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

 

Last Updated 5/16/06

May 2006

 

 

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Activities Calendar

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2006 Student Presentation Contest Held at NJIT

Computer:

New! Safe Computing in the Age of Ubiquitous Connectivity

Consultants' Network:

IEEE CNNNJ Visitation Program:  The Art of Cold Calling

Consultants' Network:

RoHS - Implementation and Compliance

EDS/C&S:

Device and Process Integration Challenges in Large Area Electronics

EDS/C&S:

New! Defect Engineering in High-Mobility Substrates for Advanced CMOS Technologies

EDS/C&S:

Biomedical Circuits and Systems Dedicated to Remote Sensing and Neurostimulation

EDS/C&S:

Wireless Sensor Networks

EDS/C&S:

Chip-Package Co-Design of RF Microsystems

EDS/C&S:

Theory and Applications of SEM/FIB DualBeam Instrumentation

MTT-S/AP-S:

Dielectric-Charging Model of RF MEMS Capacitive Switches

PACE & GOLD:

Engineers Meet:  Dysfunction by Design - the H-1B Program

PES/IAS:

Update! Energy Conservation Series - Power Factor Correction

SP:

Machine Learning for Bioinformatic Data Mining

VTS:

Introduction to 802.16 – WiMAX

 

 

IEEE Computer Soc.:

The International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN-2006)

Montclair Society of Engineers:

Montclair High School Robotics Team to Demonstrate Robots

 

Aidarous Award Given to Doug Zuckerman

 

New Public Announcements - Mailing for North Jersey Section!

 

Notice to NJ Section Engineers

 

North Jersey Section Seeks Committee Chairs and Volunteers

 

The NJ Section Education Committee Requests Your Feedback

 

Conference Rooms Needed!

 

IEEE-USA President Outlines Training Needed to Succeed in Our Careers

 

 

 

IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Match:  Meeting the Dollar-for-Dollar Challenge

 

 

NJ PES/IAS Seminar:

Power Cable Reliability

 

Fort Monmouth Annual Information Technology Forum & Expo 2006 - IPv6 - Enabling Net-Centric Warfare

NJ Section:

Call For Papers - 9th International Conference on Information Technology (CIT 2006)

 

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Update!

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May 2006

Volume 52, Number 11

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).

 

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

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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 (doneganp “AT” ieee.org)

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

May 2006

 

May 3“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.

May 3 – Machine Learning for Bioinformatic Data Mining” by Dr. S.Y. Kung, NJ SP Chapter, 4:45PM (pizza at 4:30 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Yun Shi (973) 596-3501 (shi “AT” njit.edu), Dr. Alfredo Tan (201) 692-2347 (tan “AT” mailbox.fdu.edu), Dr. Hong Man (201) 216-5038 (hman “AT” stevens-tech.edu).

May 4 – Device and Process Integration Challenges in Large Area Electronics” by Dr. Arokia Nathan, NJ 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).

May 4 – Fort Monmouth Annual Information Technology Forum & Expo 2006 - IPv6 - Enabling Net-Centric Warfare” - AFCEA Fort Monmouth Chapter Professional Development Seminar and the North American IPv6 Task Force, 8:00AM through 4:30 PM, Fort Monmouth Officers Club/Gibbs Hall.  Industry - Mike Dazio, mdazio “AT” datatekcorp.com, (732) 667-1080 ext.116, Government - Kwai-Fung Chan, Kwai.Chan “AT” us.army.mil, (732) 532-3592.

May 5 – Defect Engineering in High-Mobility Substrates for Advanced CMOS Technologies” by Dr. Cor Claeys, NJ EDS/C&S Chapters, 5:00 PM (pizza at 4:45 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).

May 7 – “NJ Section Awards Reception” - 3:00 to 6:00 PM at the Birchwood Manor, 111 North Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Anne Giedlinski (973) 377-3175.

May 10 – Dielectric-Charging Model of RF MEMS Capacitive Switches” by Dr. James C. M. Hwang, NJ MTT-S/AP-S Chapter, 5:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), Kirit Dixit (201) 669-7599, kdixit "AT" ieee.org, or Har Dayal (973) 633-4618, har.dayal "AT" baesystems.com.

May 10 – Biomedical Circuits and Systems Dedicated to Remote Sensing and Neurostimulation” by Dr. Mohamad Sawan, NJ 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).

May 10 –Engineers Meet:  Dysfunction by Design - the H-1B Program” by John Miano, 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 (rftax “AT” verizon.net).

TBAEnergy Conservation Series - Power Factor Correction” by Ron Quade, PE, NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 6:30 PM, Eaton Electrical (Cutler-Hammer), 690 Rahway Ave, Union, NJ.  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or rwquade “AT” ieee.org

May 19 – Montclair High School Robotics Teams' Presentation”, 8:00 PM (coffee and desert at 7:30 PM), Union Congregational Church, 176 Cooper Ave, Montclair, NJ.  Pete Donegan (973) 783-7998, doneganp "AT" ieee.org.

May 25 –IEEE CNNNJ Visitation Program:  The Art of Cold Calling” by Donald A. Borcherding, 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.

May 26 –Power Cable Reliability Seminar” by Benjamin T. Lanz, NJ IAS/PES Chapters, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Automatic Switch Company, 50 Hanover Road, Florham Park, NJ.  Ronald W. Quade, PE, (732) 205-2614 or RWQuade “AT” ieee.org

May 30 – “Safe Computing in the Age of Ubiquitous Connectivity” - NJ Computer Chapter, 7:00 PM, Public Meeting Room, Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ,  (973) 285-6930.  Seth Jakel (973) 731 1902, (973) 820-1865, sgjakel “AT” comcast.net or Howard Leach (973) 540-1283, h.leach “AT” ieee.org.

Upcoming Meetings

 

June 7 – “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.

June 15 –Introduction to 802.16 – WiMAX” – by Steve Crain, NJ VTS Chapter, 7:00 PM (dinner at 6:30 PM), Lucent Technologies, 67 Whippany Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Stephen Wilkowski, Lucent Technologies, (973) 386-6487, swilkowski “AT” lucent.com, Arthur Greenberg, (973) 386-6673, ahg1 “AT” lucent.com.

June 25-28 –The International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN-2006)”, IEEE Computer Society, Sheraton Society Hill, Philadelphia, PA.  Chandra Kintala, General Chair - DSN 2006, Stevens Institute of Technology, ckintala “AT” stevens.edu.

June 29 –RoHS - Implementation and Compliance” by Keith James and Tom Rainone, 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.

Sep. 20 – Wireless Sensor Networks” by Dr. Martin Haenggi, NJ 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).

Oct. 17 – Chip-Package Co-Design of RF Microsystems” by Professor P.R. Mukund, NJ 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).

Oct. 27 – “National Electrical Code Update” by Won Kim, NJ PES/IAS, 9:00AM - 2:00PM, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, 300 Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07962.  Ronald W. Quade (732) 205-2614 or RWQuade “AT” IEEE.org.

Nov. 8 – “Theory and Applications of SEM/FIB DualBeam Instrumentation