PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH JERSEY SECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

 

Last Updated 2/10/06

February 2006

 

 

Newsletter Information

 

Activities Calendar

 

 

 

 

Communications:

New! A New Look at Wireless Security:  Error Correcting Ciphers

Communications:

New! Broadband Wireless Access - The Next Wireless Revolution

Computer:

A Crash Course in Search Engine Marketing

Consultants' Network:

New Client Development for the Technical Professional

Consultants' Network:

Professional Networking 101

EDS/C&S:

Innovations in Light-Emitting Diodes for Solid-State Lighting Applications

EDS/C&S:

New! Adaptive Pre-Distorters for Linearization of High Power Amplifiers in OFDM Wireless Communications

EDS/C&S:

Electromagnetics and Semiconductor Device Simulations

EMS:

New! An Integrated Total Quality Management Approach to Innovative Product and Process Design with Practical Case Studies:  Process Modeling, Customer Requirements Analysis, and Risk Analysis with 3D Multimedia

LEOS:

New! Nanoscale Imaging of Semiconductor and Biological Systems

PACE & GOLD:

Engineers Meet:  What’s Next – Action; Items Continued from  - Where Do We Go From Here?

PES/IAS:

Energy Conservation Series - Solar Power

PES/IAS:

Energy Conservation Series - High Efficiency Motors & Variable Frequency Drives

 

North Jersey Spring 2006 Student Presentation Contest Set for Early March

 

New Public Announcements - Mailing for North Jersey Section!

 

Nominate a Colleague for Fellow

 

Notice to NJ Section Engineers

 

 

 

North Jersey Section Seeks Committee Chairs and Volunteers

 

The NJ Section Education Committee Requests Your Feedback

 

Conference Rooms Needed!

 

North Jersey Student Activities Grant Awarded

IEEE-USA:

H-1B Visa Program Update

NEWS from IEEE-USA:

IEEE Student Members Encouraged to Apply for IEEE-USA/AAAS Mass Media Fellowships

NEWS from IEEE-USA:

21st Century Electric Transmission Infrastructure Analyzed in IEEE-USA eBook

 

Technology Can Improve Health Care for United States’ Growing Aging Population, IEEE-USA Says

 

IEEE-USA President's Column

 

North Jersey Executive Committee December Workshop Photos

NJ PES/IAS Seminar:

Lighting Seminar

NJ PES/IAS Seminar:

Electric Power Transfer Switch Seminar

NJ Section Course:

Project Management

NJ Section Course:

C# .NET Programming

 

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February 2006

Volume 52, Number 8

Publication No:  USPS 580-500

“The IEEE Newsletter” (North Jersey Section), is published monthly except June and July by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.   Headquarters:  3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY  10016-5997.  $1.00 per member per year (included in annual dues) for each member of the North Jersey Section.  Periodicals-class postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices.  Postmaster send address changes to:  “The IEEE Newsletter”, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ  08855-1331.  USPS 580-500 (ISSN 1076-3732).

 

NEWSLETTER STAFF

Editor........................................... Keith Saracinello

Business Manager...................... Keith Saracinello

           k.saracinello “AT” ieee.org  (908) 791-4067

 

Deadline for receipt of material is the 1st of the month preceding the month of publication. All communications concerning editorial and business matters, including advertising, should be sent to the Business Manager via e-mail at k.saracinello “AT” ieee.org or to The IEEE Newsletter, c/o Keith Saracinello, 25 Messenger Ln, Ringoes, NJ 08551, (908) 791-4067.

 

IEEE NJ SECTION HOME PAGE

http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/

IEEE NJ SECTION NEWSLETTER HOME PAGE

http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/NEWSLETTER.html

 

REPORT ADDRESS CHANGES TO:

IEEE Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, (732) 981-0060.  It is not necessary to inform the North Jersey Section when you change your mailing address.  “The IEEE Newsletter” and other section mailings use a list provided by IEEE’s national headquarters.

