PRODUCED BY THE LONG ISLAND SECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS
Volume 60, No. 18 October 2011
Inside this issue: Chairman’s Message By Nikolaos Golas, Chair IEEE Long Island Section
October and November are going to be very busy IEEE can shape their future, and provide them with months when it comes to technical seminars, lec- career development tools to help them succeed. tures and events that the Section has planned for its This event is scheduled for Saturday, November 5, Industry News 4 & 7 members. Please try to attend as many as you can 2011 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the New Jersey by visiting the Calendar Page of the IEEE Long Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, NJ. For IEEE Day 5 & Island Website at: http://www.IEEE.LI/calendar/ additional information check the iSTEP flyer on
2011 17 As I mentioned in my September’s column, I attend- page 18 of the Pulse
ed the IEEE Sections Congress 2011 (SC2011) As mentioned before, the IEEE Region 1, the st CEWIT 2011 6 that was held in San Francisco, California. Our 1 Long Island Section and the Center of Excel- Vice Chair, Dr. Susan Frank has written an article lence in Wireless and Information Technolo- describing what took place at the IEEE Sections gy (CEWIT) from Stony Brook University are co- October Congress. In addition, she is will cover the top 5 sponsoring the CEWIT2011 Conference. The 7-8 & Lectures and recommendations out of 34 that the Primary Dele- 8th International Conference will cover applications 13 Seminars gates voted and approved. These will be reviewed of emerging technologies in infrastructure, by the IEEE Member and Geographic Activities healthcare, and energy, which are three of the most (MGA) Board and will be implemented in the next 3 critical components of a smarter global environ- Long Island’s years. ment. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Long
Electronic 10 On Thursday, October 6th, the IEEE will celebrate Island in Hauppauge, on November 2-3, 2011. Regis- History the 2nd annual IEEE Day. The primary goal of this ter now at: http://www.cewit.org/conference2011/
event is to generate awareness to the public about Don’t forget to submit your nominations for the Jobs Corner 11 the IEEE. This year’s theme is "Empowering IEEE LI Section Awards to our Awards Com- Members to Create the Future" and based on mittee Chairman Jesse Taub [email protected] by the experience from last year, the organizers have December 1, 2011. Nominate a colleague or a Career prepared a new website with new features and en- 12 friend. Check the various Awards and categories at Management hancements to support this theme. Check the IEEE the IEEE Long Island Section Awards webpage at: Day website at: http://www.ieeeday.org www.IEEE.LI/awards/
Our Student members will be very busy this month Sections The Section along with the Tesla Science Center at 14 with the upcoming IEEEXtreme Programming Congress 2011 Wardenclyffe is also sponsoring the Tesla Confer- Competition 5.0 scheduled for October 22nd. ence 2011 on November 5th at the Brookhaven IEEEXtreme is a global challenge in which teams of National Laboratory. The Conference theme this LI Section Officer IEEE student members (3 students per team) sup- 15 year is ―Exploring Tesla’s Technology‖. Infor- Ballot ported by an IEEE Student Branch and advised and mation about the current status and future direc- proctored by an IEEE Member will compete in a 24- tions of wireless technology will be explored along iStep Event 18 hour time span against each other to solve a set of with highlights from the life and accomplishments of programming problems. If you have not register yet Nikola Tesla, the father of wireless technology. Also time is running out. The registration deadline is funds will be raised to purchase Tesla’s last remain- IEEE USA 19 October 7th. Register online at: http://www.ieee.org/ ing laboratory in Shoreham, NY. This Stanford membership_services/membership/students/competitions/ White-designed building is in poor condition. The xtreme Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe plans to re- Key to Your 20 Coming up we have also the iSTEP, Region 1's Benefits store the building and create a science and educa- Integrated Student Transition to Engineeing- tion center on the site. To register go to their web- Technology Professional program which pro- site at: www.TeslaScienceCenter.org Long Island vides students the occasion to network with Indus- Best Regards, Consultants 21 try Professionals and IEEE Leaders and gives them Network Nikolaos Golas, the opportunity to share career experiences and Chair IEEE Long Island Section find mentors at one venue. Students will learn how [email protected] Page 2 Calendar of Events
October 2011
October 5th October 20th Long Island Consultants Network Meeting SSIT Society Meeting Trends in Electronic Packaging K-12 Education By Tom Terlizzi 6:00pm Refreshments 6:30pm Lecture 7:00pm Telephonics - Farmingdale, LI The Great Room Briarcliffe College - Bethpage, LI October 27th Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society Meeting October 11th Methods for 3D Display of ECG Signals AESS/CSS/SPS Joint Society Meeting By Charles W. Olson Field Programmable Gate Logic Arrays for 6:00pm Refreshments 6:30pm Lecture Aerospace & Satellite NYU-Poly - Melville, LI By Hans Schmitz 6:00pm Refreshments 6:30pm Lecture October 24th Telephonics - Farmingdale, LI EXCOM Meeting 5:45pm Dinner 6:15pm Meeting October 18th Telephonics - Farmingdale, LI Computer Society Meeting Mobile Operating Systems & Android By Bruce Willins & Rick Rogers 6:00pm Refreshments 6:30pm Lecture Motorola Solutions—Holtsville, LI
