What’s the Hesitation? Robert Goodwin said, “One reason people resist change is because they focus on what they have to give up instead of what they have to gain.” This article brings together some of the many accomplished women from Pakistan. These ladies are working across the globe (indicated on the map in Figure 1 […]
IWS 2024 Women in Microwaves: Challenge Yourself and Be Proud Women in Microwave (WIM) serves as a subset of Women in Engineering (WIE), specifically focusing on the field of microwave engineering. In China, WIM has organized numerous events, offering a platform for female engineers to connect, learn, and grow [1] . Each event typically sees […]
Empowering Diversity and Inclusion: The WIE Session at WPTCE2024 The Women in Engineering (WIE) session was successfully held on 10 May 2024, at the Uji Campus of Kyoto University, Japan, during the 2024 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo (WPTCE2024). The session was financially sponsored by IEEE WPTCE2024, the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology […]
Exploring the Wilderness: Amateur Radio Adventures in Royal Belum, Perak and Kuala Keniam, Pahang Nurul Huda Abd Rahman is currently an associate professor at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Malaysia ( Figure 1 ). She earned an M.Eng. degree in electronics from the University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K. in 2008, followed by a Ph.D. in […]
The 2023 IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference in Leuven The IEEE International Microwave Biomedical Conference (IMBioC) took place in Leuven, Belgium, in September 2023. The event brought together academics and professionals in the field of microwaves for biomedical diagnostics, therapy, and other applications to connect and exchange information on the latest progress in the field. […]
Women in (Wireless) Power The IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo is a prestigious event, gathering experts from both the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) and the IEEE Power Electronics Society community, working on wireless power technology solutions for a variety of applications, ranging from electric vehicles to Internet of Things and […]
IEEE MTT-S Membership and Geographic Activities Women in Microwaves Subcommittee Update Be sure to check out an article in the May issue of IEEE Microwaves updating recent activities of the Women in Microwaves (WIM) sub-committee within the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) Membership and Geographic Activities (MGA). As I step down from my […]
Blog: Six Ways Women Can Champion Each Other and How WIM Supports These Calls to Action After almost 15 years of serving on and/or co-chairing the Women in Microwaves (WIM) committee, I’m stepping down in 2024, so this article in the April edition of IEEE Microwaves Magazine will be my “swan song.” I thought it […]
Research by Women in Microwaves Since its inaugural issue in 2022, the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S) has each year published a focus issue on research by women in microwaves in IEEE Microwave Magazine. These focus issues highlight scientific articles by female researchers and spotlight their research. Through these focus issues, we hope […]
WIM Panel at ICMAC: A Remote Connection Author Aqeela Saghir, researcher at the LINKS Foundation within NUST, provides a detailed account of a unique joint Women in Microwaves and Young Professionals panel discussion that was held in the first International Conference on Microwave, Antennas & Circuits RF and Microwave Conference (ICMAC) in 2021 (Figure 1). […]
Blog: Moving Forward Together – Women Excellence in Engineering: 2023 ISAP WIM Special Session Recap The January WIM column in IEEE Microwaves Magazine features a recap of the Women in Engineering (WIE) special session at the 2023 Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP) written by three Japanese women engineers: Yuko Rikuta, Nihon Dengyo Kosaku Co., […]
Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Perspectives of Engineering Female Students in Mexico Aurea Edna Moreno-Mojica, is a student in the Department of Electronics Systems and Informatics (ITESO) at The Jesuit University of Guadalajara, Tlaquepaque, Mexico and a student member of IEEE. In her December IEEE Microwave Magazine WIM article she interviews four exceptional female engineering students […]
Empowering Women in Microwave Engineering: Inspiring Stories From Malaysia “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” — Michelle Obama The November 2023 issue of IEEE Microwave magazine features a WIM column written by Dr. Fauziahanim Seman of the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM). Prof. Seman is a member of the […]
State of the Industry: Diversity in the Workplace I participated in the Women in Engineering (WIE) panel discussion held at the 2022 Design Automation Conference (DAC) last summer, which brought out some wonderful pieces of insight and advice from myself and fellow women tech leaders on the panel on the importance of diversity in the […]
Real Advice I’ve written an article for the XX edition of IEEE Microwave Magazine in which I share some salient bits of advice from the 2022 Design Automation Conference (DAC) Women in Engineering (WIE) panel discussion on “Real Advice for Today’s Women in Engineering.” Panelists Radhika Shankar of Synopsys, Greta Pyne of Intuit, myself, and […]
Community Building In the July/August IEEE Microwave Magazine WIM column I interviewed two of our newest WIM subcommittee members, Marie Mertens and Aurea Edna Moreno-Mojica. These young women, along with others who participate in the many events that MTT-S has to offer, were so inspired by their collective experiences that they joined WIM as well […]
