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Membership in these counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia, (PA) Burlington, Camden, Gloucester (NJ)

Vol. 59, No. 5 www.ieeephiladelphia.org May 2014

SECTION MEETING May 20, 2014 Dinner: 6 P.M. Speaker: 7 P.M. Sheraton University City Philadelphia Meal Cost: $25.00 (students $15.00) Parking cost paid by section Paul R. Stauffer, Thomas Jefferson Univ.

1st Topic: Microwave Technology in Thermal Medicine Joseph Maida, Maida Engineering Inc. 2nd Topic: Building and Commissioning a 6 Megawatt, N+1 Redundant, Mission Critical Emergency Power Generation and Distribution System In an Existing Hospital

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11 12 PES/IAS Tour

13 Adcom 14 15 16 17 Sarnoff Museum Tour

18 19 PES/IAS Tour

20 IEEE Night 21 22 23 24

25 26 Memorial Day 27 Radar Lecture Senior Member Workshop

28 29 Employment Network

30 31 Matlab Course Part 1

PHILADELPHIA SECTION of the IEEE

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Inside the Almanack. IEEE Night 2, 3, 4 Senior Members 4, 16 Science Fairs 4 Radar Detection Lecture 5, 6 Section Notes 6, 11 Chair’s Message 7, 8 Students 8, 15 CONET 9, 10 Arduino Workshop 11 Life Member Tour 12-- 15 Employment Network 15 Region 2 SAC 16 PES/IAS 17 Matlab Course 18, 19, 20 Computational Biology 21 Awards Banquet 22 -25

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IEEE NIGHT

Philadelphia Section Meeting Joint with: Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMB), Reliability (R)

Date: Tuesday, May 20. 2014 Time: Dinner is at 6 pm. Program starts at 7 pm, and 8 pm. Location: Sheraton University City, 36th and Chestnut, Philadelphia Cost of dinner is $25.00 (students $15.00); meeting only is free (Real cost of dinner is higher, which is mostly subsidized by section) Reservations are needed, call 484.270.5136 or email the section office. [email protected] or use vtools in the web site Indoor parking is at location and paid by section. Bring ticket to be stamped. Note: In the event of bad weather please call the Sheraton after 1pm the day of the

meeting at (215) 387-8000. Ask the front desk if the meeting has been canceled. Microwave Technology in Thermal Medicine Paul R. Stauffer, Thomas Jefferson University

Summary: This presentation will provide an overview of the wide range of applications for microwave technology in thermal medicine. Based on clinical examples of applying moderate temperature “Hyperthermia” for the treatment of cancer, current heating technology will be described along with typical performance for representative superficial, deep, and interstitial heating approaches. In order to control heat delivery as well as to understand thermally related physiologic processes, measurement of tissue temperature distributions in the body is critical. Thus several approaches to non-invasive deep tissue temperature monitoring will be highlighted, such as multifrequency microwave radiometry and magnetic resonance thermal imaging for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Paul R. Stauffer received a BA in Physics at the College of Wooster, OH in 1975 and MSEE in Electrical Engineering at the University of Arizona in 1979. Additional specialization led to Board Certification in Clinical Engineering (1983) and Medical Physics (1991). Starting as Assistant Professor in 1983, he directed the Hyperthermia Physics Laboratory at the University of California San Francisco until 2006, when he was recruited as Professor and Director of Hyperthermia Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University, Durham NC. In 2013, he moved to Thomas Jefferson University where he is currently Professor of Radiation Oncology and Director of Thermal Oncology Physics.

His research interests include engineering research and development in the area of Thermal Therapy for cancer, including translation of heat treatment approaches from engineering design to laboratory testing and clinical use. His work requires a combination of theoretical and experimental design engineering of microwave and ultrasound devices for heating tissue and monitoring tissue temperature, education of students and colleagues in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Thermal Therapy physics, medical physics support of clinical Hyperthermia, and introduction of new clinical techniques for

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improved treatment of cancer by combining heat with radiation, chemotherapy, and heat targeted liposome and nanoparticle-delivered therapy. Recent work involves development of non-invasive deep tissue temperature monitoring approaches such as multifrequency microwave radiometry and magnetic resonance thermal imaging for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

He is past President of the Society of Thermal Medicine and received the Eugene Robinson Award in 2007. He has published 193 papers and book chapters and holds 9 US Patents in the field of hyperthermia, and is Associate Editor for the International Journal of Hyperthermia. Building and Commissioning a 6 Megawatt, N+1 Redundant, Mission Critical Emergency Power Generation and Distribution System In an Existing Hospital Joseph Maida, Maida Engineering Inc. The talk will provide an overview of the equipment and construction that was installed to replace the existing Emergency Power Generation and Distribution System in the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, the implementation plan for maintaining N+1 redundant emergency power to the hospital’s critical and life safety loads and the commissioning of the new systems. There will be before and after photographs and information on the benefits of the approach and design used for this project.