 

SECTION OFFICERS

Chair....................................................... Har Dayal

har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com  (973) 633-4618

Vice-Chair-1................................ Bhanu Chivukula

    b.chivukula “AT” computer.org  (732) 718-3818

Vice-Chair-2............................................. Kirit Dixit

                       kdixit “AT” ieee.org  (201) 669-7599

Treasurer................................. Dr. Sanghoon Shin

         s.shin “AT” ieee.org  (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22

Secretary............................................... Seth Jakel

             Sgjakel “AT” comcast.net  (973) 731-1902

 

 

Members-at-Large:

Pete Donegan

Amit Patel (a.j.patel “AT” ieee.org)

 

The North Jersey Section Executive Committee usually meets the first Wednesday (except holidays and December) of each month at 7:00 PM.  Meetings are open to all members.  For information on meeting agenda contact Secretary Seth Jakel (973) 731-1902, Sgjakel “AT” comcast.net.

 

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IEEE North Jersey Section Activities

February 2006

 

Feb. 1“NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Seth Jakel at sgjakel “AT” comcast.net.

Feb. 8 – Engineers Meet:  Items Continued from  - Where Do We Go From Here?” by Richard Tax, NJ PACE & GOLD, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ.  Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625 (PWard1130 “AT” aol.com) or Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954 (rtax “AT” bellatlantic.net).

Feb. 15 – Energy Conservation Series - Solar Power” by Thomas P. Kuster, NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 6:30 PM, Eaton Electrical, 690 Rahway Ave, Union, NJ.  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org.

Feb. 18-May 6 – C# .NET Programming” by Dr. Donald Hsu, North Jersey Section, Saturday Mornings, 10 sessions, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, location TBA.  Bhanu Chivukula (b.chivukula “AT” computer.org).

Feb. 21 – A Crash Course in Search Engine Marketing” by Mike Moran, NJ Computer Chapter, 7:00 PM, Lucent Technologies, 67 Whippany Road, Room 3C-222, Whippany, NJ,  (973) 779-5500.  Seth Jakel (973) 731 1902 or (973) 820-1865 (sgjakel “AT” Comcast .net), Howard Leach (973) 540-1283 (hhleach “AT” aol.com), or Steve Wilkowski (973) 386-6487 (swilkowski “AT” lucent.com).

Feb. 21 – Nanoscale Imaging of Semiconductor and Biological Systems” by Dr. M. Selim Ünlü, NJ LEOS Chapter, 5:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Professor. H. Grebel, (973) 596-3538, grebel “AT” njit.edu.

Feb. 23 – New Client Development for the Technical Professional” by David Mills and Ed McCauley, NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or www.TechnologyOnTap.org.

Feb. 23 – A New Look at Wireless Security:  Error Correcting Ciphers” by Dr. K.P. Subbalakshmi (Suba), NJ Communications Society, 6:15 PM, :  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Nirwan Ansari (973) 596-3670 (nirwan.ansari “AT” njit.edu) or check http://web.njit.edu/~ieeenj/comm.html for the latest updates.

 

Upcoming Meetings

 

Mar. 1“NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Seth Jakel at sgjakel “AT” comcast.net.

Mar. 8 – An Integrated Total Quality Management Approach to Innovative Product and Process Design with Practical Case Studies:  Process Modeling, Customer Requirements Analysis, and Risk Analysis with 3D Multimedia” by Dr. Paul G Ranky, NJ EMS Chapter, 7:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room TBD, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Moncef Elaoud, (201) 841-0072, moncef “AT” ieee.org.

Mar. 14-May 9 – Project Management” by Dr. Donald Hsu, North Jersey Section, Tuesday Evenings, 8 sessions, 6:30-9:00 PM, NJ International Bulk Mail Center, 80 County Rd, Jersey City, NJ.  Bhanu Chivukula (b.chivukula “AT” computer.org).

Mar. 15 – Energy Conservation Series - High Efficiency Motors & Variable Frequency Drives” by John Hyfantis, PE, NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 6:30 PM, Eaton Electrical, 690 Rahway Ave, Union, NJ.  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org.

Mar. 22 – “Innovations in Light-Emitting Diodes for Solid-State Lighting Applications” by Dr. E. Fred Schubert, EDS/C&S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

Mar. 24 – Electric Power Transfer Switch Seminar</