HKN Chapters provide a structure for students to contribute to life within a department. In addition to service and technical activities such as tutoring and workshops, many effective chapters host meeting spaces, informal student networking, and social events. Some of these activities target just the HKN membership; other activities support the entire student population. Since the chapter members plan and organize such activities themselves, the students become invested in the department. Peer-to-peer involvement can establish a community that connects alumni to the department long after graduation. During this session, HKN chapters will describe activities that enrich the environment of a department.
Moderator:
Steve Watkins
Professor, ECE
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Steve E. Watkins is professor and interim chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla). He is a co-advisor to the Gamma Theta Chapter of HKN, was the 2018 President of IEEE-HKN, is current co-EIC of HKN’s THE BRIDGE Magazine, and a Vice-President of the IEEE Education Society. He a Fellow of SPIE and a senior member of IEEE. He has served as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy and an IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow. His research areas include instrumentation and engineering education. His PhD is from the University of Texas at Austin.
Panelists:
Alain Chen
Vice President
Beta Chapter, Purdue University
Alain Chen is a PhD Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is currently the Vice President of the Beta Chapter. He was previously the Treasurer of the Beta Chapter for multiple semesters, overseeing the finances of Purdue’s HKN Lounge. His technical interest is in imaging processing and machine learning. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Missouri.
Matthew Golla
Vice President
Psi Chapter, The University of Texas at Austin
Matthew Golla is a senior undergraduate electrical and computer engineering major on the software engineering track at the University of Texas at Austin. This past summer he interned with Amazon and plans to work there after graduation. He pledged Eta Kappa Nu Psi Chapter in Spring 2019. Within the chapter, he has served as recording secretary, president, and is currently serving as vice president this semester. His interests outside of HKN include soccer and hiking.
Aaron Burke
Chapter Officer
Gamma Theta Chapter, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Aaron Burke is a junior in Electrical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology with a minor in Mathematics. He is currently the Pledge Chair of the Gamma Theta Chapter of HKN, and he is active in IEEE and the Missouri S&T Honor's Academy. He has had a CO-OP with Yaskawa America Inc as a Technical Support Engineer. This upcoming Summer and Fall, Aaron has another CO-OP planned with Vermeer.
Dr. Jennifer Marley
Assistant Professor of Engineering, Faculty Advisor
Mu Rho Chapter, Valparaiso University
Jennifer Marley is an Assistant Professor and Frederick F. Jenny Jr. Professor of Emerging Technology in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Valparaiso University. She received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering with a concentration in renewable electric energy systems from North Carolina State University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering: Systems from the University of Michigan. She is the faculty advisor for the Mu Rho Chapter of IEEE-HKN and is the 2020 recipient of the IEEE-HKN C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Teaching Award. Her research interests include power system optimization and the integration of storage devices and renewable generation.