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IEEE Buenaventura August 2020 Newsletter
In This Issue
Local IEEE Buenaventura Announcements • Aug 19: Rejuvenate Aging Eye with Presbyopic Implant in the Eye (PIE) — Online •  Volunteers Needed! IEEE Buenaventura Fall STEM Event for Girls Other Announcements •  Aug 18: Orbit Options for Near-Term Space Solar Power •  Webinars from IEEE Reports from Previous Meetings •  Facts and Stats of Pandemics Job Opportunities and Sponsors •  Advanced Personnel Profiles — Staffing & Recruiting Since 1995 •  Astranis — Getting the next four billion people online by building next-generation telecoms satellites •  Syntesis Global — Management Consulting
Local IEEE Announcements
August 19, 2020 Rejuvenate Aging Eye with Presbyopic Implant in the Eye (PIE) 6:30 PM PDT Online Meeting Speaker: Rajesh Khanna Meetings are free and open to the public. Flyer: www.ieee-bv.org/flyer/2020-08-mtt Overview Imagine having the vision of your younger self. Imagine throwing away your contacts, progressives, and readers because you now have 20/20 vision that even continues to improve through the years. To have a reversal of the aging processes and even preventing cataracts from ever hindering your new vision. This ground-breaking advancement is called Presbyopic Implant in the Eye (PIE). About the Speaker Dr. Rajesh Khanna has not only coined the term PIE but has been a pioneer in the industry. He has conducted numerous lectures on the topic, provided personal coaching to upcoming surgeons and is the founding Medical Director of Khanna Vision Institute. He has authored numerous educational books which have aided in the popularity of this life-changing procedure. Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Section - Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Chapter Volunteers Needed! IEEE Buenaventura Fall STEM Event for Girls The 6th annual IEEE Buenaventura Fall STEM Event is scheduled for Saturday, October 10. This year’s event will be virtual, in order to avoid a large gathering. Planning has begun, and we are looking for volunteers! Last year’s event was a wonderful experience for students, parents, and volunteers.  Almost 100 middle school girls attended 8 workshops covering Arduino programming, chemistry, electronics modules, robotics, solar energy, virtual reality, and wearables. Parents attended a separate program that covered topics such as careers in STEM, how the young brain develops, and how technology can keep us secure. If you are interested in volunteering for this year’s event, please contact us at stem2020@ieee-bv.org .
Other Announcements
August 18, 2020 Orbit Options for Near-Term Solar Power 6:00 PM PDT Online Meeting Speaker: Seth Potter Meetings are free and open to the public. Register at: events.vtools.ieee.org/m/235875 Studies of space solar power (SSP) for the commercial grid have usually considered transmitting power from geostationary orbit (GEO), via microwaves at frequencies below 10 GHz, where the atmosphere is relatively transparent. Due to beam divergence from that distance at such frequencies, system sizes must be be large, leading to power levels of 1000 MW or more. However, the scale of the systems, and the need to develop low-cost routine access to space, make competing with traditional energy sources challenging in the near-term. More recently, studies by the US Naval Research Laboratory have considered SSP for nearer-term niche uses in remote locations. At such locations, providing power by conventional means can be challenging. Many remote locations are typically powered by generators, which depend on fuel delivered at great cost, often through hazardous environments. Power requirements for such users range from a few hundred kilowatts to several megawatts. Furthermore, some remote facilities are at high latitudes, which are inaccessible from geostationary orbit. This presentation will consider alternative orbits. Examples of such orbits are highly inclined orbits, which may be sun-synchronous, or have a repeating ground track, or both. In addition, elliptical orbits may be considered which have relatively long dwell times over ground sites that are beneath their apogee. Since non-GEO orbits do not remain over their intended ground sites, systems or constellations, of satellites must be designed, in which beam handoffs can provide a given ground site with power much of the time, while making maximum use of the satellites as multiple satellites serve multiple ground sites. Presented by: IEEE Coastal Los Angeles Section -  Antennas and Propagation Society Chapter Webinars from IEEE •  August 13, 11:00 AM PDT: The