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Section Leadership
Contact details & affinity groupsSection Officers
Dr. Sasidhar Tadanki, Chair
Farnaz Abdollahi,, Vice-Chair
Stepan Plotytsia, Treasurer
Karthik Mahalingam, Secretary
Standing Committees
Advisory Committee – Alvin Chin
Awards & Recognition Committee Chair – YU CHENG
Communications Committee -Nikhila Yeturi
Conference – Advait Patel
Educational Activities – Irene Tsapara
Historian -George Thomas
Life Member Chair – Lawrence Kotewa
Membership Development – Vishnu Challagulla
Vice Chair, Membership Development – Gurmandeep Kaur
Nominations and Appointments Chair – LATHA RAMAMOORTHY
PACE – Nikhil Ambha Madhusudhana
Program Chair – SUNIL KHEMKA
Student Activities – Mounish Sunkara
Student Representative – Hasti Mehta
YP Representative – Madiha Shakil Mirza
Industry Engagement Committee Chair – Brook ABEGAZ
Nominations – Advait Patel, David Hendrickson
IT & Webmaster – Peter Salerno
Affinity Groups
Chicago/Rockford Consultants’ Network: Rob Klein
Life Member Chair: Mr. Larry Kotewa
Women in Engineering: Dr. Farnaz Abdollahi
Young Professionals Chair – Mr. Shib Shankar Golder
PACE Chair – Mr. Amit Maheshwari
Postal Address
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Antennas & Propagation/Microwave Theory and Techniques (APS/MTT)
Computer (CS)
Communications (COM)
Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB)
Industry Applications / Industrial Elecronics (IAS/IES)
Magnetics (MAG)
Nanotechnology Council
Power and Energy (PE)
Product Safety Engineering (PSES)
Professional Communications (PCS)
Robotics and Automation (RAS)
Sensors
Signal Processing (SP)
Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC)
Technology and Engineering Management (TEMS)
Vehicular Technology (VTS)
Sub-Sections
Section Leadership
Contact details & affinity groupsSection Officers
Dr. Sasidhar Tadanki, Chair
Farnaz Abdollahi,, Vice-Chair
Stepan Plotytsia, Treasurer
Karthik Mahalingam, Secretary
Standing Committees
Membership Development Vice-Chair – Mr. Vishnu Challagulla
Communications Chair – Nikhila Yeturi
Student Activities Chair – Mounish Sunkara
Student Activities Representative – Hasti Mehta
Industry Engagement Chair
Nominations and Appointments Chair – Advait Patel & David Hendrickson
Awards Chair – YU CHENG
Education Chair: Irene Tsapara
IT & Webmaster: Peter Salerno
Affinity Groups
Chicago/Rockford Consultants’ Network: Rob Klein
Life Member Chair: Mr. Larry Kotewa
Women in Engineering: Dr. Farnaz Abdollahi
Young Professionals Chair – Mr. Shib Shankar Golder
PACE Chair – Mr. Amit Maheshwari
Postal Address
Local Societies
Links to local technical societiesLocal Society Chapters
Antennas & Propagation/Microwave Theory and Techniques (APS/MTT)
Computer (CS)
Communications (COM)
Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB)
Industry Applications / Industrial Elecronics (IAS/IES)
Magnetics (MAG)
Nanotechnology Council
Power and Energy (PE)
Product Safety Engineering (PSES)
Professional Communications (PCS)
Robotics and Automation (RAS)
Sensors
Signal Processing (SP)
Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC)
Technology and Engineering Management (TEMS)
Vehicular Technology (VTS)
Sub-Sections
Section Leadership
Contact details & affinity groupsSection Officers
Dr. Sasidhar Tadanki, Chair
Farnaz Abdollahi,, Vice-Chair
Stepan Plotytsia, Treasurer
Karthik Mahalingam, Secretary
Standing Committees
Membership Development Vice-Chair – Mr. Vishnu Challagulla
Communications Chair – Nikhila Yeturi
Student Activities Chair – Mounish Sunkara
Student Activities Representative – Hasti Mehta
Industry Engagement Chair
Nominations and Appointments Chair – Advait Patel & David Hendrickson
Awards Chair – YU CHENG
Education Chair: Irene Tsapara
IT & Webmaster: Peter Salerno
Affinity Groups
Chicago/Rockford Consultants’ Network: Rob Klein
Life Member Chair: Mr. Larry Kotewa
Women in Engineering: Dr. Farnaz Abdollahi
Young Professionals Chair – Mr. Shib Shankar Golder
PACE Chair – Mr. Amit Maheshwari
Postal Address
Local Societies
Links to local technical societiesLocal Society Chapters
Antennas & Propagation/Microwave Theory and Techniques (APS/MTT)
Computer (CS)
Communications (COM)
Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB)
Industry Applications / Industrial Elecronics (IAS/IES)
Magnetics (MAG)
Nanotechnology Council
Power and Energy (PE)
Product Safety Engineering (PSES)
Professional Communications (PCS)
Robotics and Automation (RAS)
Sensors
Signal Processing (SP)
Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC)
Technology and Engineering Management (TEMS)
Vehicular Technology (VTS)
Sub-Sections
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