November 2011
November 2nd November 30th Long Island Consultants Network Meeting Signal Processing Society Meeting 7:00pm Target Detection Using Joint Tranform Correlation The Great Room By Nazrul Islam Briarcliffe College - Bethpage, LI 6:00pm Refreshments 6:30pm Lecture Telephonics - Farmingdale, LI November 2nd & 3rd 8th Annual International Conference & Expo On Emerging Technologies for a Smart World (CEWIT2011) Hyatt Regency Hauppauge, LI
For more information about these meetings and lectures, please visit: http://www.IEEE.LI/calendar/index.htm Volume 60, No. 18 Page 3
Long Island Section Officers
Chairman Treasurer NIKOLAOS GOLAS BRIAN QUINN Telephonics Corporation Verizon Office 631-755-7059 Office 212-856-1354 [email protected] [email protected]
First Vice Chair Secretary
SUSAN FRANK, Ph.D. T. DAVID BOMZER
Farmingdale State College Day Pitney LLP
Office 631-361-8667 Office 212-297-2477
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Second Vice Chair Junior Past Chair ROBERT BERGER JON GARRUBA National Instruments Northrop Grumman Office 516-507-7001 631-704-4697 [email protected]
Senior Past Chair
SANTO MAZZOLA
BAE Systems
631-262-8367
Affinity Groups
GOLD Affinity Group Student Development / Activities ADAM CHALSON MICHAEL J. CO 631-755-7344 Parker Hannifin Corporation [email protected] Office 631-231-3737 ext. 2123 [email protected] Life Members Affinity Group LOU LUCERI Women in Engineering (WIE) [email protected] CHRISTINA NICKOLAS Hearst Corporation [email protected]
The IEEE LI Section Website The IEEE LI Section website is update regularly to reflect recent section activity and upcoming events. Each society and affinity group has a dedicated page which describes their function and includes contact information. Visit our site at: www.IEEE.LI
Consultant’s Network of Long Island The Consultant’s Network of Long Island maintains a referral service of engineering, computer, managerial & technical professionals. For more information, please visit their website at www.consult-li.com.
Membership Development For more information on membership with the Long Island Section of the IEEE contact: Nikolaos Golas 631-755-7059 [email protected] Page 4
Industry News
Brookhaven National Laboratories Receives $1.37M for Wind Energy Research
Brookhaven National Laboratory received a significant infusion of cash recently from the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a research project to develop cheaper, more efficient technology for wind turbines.
The $1.37 million comes from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, as part of a $156 million investment into energy research projects. BNL’s project, which seeks to develop a new, low-cost superconducting wire that can be used in future advanced wind turbine generators, was one of 60 clean energy projects selected nationwide for funding.
BNL will be partnering with Massachusetts-based American Superconductor on the project.
All electricity generators contain coils of wire, typically made of copper, that conduct electricity. A ―superconducting‖ wire can transport hundreds of times more electric current than a similarly sized copper wire, and has the potential to make a wind turbine generator lighter, more powerful and more efficient.
However, these superconducting wires traditionally cost too much to make wind generators cost-effective. BNL and American Superconductor will seek to create a high-performance superconducting wire that can handle significantly more electrical current that copper wires and costs less to manufacture, making wind generators more practical for widespread deployment.
Department of Energy Awards $156 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects
Arun Majumdar, Director of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), today announced 60 cutting-edge research projects aimed at dramatically improving how the U.S. produces and uses energy. With $156 million from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget, the new ARPA-E selections focus on acceler- ating innovations in clean technology while increasing America's competitiveness in rare earth alternatives and breakthroughs in biofuels, thermal storage, grid controls, and solar power electronics. Demonstrating the suc- cess ARPA-E has already seen, the program announced this year that eleven of its projects secured more than $200 million in outside private capital investment.
―These innovative projects are at the forefront of a new technological frontier that plays a critical role in our future energy security and economic growth, ―said Majumdar. ―It is now more important than ever to invest in game-changing ideas that will build the technological infrastructure for a new, clean energy economy.‖
The projects selected are located in 25 states, with 50% of projects led by universities, 23% by small businesses, 12% by large businesses, 13% by national labs, and 2% by non-profits. Prior to today, ARPA-E has awarded $365.7 million in funds to approximately 120 groundbreaking energy projects within seven program areas. This most recent round of selections brings the total to 180 projects, 12 program areas and $521.7 million in awards at ARPA-E to date.
Information on all projects visit www.arpa-e.energy.gov. Volume 60, No. 18 Page 5 Page 6
8th Annual International Conference & Expo on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World CEWIT2011
Hyatt Regency Long Island, New york November 2-3, 2011
CEWIT2011 is the premier international forum on the applications of emerging technologies in infrastructure, healthcare, and energy, which are three of the most critical components of a smarter global environment.
