Chair's Column: 2014 Chicago Section Technical Conference This month I offer two challenges facing today's engineer and a solution the Chicago Section has for overcoming both. [more]
15th Annual EMC Mini-Symposium EMC Chapter Events Chair Frank Krozell announced this year's plan for the 15th annual EMC Mini-Symposium. [more]
Enhancing Public Understanding of Science and Technology; IEEE and C2ST Most people - even those living in Illinois - are unaware that more scientific research is conducted within a 300-mile radius of Chicago than on both coasts combined, and we seek to change that. [more]
The Future is Now; Be a Part of It The IEEE-Chicago Section is in the process of forming a Chapter of the Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) [more]
Power Electron Tube Enhancement of the Electric Power Grid On April 10th, the IEEE-Chicago Section's Power and Energy Society hosted John G. Kappenman of Storm Analysis Consultants on "Power Electron Tubes as an Enabling Technology for the Enhancement of the Electric Power Grid." [more]
Sound Emissions and Generators In his IEEE presentation, engineer Darren J. Brown proposed the question, "What is sound?" providing the answer, "an audible fluctuation in air pressure." A similar question was posed about noise, an "unwanted sounds." [more]