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IEEE Buenaventura July 2017 Newsletter
In This Issue
Local IEEE Events •  July 20: Compositional Heterogeneity of Impact Melt Rocks at the Haughton Structure: Implications for Planetary Processes and Remote Sensing - Skyworks, Lawrence Drive •  July 27: How Best Should an Engineer Run Both Product Development and Delivery on Ultra-High Performance Electro-Optic SCAs? - Hub101 Other IEEE Announcements •  IEEE Region 6 Conferences Other Local Happenings •  July 20: TiE SoCal: Transformation In Healthcare - Innovations In Digital Health Reports from Previous Events •  Photos from Local IEEE Events Sponsors and Job Opportunities •  Advanced Personnel Profiles - Staffing & Recruiting Since 1995 •  Hydra-Electric - Leaders In Aerospace Switch & Sensor Technology •  Syntesis Global - Management Consulting •  Ameriprise Financial - D. F. Rick Speidel, Financial Advisor
Local IEEE Events
July 20, 2017 Compositional Heterogeneity of Impact Melt Rocks at the Haughton Structure: Implications for Planetary Processes and Remote Sensing Reception and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Speaker: Rebecca Greenberger Meetings are free and open to the public. No registration required. Abstract Meteorite impacts are a geological process affecting every solar system body. These impacts bring subsurface units to the surface, where they can be studied through remote sensing and “in situ” measurements. In many cases, impact craters are the primary windows into subsurface compositions and permit identification of minerals that might not otherwise be observable. The melt that forms as a byproduct of impacts is present in all but the smallest impact structures and often fills large portions of the craters. This impact melt rock is often explicitly or implicitly assumed to be homogenous, though some studies of impact structures on Earth have suggested that this is not the case. However, a quantitative assessment of melt rock composition and heterogeneity at the scale of outcrops, comparable to orbital and landed planetary missions, has thus far been impossible through standard geologic field methods because the presence of clasts of variable size and composition do not permit collection of hand-samples entirely representative of outcrops. I will present the results of a study using visible-shortwave infrared imaging spectroscopy of outcrops in the field at the Haughton impact structure in the Canadian High Arctic to quantify outcrop composition. This technique measures reflected light as a function of wavelength, providing information about the minerals present at a spatial scale of a few cm/pixel in the field and allowing us to essentially sample compositions of entire outcrops. Comparing the compositions of outcrops around the structure, we then evaluate the heterogeneity of this melt rock unit, determine the source of clasts from within the target stratigraphy, and consider the implications for both our understanding of impact processes as well as interpretation of planetary remote sensing datasets. About the Speaker Dr. Rebecca Greenberger is currently a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at JPL working with Dr. Bethany Ehlmann and Dr. Robert Green in the Imaging Spectroscopy Group (382B). She received her Ph.D. in 2015 and Sc.M. in 2012 from Brown University in Geological Sciences and completed her undergraduate degree in 2010 at Washington University in St. Louis with a major in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Her research uses imaging spectrometers in the field and laboratory to investigate a variety of geological processes on Earth and as an analog for other solar system bodies. Location Skyworks Solutions 649 Lawrence Drive Newbury Park, CA  91320 (Not the main building; please use link to arrow that pinpoints building) Presented by:  IEEE Buenaventura Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Chapter Flyer (PDF) July 27, 2017 How Best Should an Engineer Run Both Product Development and Delivery on Ultra-High Performance Electro-Optic SCAs? Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Speaker: Chad Fulk Meetings are free and open to the public. Register at www.ieee-bv.org/meet/2017-07-ips Abstract In this presentation, I propose an open discussion on effective engineering in boutique EOIR industries. Satellite systems are expensive and deliveries are usually unique to their mission. Focal plane foundries need to bid, build and deliver these SCA on cost, on time and most importantly, fully functional. Deliveries however, are usually in small quantities with very specialized performance needs. Often technology development is required. This suggests ‘proving’ a new method/process/idea is viable before implementation. Thus, the question: How best should an engineer run both product development and delivery on ultra-high performance and ‘boutique’ electro-optic SCAs? About the Speaker Dr. Chad Fulk is a Senior Principal Operations Engineer at Raytheon Vision Systems. He formerly worked at BAE Systems and EPIR. His focus in on development of vis-SWIR, MWIR and VLWIR large area staring and hyperspectral arrays for next generation of space based strategic defense and astronomy applications. Chad earned is BA in Physics, MA in Mathematics, MS and PhD in Physics. He is an adjunct assistant professor of Physics at the University of Illinois at Chicago with more than 30 publications and two patents pending. In 2005 he was awarded the William Spicer Best Paper Award at the II-VI materials. He is recognized as a Georgia Tech SENSIAC, Military Sensing Information Analysis Center Subject Matter Expert for Infrared Materials and Mathematical Analysis, Modeling & Simulation. He also held a position as a committee member of the Workshop on Physics and Chemistry of II-VI and is currently a member of the Military Sensing Symposia Detector and Material committee. Chad also acts as the Raytheon industry liaison to UCSB on their Corporate Affiliates Board Location Hub101 Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship 31416 Agoura Road Westlake Village, CA 91361 Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Photonics Society Chapter Flyer (PDF)
Other IEEE Announcements
IEEE Region 6 Conferences IEEE Region 6 (Western USA) hosts hundreds of conferences each year. For example: IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Oct 19-22, 2017, San Jose, CA GHTC is the flagship IEEE Conference focusing on innovation, deployment and adaptation of Technology for Humanitarian Goals and Sustainable Development.  For more information see: 2017.ieeeghtc.org IEEE Conference for Sustainable Technologies (SusTech), Nov 12-14, 2017, Phoenix, AZ SusTech is designed to explore the development and application of science, engineering and technology in achieving a sustainable lifestyle for humanity. For more information see sites.ieee.org/sustech IEEE Rising Stars, Jan 6-8, 2018, Las Vegas, NV As the premier student event within IEEE Region 6, the Rising Stars conference brings together the most promising students and young professionals from within the region to network and be inspired by each other and the top tech companies from around the world. For more information, see sites.ieee.org/risingstars You can search the full listing of IEEE conferences here.
Other Local Happenings
July 20, 2017 TiE SoCal: Transformation In Healthcare - Innovations In Digital Health 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM TiE SoCal is bringing a healthcare panel of representatives from Amgen Digital Health, Cedars-Sinai Innovation, Molina Healthcare and Bespoke Business Strategy to Hub101 in Westlake Village. Details and registration information Presented By: TiE SoCal
Reports from Previous Events
Photos from Local IEEE Events On June 7, Bridge Carney of Microduino talked to the Robotics and Automation/Industry Applications chapter about "Rapid Prototyping with Small Form Factor Arduino Modules for Your Next Automation Project". He showed us a variety of modules that snap together like Legos. (photo)
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