Topics of interest include: research on emerging technologies, cloud computing, visual computing, smart grid & smart energy, smart infrastructure/ubiquitous cities and dynamic data analytics
NEW for 2011: CEWIT and the Gary and Mary West Wireless Health Institute (WWHI) joint symposium on wireless medicine and health technologies (WiMed2011) will be held in conjunction with the CEWIT2011 conference.
This symposium provides a unique forum for presentations of original research results as well as an exchange and dissemination of innovative, practical development experiences. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: personal medical devices, advanced medical imaging, computer-aided diagnostics, clinical decision support, patient-centered cognitive support, in-vitro diagnostics, systems and predictive biology, eClinical trail technology, eHealth solutions, wireless telemedicine, implantable sensors, noninvasive health monitoring, teleradiology, patient-centered medical home, medication adherence, biomedical informatics, health informatics, asset tracking and monitoring
For more information about CEWIT2011 and WiMed2011, please visit www.cewit.org or e-mail [email protected]
The CEWIT2011 Conference is co-sponsored by IEEE Region 1 and its Long Island Section.
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October Lecture and Seminars
The IEEE Consultants Network of Long Island (LICN) is presenting a lecture titled Trends In Electronic Packaging By Tom Terlizzi Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Refreshments will be served at 6:30PM, lecture starts at 7:00PM Briarcliffe College, The Great Room, 1055 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 0.2 CEU Credits
Who Should Attend? Anyone who desires a better understanding of the issues underlying electronic packaging from the standpoint of both the manufacturers of electronic products and the users of those products.
Abstract: This lecture considers the Function of Electronic, packaging hierarchy/levels, packaging drivers and electrical design con- siderations. A short history of packaging and the recent and future trends in advanced packaging will also be discussed.
About the Speaker: Tom Terlizzi received his BSEE from CCNY and MSEE degree from Polytechnic University. He has over forty years electronic packaging experience. During his 27-year career at Aeroflex, serving as Vice President and General Manager, his group designed Integrated Circuits, numerous thick and thin film hybrids, MCM’s, and microelectronic modules for telecom & military aircraft and space applications. His last project was a Battery Electronic Systems (BEU) for a NASA Juno probe on a five- year mission to Jupiter. Mr. Terlizzi has presented lectures and tutorials at international conferences, authored articles relating to electronic packaging and circuit design, as well as editing several books on electronic packaging. Currently, he is a VP at GM Sys- tems, a consulting firm, developing high technology products.
Registration: The presentation is open to the general public. Pre-registration is not required, but is requested if CEU credit is planned. Please send pre-registration e-mail to [email protected]. There is no admission fee, but there is a fee for CEU credit. For further information contact John Dunn at 516-378-0979.
Industry News
New S.T.E.M. Magnet Academy
Nassau County will be joining the Cradle to create a new learning environment for istry Regents exam after taking additional of Aviation Museum, local school adminis- high school students. courses in math, science and world histo- trators, Nassau BOCES, the Long Island ry at the Cradle. After completing its 3rd Forum for Technology (LIFT) and S.T.E.M. Students enrolled in the S.T.E.M. Magnet year, the program had thirty-five 9th grad- Business Partners, which is composed of Academy will take physics, math and ro- ers and thirty-five 10th graders spending botics classes in their respective high 18 Long Island-based aerospace and tech- half their school day at the Cradle. nology companies, in the launch of the schools and then travel to the Cradle for Science, Technology, Engineering and daily on-site and hands-on classes led by For the 2011-2012 school year, the Math – S.T.E.M. Magnet Academy pro- Cradle of Aviation Museum educa- S.T.E.M. Magnet Academy will expand to tors. Students will utilize the museum’s include off-site trips to 18 Long Island gram at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. extensive collection of air and spacecraft science and technology companies, who The newly formed S.T.E.M Magnet Acade- to see the practical application of class- will serve as S.T.E.M. business part- my is the only partnership of its kind na- room theories by studying the technology ners. Elementary and middle school stu- tionwide where three independent school behind the exhibits. dents will also have an opportunity to districts have teamed up with a museum participate, thanks to another new to provide exciting, hands-on, daily class- During the program’s first year, Westbury S.T.E.M. partner, BOCES, which will pro- room studies in math and science to over 9th graders enrolled in the Westbury vide coordination of an elementary and Magnet Academy scored a nearly 90% 200 students. middle school S.T.E.M. program for stu- passing grade on the New York State dents in the three partnering school dis- The S.T.E.M. Magnet Academy is an ex- Physics Regents exam, as compared to tricts. pansion of the highly successful Westbury 11th and 12th grade students not en- Magnet Academy, a partnership formed in rolled, with an 84% passing grade. The For more information call 516-572-4111 2008 between the Cradle of Aviation following year, the same 9th grade stu- or log onto www.cradleofaviation.org. Museum and the Westbury School district dents, now in their sophomore year, scored 100% passing grades on the Chem- Page 8
October Seminars and Lectures (continued)
