https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9724657 Our April WIM article on Women, STEM, and South Asia was contributed by Tayyaba Farooqi, who is with the National University of Sciences and Technology in Pakistan. She wondered when she was invited to contribute whether the problems faced by women in technology in developing countries could be understood by an international audience because […]
Valentina Palazzi of the University of Perugia, Italy has written an insightful article in this March issue of IEEE Microwaves Magazine on the positive impact the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) has had on her personal and professional growth. She has taken part in this competition twice—in 2019 and […]
Our February IEEE Microwave Magazine WIM column features an article from Dr. Kiki Ikossi, an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation (NSF). As she points out in her introduction, Kiki and I have known each other for years and I’ve been encouraging her […]
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 […]
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) […]
$5,000 USD scholarship opportunity: The Cadence Women in Technology Scholarship is offered to eligible female students and interns for the 2021-2022 academic year. The application window is open now, and will close October 11th 2021. Students at all levels of university education (BS, MS, PhD) at Canadian and American institutions are invited to apply, see […]
This July, be ready to get inspired and learn from a group of enthusiastic female engineers from the field of RF and Microwave. IEEE MTT-S Kerala chapter, IEEE MTT-S WiM (Women in Microwave) Affinity Group, IEEE AP-S SIGHT committee, and IEEE MTT-S and AP-S SB Chapters of GEC, Barton Hill, and IIST are glad to […]
The July 2021 issue of the IEEE Microwave Magazine features an exciting WIM column Women in Microwaves at MIKON: (not) for the first time, written by Malgorzata Celuch of QWED. Located in Poland, she, along with other female members of the IEEE, kicked-off Poland’s first WIM event during the Mikon conference last October. While apprehensive […]
“Women in Microwaves and Wireless” Special Session at IEEE IWS2021 by (1) Ye Han , and (2) Wenxuan Tang (1) Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2) Southeast University The 2021 IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium (IWS) was successfully held in Nanjing, China, 23rd-26th May, 2021. Along with the conference, a “Women in […]
This month’s Microwave Magazine features an interview with Dr. Rhonda Franklin, professor at the University of Minnesota and the 2019 recipient of the IEEE MTT Society’s N. Walter Cox Award for meritorious service. Check out the column to learn about the impact WIM networking events have had on Rhonda’s life and career, as well as […]
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 […]
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 […]
PhD student Aqeela Saghir has formed a Facebook group for women in microwaves to answer questions related to the Microwave field and to help students, including those at the undergraduate level. https://www.facebook.com/groups/466141337281047 All are welcomed to join. Did you miss her article in the January edition of IEEE Microwaves Magazine? Don’t miss out – […]
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 […]
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 […]
As part of the 2018 China Microwave Week (CMW2018), the 2018 International Wireless Symposium (IWS2018) was held in Chengdu, China on May 7 -9, 2018. The CMW2018 has drawn around 1500 attendees. Along with the conference, one special session on Women in Microwaves and Wireless organized by WIM subcommittee was also successfully held in the […]
