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3MT is here at IMS2017!
3MT is here at IMS2017!

Are you succinct, clear and the one having a great idea? Then the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition ought to grab your attention. The Three Minute Thesis 3MT® competition, which started out in an academic context at The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, in 2008 has garnered attention from the international community for its unique […]

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Hola From Microwaves to Tequila Shots
Hola From Microwaves to Tequila Shots

When it feels like the world is on your shoulders And all of the madness has got you goin’ crazy It’s time to get out, step out into the street Where all of the action is right there at your feet. The 1st IEEE Latin America Microwave Conference (LAMC) took place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, […]

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Join Hands: For both Cause and Applause!!
Join Hands: For both Cause and Applause!!

On Friday, October 9, 2015, and Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the Library of Oradea University held an event organized by the School of Engineering Sciences doctoralǎ. World-renowned specialists like Mr. Prof.univ.Dr.ing.habil.Dr.h.c.mult. Ulrich L. Rohde, the professor at the University of Oradea, the Universiăţii Technical Cottbus, Germany, the University of Florida and chairman of the […]

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Young Professionals' Career Workshop at Radio & Wireless Week, 16 January
Young Professionals' Career Workshop at Radio &...

IEEE MTT-S Young Professionals in Microwaves have organized a workshop on “Shaping the Career for the Next Generation Wireless Technologies” during January’s 11th IEEE Radio & Wireless Week (RWW2017) in Phoenix, Ariz. The session will run on 16 January 2017 from 4:40 pm to 6:30 pm MST. It will provide attendees with a platform to […]

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In Memoriam: Alvin
In Memoriam: Alvin "Al" Clavin (1924–2016)

Alvin “Al” Clavin (born 17 June 1924), Past President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society and a Life Fellow of the IEEE, died 17 November 2016, two days after emergency surgery. He was employed by the Hughes Aircraft Company from 1948 to 1983, except for an eight year period when in 1956 he […]

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President's Message: Renew Your Membership Now
President's Message: Renew Your Membership Now

Dear Colleagues, Have you renewed your IEEE/MTT-S membership? If you have, I thank you for your loyalty to MTT-S. If not, you can easily renew through the on-line process at http://www.ieee.org/renew. You can also help MTT-S by recruiting your friends and colleagues as new members of our Society. We have been working very hard in […]

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December 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter
December 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter

Message from President Ke Wu Time to Renew, Time to Expand Have you renewed your IEEE/MTT-S membership? If you have, I thank you for your loyalty to MTT-S. If not, you can easily renew on-line. You can also help MTT-S by recruiting friends and colleagues as new members of our Society. We have been working […]

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IEEE Multi-Generation Collaboration
IEEE Multi-Generation Collaboration

The IEEE Young Professionals Montreal section and IEEE Montreal Industry Relations co-organized an IEEE Multi-Generation Collaboration on Thursday, November 24th, 2016 at the McConnell engineering building at McGill University. Over 60 participants, coming from different disciplines and age groups, took part in the event of three sessions with frequent networking breaks and refreshments. Keynote Speakers […]

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Ana Belen, Winner of Young Engineer Prize, EuMIC 2016
Ana Belen, Winner of Young Engineer Prize, EuMIC 2016

Ana Belén Amado Rey began to do her PhD at Fraunhofer IAF in February 2014, a research institute in Freiburg, Germany. Her research focused on the design of sub-millimeter wave integrated power amplifiers (at frequencies between 200 GHz and 300 GHz) for high resolution imaging and communication (radars) applications. “At the beginning, it was not […]

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A sneak peek into LAMC 2016 - MTTS First Conference in Latin America
A sneak peek into LAMC 2016 - MTTS First Conference...

A SNEAK PEEK INTO LAMC 2016 LATIN AMERICA’S FIRST MICROWAVE CONFERENCE ORGANIZED BY IEEE MTT-S We have come a long way since that early morning call on 15th April 1912, when a high-pitched musical tone sang out for hundreds of miles across the North Atlantic in a desperate plea for help as The White Star […]

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November 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter
November 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter

Proof-of-Concept Demonstration of Vector Beam Pattern Measurements of Kinetic Inductance Detectors An international team of researchers from the U.S., the Netherlands, and Japan presents the first vector beam pattern measurement of microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs). The method should facilitate vector beam pattern measurements using direct detectors, reducing systematic error and allowing near-field as well […]

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Accelerated Density: “Shape the minds that will create our future!”
Accelerated Density: “Shape the minds that will create...

An entrepreneur with the intention of uplifting society? Meet Dr. Quenton Bonds, an entrepreneur, educator, NASA engineer and the founder of Accelerated Density. Growing up in a disadvantaged and, at times, dangerous environment, young Quenton developed a maturity that sparked a meaning for his existence. He decided to abstain from the habits prevalent in his […]

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October 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter
October 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter

RFID Perfect Isolation: Coping with Self-Jamming in Passive RFID Systems Passive RF identification readers transmit a continuous-wave signal to remotely power up batteryless transponders. At the same time, they receive a backscattered signal at the same frequency. Strong continuous-wave signals can leak into the receiver, drowning out backscattered signals. Fixing the problem requires high-dynamic-range capability […]

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Getting Social with Mehmet Parlak : Building sub-THz Hardware Startups
Getting Social with Mehmet Parlak : Building sub-THz...

Mr. Mehmet Parlak, please tell us a little about yourself, your work at Broadcom, your interest areas? I did my bachelor’s degree at Middle East Technical University, Ankara which had a significant impact in my engineering career. Following my degree, I started my M.Sc. in TU Munich, and then decided to continue for a PhD […]

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IEEE Young Professionals Israel Section - A New Beginning
IEEE Young Professionals Israel Section - A New Beginning

The Israel Young Professionals affinity group was established in April, 2016. The importance of the new group is clear: Israel is a major technological hub with a significant number of high-quality engineers who, until now, have been without official representation in IEEE. Despite the fact that the YP group is still in its infancy, the […]

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September 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter
September 2016 MTT-S Microwave Newsletter

THZ TECHNOLOGY Wireless Transmission at up to 60-Gb/s in the 400-GHz Range Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark, with colleagues from the University of Cambridge and Zhejiang University, moved frontiers of optoelectronic transmission past the 300 GHz range by demonstrating scalable data transmission of Nyquist quadrature phase-shift keying signals at 60 gigabits per second […]

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