The Long Island Chapters of the IEEE AESS, CSS and SPS are jointly presenting the following lecture titled: Field Programmable Gate Logic Arrays for Aerospace & Satellite By Hans Schmitz, Technical Manager, Microsemi Corp. Tuesday October 11, 2011 Refreshments will be served at 6:00 PM, lecture starts at 6:30 PM Telephonics Corporation, Farmingdale, NY
Abstract: Programmable electronics on the space station, satellites, and Mars or Venus exploration platforms require extremely small semiconductor chips. Low-power consumption and mixed-signal Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) devices enable pro- gramming with minimal use of batteries, memory chips, and hardwired integrated circuits. FPGA offers improved specifications in the requirements arena of: Low-Power, High-Reliability, Various Environmental Grades, Mixed-Signal Integration, and have a long heritage of success in many Wireless Communications programs. While the pin counts on chips are increasing, the reliability is improving as the speed and throughputs increase. Silicon and Gallium Arsenide semiconductors have increased reliability, in part due to fewer moving or mechanical parts, smaller solder joints, and decreased board or hand-held pad sizes. Chips with single-substrate solutions allow the software program instruction sets to be loaded without an additional fill device or peripheral chips. Remote programming from earth is much easier and is the only method for one way expendables. Highly integrated devices are required and to fit into smaller physical sized products; FPGA product families include Digital, Analog, Clocking, and Memory circuits all on a single device. Join us! We will discuss these topics plus… WHAT criteria should you use to select an FPGA for Aerospace/Satellite products and what are the major features you should examine when selecting an FPGA?
About the Speaker: Mr. Hans Schmitz is the Technical Manager for MICROSEMI Corporation. He has 26 years experience design- ing Digital Algebraic Logic, Processor Based Systems, Video Controllers, Motion Controllers, Memory Systems, and Computer-Chip System Managers. He provides technical assistance for many designs in Military Programs, including Ground based, Avionic, and Aero- space programs, and Commercial product designs.
Registration: Photo ID is required to enter the facility. Registration is required, and is available online only. Please visit the Calendar Page of the IEEE Long Island Website http://www.IEEE.LI/calendar/ and click on the registration link, and fill out the form. All are invited, and the lecture is free.
Seminar Coordinators: Dave Mesecher, Chair of the IEEE Aerospace & Electronic System Society (AESS), LI Section T. David Bomzer, Chair of the IEEE Communication Society (CSS), LI Section Garry Gu, Chair of the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS), LI Section
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Long Island’s Electronic History By Jesse Taub, IEEE Long Island Historian
This is the third in a series that highlights some of our Long Island engineers who achieved wide spread recognition for their accomplishments. Previous articles featured Nathan Marcuvitz, Harold Wheeler (authored by Al Lopez) and this month honors Eugene Fubini. Your suggestions for future articles are encouraged.
Eugene Fubini
Eugene Fubini was born in Turin, Italy in 1913 and by age 20 had received a PhD in Physics, having studied under Enri- co Fermi. Being half Jewish (on his mother’s side) his career opportunities were bleak in Mussolini’s Fascist Italy.
He emigrated to the US and took a job with CBS Laboratories. He was fortunate to get this position, considering that it was the depth of the 1930’s Depression.
In 1940, the US was concerned with gearing up for a likely war. This was the bases of the MIT Radiation Lab for developing radar and the Harvard Radio Research LAB (RRL) that was concerned with radar countermeasures (ECM). Gene became a member of the tech- nical staff of RRL and quickly became an innovator in the ECM field during WWII.
When WWII ended, he joined a newly formed company, Airborne Instruments Lab (AIL) in Mineola. In the early years, he was involved with developing electronic reconnaissance receivers to detect enemy microwave radar. He made important contributions to wide- band scanning receivers and microwave technology. He and others at AIL pioneered in the development of microwave printed circuits using stripline in the early 1950’s.
During the time he was at AIL, Gene was very active in the IEEE. He became a Fellow in 1954 ―For his many contributions to the analysis of electronic countermeasures.‖ He also was the Chair of the IRE Long Island Section in 1957. He and other leaders, such as John Dyer of AIL, were instrumental in placing a one page ad in The Pulse that described interesting technical work that AIL was doing. That concept was later extended to the IEEE Spectrum several years later.
I joined AIL in 1955 and was fortunate to be assigned to his Department. My first job was to design a 225 channel band-pass filter bank that covered the 8 to 10.5GHz range in 11MHz contiguous segments. This required extending the art of filter design at that time. The project was successful in part, because Gene, as a hands on supervisor, got involved and that spurred me on. The net result was that both of us ended up publishing papers in the IRE Proceed- ings.
In the late 1950’s he became AIL’s Director of Engineering and was also frequently served as a consultant to the Air Force on major electronic reconnaissance and ECM systems.
When John F. Kennedy was elected President, his Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown, asked Gene to serve as the Director of DDR and E. He advanced to be the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. After leaving the DOD, he became an IBM Vice President and ended his career as a much sought after independent consult- ant.
