commandments […]
      
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      The PE Exam in Software Engineering is being phased out because it had very few takers. One obstacle to taking the Software Engineering PE exam was that it was necessary to pass the Fundamentals in Engineering (FE) exam prior to taking the Software […]
      
      Five Do’s and Don’ts When Speaking on a Panel
      
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      Pictured: One of the VocaliD team, recording her voice, or voicebanking, on VocaliD's Human Voicebank. VocaliD is an NSF-funded small business. Photo credit: VocaliD. The National Science Foundation (NSF) issues hundreds of grants every year to […]
      
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      New IEEE-USA E-BOOK Urges Engineers: Publish Your Work!
      
      “Publish or perish” is a familiar saying among academics. More often than not, their advancement depends on publishing new research in their field. But veteran engineer and educator Harry T. Roman believes that technical professionals […]
      
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      Try your hand at our weekly engineering- and technology-themed crossword puzzles. Every Wednesday, we will post a new puzzle -- authored by renowned crossword puzzle writer Myles Mellor -- to test your skill and knowledge. Myles Mellor is […]
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      “Publish or perish” is a familiar saying among academics. More often than not, their advancement depends on publishing new research in their field. But veteran engineer and educator Harry T. Roman believes that technical professionals […]
      
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      Many of us were exposed to the belief that technology and our own personal role in its development could be the savior of mankind. Yet it now appears that many cyber developments will become a major threat to that hopeful ambition. Some examples […]
      
      New IEEE-USA E-book Highlights Strategies for Effective Mentoring Partnerships
      
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- - - Why It’s Crucial for Engineers to Keep High Standards – An Interview with Karen Bartleson
      
      Karen Bartleson, 2013 IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) President and 2017 IEEE President/CEO, recently video chatted with me to discuss the importance of standards. Before our conversation, I was already aware of her book, The Ten Commandments […]
      
      ECE-Computer Engineering PE Exam as Licensing Exam for Software Engineers
      
      The PE Exam in Software Engineering is being phased out because it had very few takers. One obstacle to taking the Software Engineering PE exam was that it was necessary to pass the Fundamentals in Engineering (FE) exam prior to taking the Software […]
      
      Five Do’s and Don’ts When Speaking on a Panel
      
      Few parts of my professional life are as enjoyable and challenging as speaking to groups about my work. While presentations are one way to share this information, a panel discussion can also be a very engaging form of public speaking, because the […]
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- - - My Year on The Hill as an IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow
      
      Pictured: Senator Maria Cantwell (Wash.) and 2019 IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow Ethan Keeler. As an IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow, I worked in the office of Senator Maria Cantwell (Washington State) and for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and […]
      
      Invention to Impact – NSF’s Technology Translation Programs
      
      Pictured: One of the VocaliD team, recording her voice, or voicebanking, on VocaliD's Human Voicebank. VocaliD is an NSF-funded small business. Photo credit: VocaliD. The National Science Foundation (NSF) issues hundreds of grants every year to […]
      
      Women in Engineering AI Leadership Summit
      
      Pictured (left to right): Nina Rouhanizadeh, Chair, WIE Chicago; Congressman Bill Foster; Maria Rios, CEO, Nation Waste Inc.; Laura Ellman, Member of Illinois State Senate; Anne Lee, CTO, Nokia Bell Lab; Congressman Sean Casten; and Liang Downey, […]
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- - - Crossword – 8 January 2020
      
      Try your hand at our weekly engineering- and technology-themed crossword puzzles. Every Wednesday, we will post a new puzzle -- authored by renowned crossword puzzle writer Myles Mellor -- to test your skill and knowledge. Myles Mellor is one of […]
      
      New IEEE-USA E-BOOK Urges Engineers: Publish Your Work!
      
      “Publish or perish” is a familiar saying among academics. More often than not, their advancement depends on publishing new research in their field. But veteran engineer and educator Harry T. Roman believes that technical professionals […]
      
      Crossword – 25 December 2019
      
      Try your hand at our weekly engineering- and technology-themed crossword puzzles. Every Wednesday, we will post a new puzzle -- authored by renowned crossword puzzle writer Myles Mellor -- to test your skill and knowledge. Myles Mellor is […]
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- - - New IEEE-USA E-BOOK Urges Engineers: Publish Your Work!
      
      “Publish or perish” is a familiar saying among academics. More often than not, their advancement depends on publishing new research in their field. But veteran engineer and educator Harry T. Roman believes that technical professionals […]
      
      Harnessing Cybertech?
      
      Many of us were exposed to the belief that technology and our own personal role in its development could be the savior of mankind. Yet it now appears that many cyber developments will become a major threat to that hopeful ambition. Some examples […]
      
      New IEEE-USA E-book Highlights Strategies for Effective Mentoring Partnerships
      
      The physicist and 2015 IEEE Medal of Honor recipient Mildred Dresselhaus once described mentoring as “Listening to people, helping them go over the issues, and clarifying how to deal with any problems that might arise.” In a nutshell, […]
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