Speaker’s Biography

Joseph Maida, PE Education: BSEE, Drexel University – 1971 MSEE, Drexel University – 1976 PE Licenses: PA, NJ, DE, NY, GA, FL, TX, MA, ID, IA, NC, WV, AR, ALBERTA LEED: Accredited Professional PA - UCC Advisory and Review Council Member (2009 to 2011) President - Maida Engineering, Inc. 1978 to Present

Mr. Maida leads a company that strives to provide harmonious working environments while challenging and utilizing the technical and managerial talents of its employees, thus enabling them to provide the highest quality of engineering and design to its industrial, commercial, government and automation and control clients.

Mr. Maida has provided project management and overseen or performed engineering services for the following recently completed projects:

• The replacement of an existing wind tunnel’s AC wound rotor and DC motors with an 18,000 HP synchronous motor and a 22,000 HP, 36 pulse VFD.

• The installation of 5 MW Standby Power Distribution System and Priority Load Management Control System for a Pharmaceutical R&D campus.

• A new cement plant’s 34.5 KV and 4,160 Volt, 20 MVA power distribution systems.

• Hazardous area analysis for areas containing fossil fuel dust

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• Numerous power system studies including load flow, voltage drop, short circuit, equipment evaluation, TCC Coordination, motor starting, harmonics, and arc flash analyses.

• Remodeling of numerous commercial kitchens • The study for upgrading a large data center’s standby and interruptible power

supplies • The installations of new services, feeders and branch circuits for pharmaceutical

and fiberglass manufacturing plants, HVAC/mechanical equipment and renovations to building and processes.

* Medium Voltage Emergency Power Generating and Distribution Systems for Pharmaceutical Research Facilities and Large Hospitals.

IEEE PHILADELPHIA SECTION CONGRATULATES OUR NEW SENIOR MEMBERS! The last spring A&A Review Panel meeting was held on March 15 in West Palm Beach FL. Two Members of this Section advanced to Senior Member. We congratulate: Yafei Huang; also in Microwave Theory and Techniques Society David Prutchi; also in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

Delaware Valley Science Fairs IEEE encourages STEM activities. This April 2 Judges Robert Lawson, John Ianuzzi, Phil Gonski, and Peter Silverberg drove to Oaks PA and evaluated exhibits at the Delaware Valley Science Fair. This year’s DVSF was a great success. We had 1032 projects with 1118 students involving 354 teachers in 236 schools and a total of 385 judges who conferred over 1000 awards worth approximately $3 million. We presented four awards the next day to: First place: Plaque, Certificate, $300 Ben Hylak, Grade 11, Salasianum "Assisted Living Artificially Intelligent Robot (ALAIR)" Second Place, Certificate, $200 Yash Patel, Grade 12, High Technology High School "Implementation of Novel Magneto-Inertial Confinement Reactor Designs Towards Viable Confined Fusion" Third place, Certificate, $100 Stephen Costa, Grade 12, Costa Homeschool "Wheelchair Mobility Enabled by Intelligent Voice Control" Honorable Mention, Certificate, $50 Russell Emery Devon Preparatory School "Finding Efficiency Over Time of a Rotary Flywheel for Kinetic Energy Storage"

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Distinguished Lecture Professor Maria Greco is speaking May 27

“Advanced Techniques of Radar Detection in Non-Gaussian Background” Date: May 27. 2014 Time: 11 am to 12 noon Location: Drexel University Hill Conference Room (Room 240) LeBow Engineering Center 3141 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104 Parking: http://www.drexel.edu/dbs/parkingServices/Overview/ Admission: No charge Lunch: Sandwiches will be served. Abstract: The modeling of the clutter echoes is a central issue for the design and performance evaluation of radar systems. Aim of this lecture is to describe the state- of-the-art approaches to the modeling and understanding of non-Gaussian radar clutter echoes and their implications on performance prediction and signal processors design.

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After a short first part dedicated to modern statistical and spectral models for high-resolution sea and ground clutter and to the methods of experimental validation using recorded data sets, the lecture will focus on coherent radar detection in non-Gaussian background.