He received several Honorary Doctorates, a Certificate of Merit from the National Academy of Engineering. He also received the DOD Distinguished Public Service and the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Exceptional Service Medal. Shortly before his death in 1996, the DOD named a distinguished service award from the Defense Science Board in his honor.
Throughout a distinguished career, his dynamic leadership, optimistic attitude, brilliant intelligence and hands on su- pervision were his hallmark. Those of us who were privileged to have worked for him, came to know him as a warm human being and have much to be thankful for. We were fortunate that many of his best contributions took place on Long Island.
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Career Management
Career Corner: Making the Right Choice By Bala Prasanna Region 1 Treasurer, Senior Member-IEEE
Does the title sound corny? Maybe it is maybe, not.
To limit our scope, we are not talking about right choice when picking colleges, employers, a television set. We are talking about simpler, yet profoundly important everyday life decisions.
Consider having at your disposal the means to make the ―right choices‖ about your time, your friendships, your emotions, and criticism from others.
If I made an error in judgment, or a mistake, I could be given a dress down by my boss, or I could be a sto- ry among peers at the break room. For how long and how far would I moan and groan about it? That is a choice to make, and as for the right choice, consider this: I am neither a victim nor a product of the past. Thus, I will have an honest and objective analysis of the situation, accept the mistake, vow not to repeat it and move on without getting sagged down by the negativity of choices open to me.
I recently read about someone who was persuaded by a friend to get an ―experience‖ by spending time with a prostitute. This person ended up with testing positive for HIV after heeding that friendly advice. No matter how persuasive your friends are, do you have the wherewithal to make judgment calls on your own when faced with temptations like this? In the bigger picture, what does it say about your choice of friends? Was it the right choice? Surely not!
When it comes to criticism, some of us are thin-skinned. Consider the ability to discern to see if the criti- cism came from someone who derives pleasure in simply being negative, à la Schadenfreude, or if a person is holding a mirror to uncover your own blind spots. Wouldn’t you want to have Simon Cowell or Dr. House as your critic if learning and performing better is your objective? While not easy, we need to de- velop our abilities to see beyond the immediate and make the right choice of how we accept criticism or feedback.
There are plenty of go-to or how-to guides to make right choices about your television sets, internet car- riers, and the like. But when it comes to making right choices in everyday life, we must depend on some simple yet powerful thoughts and exercises that we subject ourselves to based on our life experiences, our circumstances, the durability of our decisions, the people with whom we surround ourselves, and a strong conviction about what constitutes a right choice when we are uncertain.
The author wishes his readers with the faculties above to help make the ―right choices‖. After all, we are always either the victims, or the winners with the choices we make. Developing the temper and tem- perament to make the ―right choice‖ usually makes winners out of us.
Acknowledgements: 1. Bala Prasanna – Career & Life Management Skills for Success, slide presentation http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/developing-a-leadership-philosophy - Developing a leadership Philosophy Volume 60, No. 18 Page 13
October Lecturers and Seminars (continued)
The Long Island Chapter of the IEEE Computer Society (CS) is presenting the following lecture titled: Mobile Operating Systems & Android By Bruce Willins & Rick Rogers Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Refreshments will be served at 6:00 PM, Lecture starts at 6:30 PM Motorola Solutions Inc.
Abstract: In 2011 worldwide sales of mobile smartphones will exceed 400 million units. The number of mobile application down- loads will exceed the population of the planet. With an increasingly mobilized workforce and more than 11 Mobile Operating sys- tems to choose from, enterprise customers are finding it difficult to navigate and plan their mobility strategy. During this lecture Bruce Willins & Rick Rogers will cover the current landscape of key mobile operating systems. Specifically they will focus on attrib- utes of an "Enterprise" mobile OS. New trends will be covered as well as well as key architectural and strategic differences. Finally, they will cover the evolution and state of today's most prolific mobile OS; "Android."
About the Speakers: Bruce Willins is Senior Director of Technical Solutions Group at Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI). Mr. Willins has over 30 years of experience in marketing and development of high technology products. He has served in numerous senior level positions, including; VP of Engineering For Hauppauge Computer, VP of R&D at Symbol Technologies, VP of Engineering / GM Strate- gic Business at SMC Networks, and President/Founder of Netways Inc. Mr. Willins is a Motorola Science Advisory Board Associate, a past Symbol Technologies Fellow, is the recipient of the IEEE Charles Hirsch award, has numerous patents, and is a frequent lectur- er. Rick Rogers is also a member of the MSI Technology Solutions Group. Mr. Rogers is a frequent author on the topic of Android with numbers technical publications and is the author the O'Reilly published book "Android Application Development." Mr. Rogers has held strategic architect positions at Wind River Systems, Marvell Semiconductor, and Intel Corporation.
Registration: Registration is required, and is available online only. Please visit the calendar page of the IEEE Long Island Website http://www.IEEE.LI/calendar/ and click on the registration link, and fill out the form. All are invited, and the lecture is free.
