Stem the tide [Education Department News]

D uring the last week of May 2008, I attended the 2007-2008 Engineering, Science, and Technology Council of Houston Annual Awards Banquet to support 1) the two IEEE Section winners of the Houston Museum of Natural Science Summer Intern Program, who are selected from the winners of the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston, and 2) the local IEEE Section, which was receiving an Excellence in Education Award for its ongoing Teacher In-Service Program (TISP), featuring IEEE Section volunteers who developed and presented technologically oriented subject matter to local preuniversity educators in an in-service or professional development setting.     

Report from the MTT-S Education Committee [Education News]

The newly selected IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Education Committee is ramping up for what's expected to be a strong year for the support of upcoming young engineers in the United States and internationally.     

Industrial Lecturer program [Education Department News]

In 2008, the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) started a new IAS industrial lecturer (IL) program, a program for the industrial practicing engineer. This program will provide resources and industrial subject matter experts (SMEs) who can provide continuing education for conferences, chapter, and section meetings throughout the IEEE community.     

Industrial Lecturer Program [Education Department News]

The IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Education Department has started a new program called the Industrial Lecturer Program. The focus of this program is in providing subject matter experts (SMEs) who will present seminars on topics that supplement the daily work activities of the practicing electrical engineer.     

STEM programs of IEEE [Education Department News]

The 2009 Engineering, Science, and Technology Council of Houston Annual Awards Banquet was held in May to support the two IEEE winners of the Houston Museum of Natural Science Summer Intern Program. The winners are selected from the winners of the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston. The local IEEE Organizational Unit has been a long-time supporter of the annual science fair and the summer intern program as a K-12 initiative to support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs within our school systems.     

Myron Zucker and Expert Now programs [Education Department News]

Acknowledges the winners of the 2009 Myron Zucker Design Competition and discusses IEEE Expert Now tutorials.     

Student High-Efficiency Power Amplifier Design Competition [Education News]

This column lists the winners of the 2nd Annual Student Power Amplifier Competition and the 2006 MTT-S Undergraduate/Pre-graduate Scholarship Awards. Information is provided on how to apply for the 2007 awards.