ExCom September 2018 Meeting

City: New Britain

Section Activities Agenda: Review Secretary and Treasury reports Discuss Affinity Group Activities - Consultant Networks, WIE, YP and PACE Review technical society activities - AP/MTT/UFFC, ComSoc/SP, Computyer/SMC, PES Review committee activities - Membership, Entrepreneur Society, IndustryLiason,, Student Activities Old Business New Business Location: CCSU New Britain, Connecticut

IEEE YP CT Section – Meet and Greet

City: West Hartford

Meet & Greet SocialThursday, September 13, 2018 (6:30-9pm)atMcLADDEN’s37 LaSalle Road,West Hartford, CT 06107Please join us for the IEEE Young Professionals' social gettogetherto meet fellow members and colleagues.Feel free to bring with you non-IEEE members and ideasthat you would like for us to pursue as a fresh and buddingyoung professionals group in the Connecticut section. Hereare some topics that we have in mind to discuss during thisevent:Professional development courses, networking meetups,collaboration and participation in IEEE conferences,teaching/community involvement.The event is free! Appetizers and drinks will be served.We look forward to meeting you!Please register:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ieee-young-professionals-meet-greet-tickets-49866825016 Agenda: Here are some topics that we have in mind to discuss during thisevent:Professional development courses, networking meetups,collaboration and participation in IEEE conferences,teaching/community involvement. Location: Mcladden's, 37 LaSalle Road West Hartford, Connecticut 06107

ExCom October 2018 Meeting

City: New Haven

Section Activities Agenda: Review Secretary and Treasury reports Discuss Affinity Group Activities - Consultant Networks, WIE, YP and PACE Review technical society activities - AP/MTT/UFFC, ComSoc/SP, Computyer/SMC, PES Review committee activities - Membership, Entrepreneur Society, IndustryLiason,, Student Activities Old Business New Business Location: Elm City School New Haven, Connecticut

IEEE-CT RAS “High-performance soft exoskeletons for human augmentation: from soft sensors to soft actuators”

Room: McCook Auditorium, Bldg: McCook Hall

Co-sponsored by: Trinity College The Professor Hao Su from the City College of New York will give a lecture on "High-performance soft exoskeletons for human augmentation: from soft sensors to soft actuators".  Prof. Hao Su received his Ph.D. degree from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He was a postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard University and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Prior to this role, he was a Research Scientist at Philips Research North America where he designed robots for lung and cardiac surgery. Dr. Su received Mobility Unlimited Challenge Discovery Award from Toyota Mobility Foundation, the the Best Medical Robotics Paper Runner-up Award in the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), and Philips Innovation Transfer Award. He received the Advanced Simulation & Training Award from the Link Foundation and Dr. Richard Schlesinger Award from the American Society for Quality. He holds patents on surgical robotics and socially assistive robots. Dr. Su is the Junior Chair of the Technical Committee on Mechanisms and Design of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. He is the Associate Editor of the Journal: Frontiers in Robotics and AI. He is the Associate Editor of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation and the BioRobotics theme editor of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). He is the Exoskeleton Standardization Task Force member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He was the chair of Catheter Robotics workshop and organizing committee member of the Design of Medical Devices Conference. All IEEE members and Non-members are welcomed to this meeting. Pizza and drink will be provided. Speaker(s): Prof. Su Hao, Agenda: 5:00 pm to 5:25 pm Social time and pizza dinner 5:25 pm to 5:30 pm Introduction of IEEE Connecticut Robotic and Automation Chapter and Upcoming Events 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm Prof. Su Hao Lecture "High-performance soft exoskeletons for human augmentation: from soft sensors to soft actuators"  6:15 pm to 6:30 pm Q&A Location: Room: McCook Auditorium Bldg: McCook Hall Trinity College 300 Summit Street Hartford , Connecticut 06106-3100

Connecticut IEEE-PES Trinity College

Room: 220, Bldg: MECC

Presenting an overview of fuel cell and DC-AC power conversion technologies and applications. Come to learn details on the 1.4MW fuel cell that was recently installed at Trinity, as well as the plans to implement this FuelCell energy unit adjacent to Ferris Athletic Center into a campus microgrid in the future! Location: Room: 220 Bldg: MECC 83 Crescent Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106