Seminar Coordinators: Metodi Filipov, Chair of the IEEE Computer Society (CS), LI Section James Megna, Secretary of the IEEE Computer Society (CS), LI Section
The Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) of the IEEE Long Island Section presents a lecture on: Methods For 3-D Display of ECG Signals By Charles W. Olson Thursday, October 27, 2011 Refreshments will be served at 6:00 PM, Lecture starts at 6:30 PM NYU-Poly - Melville, NY (Room 117 on the second floor)
Abstract: The lecture will describe Mr. Olson's work at ECG-TECH Corp. (www.ecgtech.com) on automated ECG analysis, display of analysis results in 3-D and ECG-TECH's current application program for training medical personnel to understand the ECG. The application program for visual training uses 3-D vector analysis makes ECG diagnosis more intuitive and accurate for students and experienced clinicians alike. The program provides a useful means to appreciate a spatial understanding of myocardial activation, particularly the sequence by which electrical excitation spreads through both the normal and diseased myocardium. Mr. Olson will present highlights of operation of ECG-TECH's new display, which provides medical professionals with all the important information to make a decision of an Ischemic Event (aided by the application of an Ischemic-condition detection algorithm).
About the Speaker: Mr. Olson has a long and distinguished career in signal processing for both military and commercial applica- tions. Mr. Olson began his career at Sperry Gyroscope with work on hydraulic servo systems for gun fire control and eventually heading Sperry's advanced sonar research group. Charlie developed the first passive ranging system for the submarine fleet (installed on 40 US submarines). This passive ranging system, the first mostly digital ranging system ever, was later modified for application by the US Navy destroyer fleet and has since been modified and installed on ships of our allies throughout the world. Charlie left Sper- ry and operated his own company, developing the first digital depth sounder for commercial boats, as well as medical electronics instrumentation for surgeons for nerve stimulation. After retiring from Norden systems, Charlie developed and constructed a 3 channel ECG recording system of high fidelity for the high resolution analysis of ECG signals.
Registration: Please register online at the calendar page of the IEEE Long Island Website http://www.IEEE.LI/calendar/ by clicking on the registra- tion link and filling in your registration information; all are invited and the lecture is free.
Seminar Coordinator: John F. Vodopia, Esq., Chair for IEEE EMBS, LI Section [email protected] Page 14
Sections Congress 2011
The Sections Congress 2011 By Susan Frank, LI Section Vice Chair
Several members of the Long Island Section recently attended the Sections Congress 2011 (SC2011) in San Francisco, California. The Sections Congress is a triennial event, run by IEEE Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) in order to determine the main direction and goals of the IEEE for the subsequent years and to hold the IEEE Honors Ceremony. Each Section in the IEEE is represented by a Primary Delegate, usually the Section Chair, and there are representatives from the other units of the MGA as well.
Sections Congress is also a chance for IEEE members from across the globe to come together to share common experi- ences, learn from the more experienced members and IEEE staff, and meet IEEE leadership, including those running in current elections. The theme of this year’s Sections Congress was ―Empowering Members to Create the Future.‖
Attending the Sections Congress is indeed an empowering experience, both directly for the Section representatives, and for the members that they serve. There were 33 different breakout session topics, with a total of 84 speakers. These sessions will be incorporated into the IEEE Center for Leadership Excellence. In addition, there were 43 posters repre- senting Sections, Regions, Affinity Groups, IEEE-USA, and the Technical Activities Board, as well as exhibits and learning labs. This year the Region 1 Meeting was held in conjunction with the Sections Congress. The advantage of this is that it enabled a primary delegate from each Section in Region 1 to be sponsored by the Region for attendance, thus increasing the cohesiveness and IEEE experience level of Region 1.
The Sections Congress 2011 had the largest attendance to date, with a total of 1,133 attendees from 92 countries. There were representatives from 294 Sections and 41 Technical Societies/Councils. The SC2011 Facebook page and Twitter were utilized to promote SC2011 and encourage individuals to view the sessions both recorded and fed live via IEEE.tv.
A total of 27 recipients were recognized at the IEEE Honors Ceremony, including the Medal of Honor recipient was Morris Chang. IEEE President Moshe Kam served as the Master of Ceremonies along with the help of IEEE President- Elect, Gordan Day, as co-presenter. The recipient list reads like a who’s who in the world of technology; many of them are featured at the Computer History Museum, which was the featured excursion for this event.
The keynote presentations by IEEE President Moshe Kam and IEEE MGA Vice President, Howard E. Michel are available on the Sections Congress website. Another featured guest was IEEE member Grant Imahara from the hit science-based Discovery Channel television series, Mythbusters. He spoke about the application of his electrical engineering back- ground to the field of movie special effects and Mythbusters.
