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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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is pursuing an electrical engineering degree at the University of Scranton , in Pennsylvania. Gerard Piccini Member grade Student member; member of IEEE-HKN’s Lambda Nu chapter University: University of Scranton in Pennsylvania Major: Electrical engineering Minors: Math and physics Grade: Junior Another of his passions is robotics.

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Remembering IEEE Director Emeritus Theodore W. Hissey

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A jet-setting career After receiving his bachelor’s degree in power engineering in 1948 from Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Hissey joined Leeds and Northrup (L&N) in Philadelphia as an applications engineer. He will never be forgotten. Rest in peace Uncle Ted.” IEEE paved a road for me throughout my working life.”

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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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University of Pennsylvania. The projects generated several awards for published papers at leading conferences including the CVPR 2018 Best Paper, an ICRA 2019 Finalist Best Paper, the ICRA 2019 Best Paper, and the 2020 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Best Paper Award. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (TTIC).

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A Novel IEEE Workshop Showcases Jamaica’s Engineering Community

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Marie Hunter , IEEE managing director and the event design lead, and David Stankiewicz , event design and production manager for IEEE Conferences, Events, and Experiences , partnered with the section and region to design the workshop.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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Pennsylvania State University (University Park, Pennsylvania). Mississippi State University (Starkville, Mississippi). North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina). The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio). Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana). Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Indiana).

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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Demonstrations are taking place this week at the 2012 DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio. EIA forecasts that the mix in 2035 will shift to include 39% coal; 27% natural gas; and 16% renewables. Non-hydro renewable sources will than double between 2010. and 2035, according to the EIA forecast.

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Scientists design adaptive material with tunable transparency and wettability; applications in pipelines, textiles, optical systems

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As shown in the diagram, when stretched, the material confers the ability to reversibly “pin” droplets of water. formerly a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wyss Institute and now an Assistant Professor at The Pennsylvania State University. Source: Wyss. Click to enlarge. Mahadevan, Ph.D., SEAS Staff Scientist Alison Grinthal, Ph.D.;

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