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Barrier Breaker Shapes Aerospace Engineering's Future

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More importantly, he is committed to fostering the next generation of engineers, particularly students of color. From physics to aerospace engineering Harris’s journey into the world of science began under the guidance of his physics teacher at the all-Black Armstrong High School , in Richmond. I do feel good about that.”

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Engineering Students Innovate Accessibility Technology

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The competition challenged university students around the world to use their engineering skills to help with accessibility issues. The teams, which include faculty members and IEEE members, create and execute engineering projects in partnership with organizations to improve their communities.

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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Sharma, a semiconductor engineer, was instrumental in organizing the meeting for the Tokyo-based company. Building a thriving semiconductor industry At the meeting with Modi, Sharma presented the prime minister with a cutting-edge 5G millimeter-wave and sub-6-gigahertz chipset designed by Renesas’s R&D teams in Bengaluru and San Diego.

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Ford reorganizing mobility solutions efforts; acquires Autonomic, TransLoc to boost mobility group

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On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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Early-Career Telecom Engineer Is a Model of IEEE Engagement

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There were early signs that Muhammad Hamza Ihtisham was born to excel in engineering or computer science, but family tradition initially steered him toward a career in medicine. Even though his father had dreamed of having a son in the engineering field, it was assumed that Ihtisham would become a doctor. His father is a businessman.

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The Engineer Who Pins Down the Particles at the LHC

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The Large Hadron Collider has transformed our understanding of physics since it began operating in 2008, enabling researchers to investigate the fundamental building blocks of the universe. Irene Degl’Innocenti Employer: CERN Occupation: Digital electronics engineer Education: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering; Ph.D.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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On 12 August 1981, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan, IBM unveiled the company's entrant into the nascent personal computer market: the IBM PC. The personal computer vastly expanded the number of people and organizations that used computers. engineers were forming hobby clubs to learn about the new machines.

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