The Primary Section Delegates voted on the IEEE Sections Congress 2011 Recommendations during the closing ceremo- ny on Monday, August 22nd. The top five recommendations are used to set the priorities of the IEEE for at least the next three years. After gathering recommendations from IEEE Sections across the world over a period of several months, a list of 32 recommendations was posted on the Sections Congress blog several weeks prior to the Sections Congress. All IEEE members were welcome to make suggestions on the recommendations during this time. One of Breakout Sessions was dedicated to reviewing and discussion of the 32 initial recommendations. After the final vote, the following are the top five recommendations: 1. IEEE to develop a comprehensive long-term strategy to increase the number of next generation youth pursuing science and engineering careers. 2. As members maintain their IEEE membership over their years, IEEE must reward them for their loyalty. Rewards ought to be tangible and useful and can be done simply and inexpensively. Create Global Fidelity Programs including: (a) Continue membership Recognition 5-10-15-20 years of membership (b) Bonus for specific Benefits (e.g., reduced fee, IEEE merchandise, etc). 3. IEEE membership (including e-Membership) should include a Society membership as part of the basic membership fee. 4. Increased support to students in technical activities with grants to attend conferences and organization of technical competitions. 5. To encourage interest in pre-university students in engineering careers, IEEE to publish a subscription periodical (paper or electronic) targeted to high school students that highlights engineering activities of interest to those students. The periodical should also have articles promoting the benefits of an engineering career and what the students can do in college to get involved with IEEE. Volume 60, No. 18 Page 15
2012 Long Island Section Officer Ballot
Official Ballot - 2012 IEEE Long Island Section
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Fellow Awards
AWARDS – FELLOW NOMINATIONS By Jesse Taub IEEE LI Section Awards Chairman
In the September issue of The Pulse, I described the awards that our Section gives annually and solicited nominations. This article is concerned with Fellow awards.
The IEEE solicits nominations for the Fellow grade each year. They are due at IEEE headquarters on March 1st. The Fellow grade recognized members whose tech- nical or managerial contributions have been distinguished. The nomination proce- dure is arduous requiring at least 5 IEEE Fellows to serve as References and a strong endorsement from one of the IEEE’s many Societies. Furthermore, the can- didate’s accomplishments must be documented. This usually means publications in peer reviewed journals.
As the Section’s Awards Chairman, our Awards Committee and I want to be sure that any worthy member is nominated. Our Section has many Fellows. In recent years very few have come from industry. Brookhaven National Laboratory and SUNY Stony Brook have been our main sources. This is a concern because I am certain that we have several worthy candidates who work in our local companies. The problem appears to be that some companies do not overly encourage their engineers to publish. In my view, this is misguided. I believe that the slight risk of giving away proprietary information is more than offset by the favorable publicity for the companies.
If you know of any engineer who may qualify for Fellow, please contact me. Our Awards Committee will evaluate each candidate. We will also assist the nominator to ensure that the nomination form is properly processed. Please contact me at: [email protected].
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2011 IEEE Celebration Day
IEEE Day Celebration
It is the second time in history when all engineers worldwide are going to celebrate the IEEE Day. As a leading organization IEEE defines standards and directions in technology but as a leader, it is also re- sponsible for future generations of engineers. Thus, this year the theme of the IEEE Day will be focused on “Empowering Members to Create the Future”.
The IEEE Day Team is made of IEEE student volunteers, young professionals and staff to assure that this year celebration will be even bigger and more impressive than a year ago. The main task of the IEEE Day Team is to initiate, motivate and coordinate events and efforts to celebrate this day worldwide.
Based on the experience from last year, the organizers prepared a totally new website with new features and enhancements. Social networks – the blood stream of recent days has been filled with new IEEE Day content. A new T-shirt design will be published for all who want to actively participate.
Beside a great time and empowering members to shape the future, the team took care of supporting active volunteers and encouraging them to participate in second edition of the photo contest.
Ten best pictures will be awarded with a $500 prize, designated for unit activities. Besides the contest, IEEE units are encourage to submit a group photo, to be gathered in one video and published in IEEE.tv.
Do not hesitate; share your excitement, visions and joy with engineers worldwide
Get Involved You can get involved by organizing any kind of event: seminars, technical talks, IEEE speeches, industry visits, online programs, social gathering, pizza parties… or any other event you might be willing to organize. Along the events being organized, you are encouraged to network online on the tools made available for this purpose: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter or the IEEE Day website.
In order to create a deeper cohesion among the members, IEEE Day website will be running the following networking events:
Photo wall of the year: every member will be invited to share a picture showing himself/herself in real action (at laboratory, desk, classroom, with an oscilloscope, posing next to a wind turbine and a transformer, …) or in an IEEE event. Wear your IEEE Day T-shirt: members can find the link on the IEEE Day website where they can order their t-shirts. (They can also download and print the logo locally) Upload your IEEE Facebook profile picture: Taken during the IEEE Day. You can find more information in this page.
Local Events Think and come up with a social and/or technical event within your Region, your Section, your Student Branch, your Chapter, or your Affinity Group to celebrate the IEEE Day locally. Make sure your event topic is related to the IEEE Day 2011 theme: Empowering Members to Create the Future.
