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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

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White was the first American chair of the International Conference on Large High-Voltage Electric Systems. After graduating, he joined Collins Radio—now Collins Aerospace —headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During his career, he designed 14 patented electromechanical filters. He left the Army with the rank of sergeant.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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Her work includes designing and developing RF, microwave, and millimeter wave components and subsystems for the defense and aerospace industries. She also led the design of the microwave feed for the antenna, which yielded low side lobes. The team developed the antenna to be rugged, compact, and lightweight. IEEE Fellow Ali H.

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GM and Stellantis Back Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnet

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Permanent-magnet design is a great opportunity for us to reduce our costs and environmental impact of our EV motors while also localizing our EV supply chain in North America,” said Kai Daniels , supervising principal at GM Ventures, at the November press conference announcing the partnership with Niron.

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DOE awarding $22 million for algal fuel and biomass feedstock supply chain projects

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Moniz was speaking at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Biomass 2013 conference. US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million in new investments to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. Nearly $16.5

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Specific research challenges include: The integration of advanced active safety systems—such as automatic emergency braking—and passive systems; human experience design for advanced technology vehicles; driver state detection; and using analytics to help improve the study of naturalistic driving data.

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The Unsung Inventor Who Chased the LED Rainbow

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The Iowa farm boy was introduced to science by Illa Podendorf , an author of children’s science books and a family friend who kept the young Craford supplied with texts that suited his interests. No more fancy office and private conference room; at HP Craford gets only “a cubby, a tin desk, and a tin chair.”. But moving back to St.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater). Ames Transit Agency, Iowa: $1,600,000. Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) will provide technical assistance to TBTA. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000.

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