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Dr. Zorica Pantic-Tanner, Chair of the Santa Clara Valley EMC Chapter, (left) proudly delivers a check for $16,000 to Joy Morimoto, Senior Development Officer, Office of University Development, at San Francisco State University. |
The Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the IEEE EMC Society recently donated $16,000 to create a scholarship endowment fund at San Francisco State University (SFSU). The interest from the endowment will be used to sponsor scholarships for outstanding electrical engineering students who are focusing their area of specialization in the fields of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetics (EM). The Santa Clara Valley Chapter has always considered support of local educational institutions an important and integral part of its commitment to providing a high level of value to Chapter members and the engineering community at large. In the past, the chapter has funded the development of a dedicated EMC course that has been taught at both SFSU and other local universities. Students working in the SFSU Center of Applied Electromagnetics are encouraged to present results of their research at local Chapter meetings. With the addition of the scholarship, the Chapter hopes it will attract more students to the EMC field, thereby providing a new source of EMC engineers for Silicon Valley based high-tech companies.
The School of Engineering did not waste any time putting the endowment funds to good use. It awarded scholarships to three students: Monica Harrison, Bill Panos, and Sage Hsu. All three students are currently involved in EMC projects sponsored by the Center for Applied Electromagnetics. The Center, the only EMC/EM laboratory in the California State University School system, provides resources for theoretical and experimental studies in applied electromagnetics. It has state-of-the-art spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, immunity equipment, a shielded room, and a GTEM Cell for making precision radiated emission and immunity measurements. Analytical tools include SPICE, FEM, MOM, and FDTD 3-D full wave field solvers. The Center is equipped to perform research in a variety of disciplines including: electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); signal integrity (SI); high speed printed circuit board design; microwave transmission lines and waveguides; characterization of biomedical and biological samples; high frequency antenna design; and wireless communications devices.
More information on the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of the EMC Society can be obtained at the web site: https://www.scvemc.org . More information on the SFSU Center for Applied Electromagnetics can be obtained at the web site https://engineering.sfsu.edu/centers.html .