You are free to organize any kind of activity for IEEE Day! Here are some suggestions to get you started: STEP program Humanitarian workshops Webinars IEEE posters on the walls IEEE stand (table with some IEEE documents) Workshops School visits IEEE distinguish lecture program Section general assembly meeting IEEE Day dinner IEEE Day cake IEEE and technical thoughts shared on social networks IEEE Day t-shirt Pizza parties Social gatherings IEEE presentations Page 18
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IEEE USA
News
Paid Summer 2012 Internship A paid summer 2012 internship at a mass media news outlet is available to a U.S. IEEE student member who can help journalists in print or broadcast fields communicate authoritatively to the public about science, engineering and technology.
IEEE-USA is seeking applications from U.S. IEEE undergraduate and graduate student members to work full-time June-August 2012 as a reporter, researcher or production assistant in a mass media organization -- including radio and TV stations, newspapers and magazines -- both print and electronic. Applications are due by January 15, 2012.
In addition to receiving a weekly stipend and travel expenses, IEEE-USA Engineering Mass Media Fellows gain valua- ble work experience and sharpen their communication skills as they report on today's sci-tech news for the general public. IEEE-USA Engineering Mass Media Fellows have been assigned to such media outlets as The Los Angeles Times, the Voice of America, Scientific American and WNBC-TV.
Since 2000, 14 U.S. IEEE undergraduate and graduate students have served as IEEE-USA Engineering Mass Media Fellows. IEEE-USA is the only engineering organization in the Mass Media Fellows program administered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The AAAS program, begun in 1974, has placed some 600 fellows who have filed hundreds of stories in print and electronic media. To download a AAAS application, go to:
www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia/apply.shtml
For more information on IEEE-USA participation in the AAAS program, and to print out a flyer on the activity, see:
www.ieeeusa.org/communications/massmedia.asp
IEEE-USA E-Book on Résumés First to be Offered Free as Special Benefit to IEEE Members
As a special benefit of IEEE membership, IEEE-USA will be offering one free e-book each month to IEEE members.
The e-book offering for October is "Engineers' Guide to Lifelong Employability: On Résumés." This e-book provides everything you need to know about creating and using résumé and cover letters -- traditional to digital -- in a convenient, easy-to-read for- mat. In it you'll learn:
* The basics of résumé formats, content and delivery * How to update your résumé * How to avoid common résumé blunders
"Your résumé should describe your skills and accomplishments plainly enough so that employers can tell within about a minute whether you fit their immediate staffing needs or not," former IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Chair Jean Eason said.
From Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, "Engineers' Guide to Lifelong Employability: On Résumés" can be downloaded at www.ieeeusa.org/ communications/ebooks for free to IEEE Members. The nonmember price is $5.99. Members can purchase other IEEE-USA E-Books at deeply discounted prices and download other free e-books.
In November the free publication will be book two in the "Engineers' Guide to Lifelong Employability" series: "Transitioning from School to Work." In December it will be book three, "What Are You Worth?"
To learn about the many benefits of IEEE membership, visit http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/join/. Page 20
Key to YOUR Benefits Discover the Benefits of Membership
A monthly column by Nikolaos Golas, Membership Development Chairman
Benefit Resources for Members
1. HUMANITARIAN TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGE The Humanitarian Technology Challenge (HTC) is an innovative, collaborative endeavor that will develop and implement technological solutions to selected humanitarian challenges in developing countries. HTC works to solve some of the world's most pressing challenges. With a unique, open-source collaborative concept, HTC enables volunteers to make a difference - without making a major commitment of time or resources. Visit the Humanitarian Technology Challenge at: http://www.ieeehtc.org/
2. IEEE memberNet IEEE memberNet is an online search and networking tool that allows members to connect with technical and engineering experts world- wide. This tool can be utilized by members seeking peers who share a common technical interest, membership or affinity. MemberNet is an exclusive benefit of IEEE membership, at no additional cost, and is the only online directory that connects all IEEE members. It enables networking by technical and geographic affilia- tions, affinities, and more, and provides a flexible search building tool using multiple criteria. Visit IEEE memberNet at: http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/membernet.html
3. IEEE-USA’S PUBLIC POLICY LOG IEEE-USA’s chronological log of public policy communications, including testimonies, statements submitted for the record of congressional hearings, formal comments provid- ed in response to public or regulatory notices, letters to Federal policy mak- ers forwarding recommendations on public policy issues, and Legislative Alerts and similar notices of related government relations activities. Visit the IEEE-USA Public Policy Log at: http://ieeeusa.com/policy/policy/index.html
4. WISE PROGRAM Each year, outstanding engineering students are select- ed to spend nine weeks during the summer in Washing- ton, D.C., learning about the public policy process, in- cluding how government officials make decisions on complex technological issues and how engineers can contribute to legislative and regulatory public policy decisions. The deadline for the 2012 applications is November 4, 2011. The 2012 Application materials are available at: http://spectrum.ieee.org/webinar/
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