Language & Habit of Execution  — IEEE-USA Over seventy percent (70%) of enterprise IT projects fail. For larger, more complex projects over a million dollars the failure rate jumps to ninety-five percent (95%). These failures cost US companies roughly $500 Billion every year. Two-thirds of these failures happen for just one reason. It’s not the technology. It’s not the team. It’s because what the business is trying to do is never fully communicated; therefore, it’s never fully understood. •  On Demand Webinars from IEEE IEEE Educational Activities has a number of webinars available on demand. Categories include:   -  Engineering, Technology, and Professional Development   -  Higher Education/University   -  Pre-University Webinars
Reports from Previous Meetings
Facts and Stats of Pandemics This summer we took a break from technical talks and addressed one of the most challenging events that a modern industrial society has faced. SARS COVID-19 or popularly known as coronavirus has adversely effected majority of the human population of the world in 2020. Resources in various fields have been allocated to understand, control and eventually stop this pandemic. Analytics is one of the important tools used by the healthcare system and policy makers to understand and control this pandemic. As individual victims of the pandemic we also rely on analytics to assess the danger it poses on us and our loved ones. In this lecture the history of pandemics was presented. Analytics and statistics of the COVID-19 was also presented. This lecture was well attended with vibrant audience participation. Due to the popular demand from the audience we have uploaded the slides in this location: www.ieee-bv.org/facts-stats-of-pandemics
Job Opportunities and Sponsors
Advanced Personnel Profiles Staffing & Recruiting Since 1995 Santa Barbara area Company is developing cutting edge advances in sensing, microfabrication and electronics creating next generation of wearable diagnostic devices. Analytical Chemist, Electrochemistry •  Degreed in Electrochemistry or chemistry with 5 years experience of biosensor development. •  Knowledge of enzymatic-based sensor, hydrogel constructs, electrodeposition processes and electrochemical systems. Process Lead Engineer •  MS or PhD with 10 years medical device experience •  Clean room experience with nanofabrication equipment and MEMs fabrication processes (deposition, lithography, etching, and plating) Lead Mechanical Engineer •  10 years experience medical device design •  Extensive modeling and industrial design skills with CAD, preferably SolidWorks •  Experience working with a small or medium size team •  Able to mentor small engineering team Contact Pat Jacobs — 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Santa Barbara area Company develops sophisticated, complex instrumentation. Sr. or Staff Electrical Engineer •  Responsible for full range of product development from design, prototype, test, analysis and documentation. •  Strong analog and mixed signal skills •  Minimum of 3 years industry experience •  FPGA programming experience •  Controller design •  Experience with ORCAD, Allegro or Alterra Contact Pat Jacobs — 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Astranis Getting the next four billion people online by building next-generation telecoms satellites San Francisco, CA Astranis is going to get the next four billion people online by building next-generation telecommunications satellites, and they need your help. They’re hiring senior electrical engineers to join their 60-person, San Francisco-based team of world-class engineers from SpaceX, Qualcomm, Google, Apple, Boeing, NASA, and more. Prior space experience is not necessary, but you have to be comfortable getting your hands dirty with real hardware. Openings include •  Senior Power Electronics Engineer •  Senior Avionics Engineer For more information, please reach out to Christian Keil, or visit their web site to check out all their open jobs. Also, check out the IEEE Spectrum article on smallsats, where Astranis is featured. Syntesis Global Management Consulting Syntesis Global introduces the “New Standard” for Creating a Culture of Excellence in Leadership Development, Organizational Dynamics, Career Transitions and Outplacement Services: Syntesis Global™. With over thirty years of business experience, Syntesis Global™ offers state-of-the-art Performance Consulting through Executive Coaching, Change Management, Team Building, Organizational and Career Management services. Contact Rick Hernandez, President and CEO at contactus@syntesisglobal.com
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