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January 2022 WIM Column
January 2022 WIM Column

Happy 2022! With the new year comes a new IEEE MTT-S president—Prof. Rashaunda Henderson, our second female president of the society and the first female of color to take on this challenging role. I had the pleasure of chatting with Rashaunda about her motivations for deciding to run for society president in the first place […]

December 2021 WIM Column
December 2021 WIM Column

Building a Women in Microwaves Network That Attracts, Scales, and Connects The in-person restrictions of the pandemic have affected people in many ways, not the least of which is our natural need for in-person interaction. This has certainly been a challenge for the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) […]

IWS'21 Special WIM Session
IWS'21 Special WIM Session

IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium (IWS) Special Session: Women in Microwaves and Wireless “A Better World Can Be Expected Through Our Efforts” May 25th 2021, 16:00 – 18:00, Room 736 7F Topics will include: The current challenges due to the impact of COVID-19 The importance of communication and collaboration How to continue communicating and collaborating […]

WIM News - April
WIM News - April

The IEEE MTT MGA Committee is pleased to host Dr. Alessandra Costanzo for an invited technical talk “Batteryless RF/Microwave Systems”  during the next online Chapter Chair Meeting.  The virtual event will be held Friday April 2nd at 15:00 London Time, and also include addresses by other MTT committees.  More information and registration can be found […]

Celebrate Women's History Month with a film screening of
Celebrate Women's History Month with a film screening...

Women in Engineering, NJ Coast Section, are pleased to show the Movie “Secrets of the Surface” via Zoom.  This film examines the life and mathematical work of Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian immigrant to the United States who became a superstar in her field. In 2014, she was both the first woman and the first Iranian […]

Women in Microwaves Virtual Meet-Up March 2021
Women in Microwaves Virtual Meet-Up March 2021

This month, the Women in Microwaves Committee kicked off a new virtual event called “Virtual Meet-Ups.” The intent is to offer these quarterly in Regions1-6 as well as adopt globally before too long. Virtual Meet-Ups Our goals for offering WIM Virtual Meet-Ups include: ● Grow our community of members ● Better engage with and increase […]

Live Public Lecture: Technology, Innovation and Career in the Post-Covid World
Live Public Lecture: Technology, Innovation and Career...

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and Young Professionals bring you second live public lecture with Dr Goutam Chattopadhyay from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the topic – Technology, Innovation and Career in the Post Covid World. There will be discussions regarding the latest development in the field of space, engineering and next-generation technologies. Registration […]

Live Session With Astronaut Robert Thirsk
Live Session With Astronaut Robert Thirsk

Robert Brent “Bob” Thirsk is a Canadian engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut. He holds the Canadian records for the most time spent in space (204 days 18 hours). He became an officer of the Order of Canada (OC) in 2013 and was named to the Order of British Columbia (OBC) […]

Wamicon 2019 : Young Professionals and Women In Microwaves Reception
Wamicon 2019 : Young Professionals and Women In Microwaves

The IEEE Young Professionals (YP) and Women in Microwaves (WiM) groups are delighted to join efforts with WAMICON 2019, and host the session “Career Opportunities for RF Engineers.” In this session, professionals leaders of the MTT community from a broad spectrum of backgrounds will share their experiences and provide guidance on what the different options […]