In high-resolution radar systems, the disturbance cannot be modeled as Gaussian distributed and the classical detectors suffer from high losses. Then, according to the adopted disturbance model, optimum and sub-optimum detectors are derived and their performance analyzed against a non-Gaussian background. Different interpretations of the various detectors are provided that highlight the relationships and the differences among them. Moreover, some discussion is dedicated to how to make adaptive the detectors, by incorporating a proper estimate of the disturbance covariance matrix, in order to guarantee the CFAR behavior of the detector.

A plethora of results with simulated and real recorded data will be shown.

Section notes

IEEE PHILA. SECTION OFFICERS Chair: Philip Gonski, P.E., [email protected] Vice Chair: Adam Fonteccio. Ph.D., [email protected] Treasurer: Richard Primerano, [email protected] Secretary: Leonardo Urbano, [email protected] Past Chair: Mark Soffa [email protected]

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Main Office: 11 Bala Avenue, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004, 484.270.5136 [email protected] Adcom meets second Tuesday of the month (May 13.) at the Sheraton University City. Members are welcome to attend. Reserve a seat by calling the office by the Friday before

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Chair’s Message By Philip Gonski, P.E.

The splendor of the newly renovated Lincoln Room at the Union League truly presented the ultimate location to bring together over 165 industry professionals, collegiate scholars, and academic leaders to Philadelphia Section Awards Banquet. I would like to congratulate all of the honorees from this year and thank the Philadelphia Section Members who atten-ded on Saturday, April 12. Accolades are also in order for our many sponsors and advertisers, as the night would not have been such a great success without you.

The keynote speech given by Doctor Mark Allen of The University of Penn-sylvania on nanotechnology opened our eyes to the potential for extensive inno-vations in the electrical engineering field. The new nanotechnology facility on Penn’s campus is remarkable and we are eager to see what great things will come from this investment in the community. Thank you again, Dr. Allen, for your inspiring address.

Starting with our volunteer drive in January, 2014 is turning out to be a banner year for the Section! As a result of this outreach, we have successfully restarted four of our chapters and increased our volunteer efforts, especially at the local schools.

Although we’re just halfway through the second quarter of the year, our Section has had more meetings, more technical events, and more social gatherings than many full years in recent memory

If you are still looking to find your niche within the organization, I encourage you to attend any one of these upcoming events:

• Attend the monthly IEEE Section Nights, featuring our speaker series, at the University City Sheraton. Our April meet-ings were the first to be certified for New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and all states that require Professional Engineering continuing education.

Considering the costs of online course material, training sessions, and classes to fulfill PE renewal requirements, the benefit of receiving free professional development hours is worth the cost of membership in and of itself.

• For those with entrepreneurial aspirations, we are hosting a “Tech Connect” workshop with Temple University on May 3. We have invited leading local businesses to discuss how to bring a concept to fruition (http://templeeship.ticketleap.com/techconnect-workshop/)

• For members interested in the fields of Antennas and Microwaves, our Section is sponsoring the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Symposium (http://www.benmas2014.org/). Spearheaded by Professor Daryoush of Drexel, this event will bring the leaders of the industry to our Section on September 27, 2014

• On the horizon, we will be co-hosting a tour at Yards Brewery with the civil engineering group, ASCE, and the local professional architect group, AIA, in the evening of Wednesday, June 4. Join us to learn about how the instrumentation processes and electrical systems are utilized in the brewery process and stick around for a networking social. Save the date and stay tuned for more details!

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• Our website (www.ieeephiladelphia.org) now allows members to suggest events, topics, or even submit a proposal to teach a course. With any accepted course

proposal, we would be willing to consider honorariums to show our gratitude Ed: if you can’t click through. See the note on

page 18 about web link problems.

Student Writing Contest We had student entries in our writing contest. Four judges: Glenn Pritchard, John Schaney, Janet English-Cartwright, Peter Silverberg and Dr. Barney Adler who collected the papers, removed the identification, and collated the results. Here are the winners: First Prize goes to Stephen J. Watt, Drexel University, for his paper entitled: "Wireless Power Transfer for Smart Textile Applications." Second Prize goes to Fallon Kider, Drexel University, for her paper entitled: "A New Version of Tic-tac-toe and Its Use in Technology Education." Third Prize goes to Savannah Lee, Drexel University, for her paper entitled: "Detecting Dehydration Through Skin Conductivity." Honorable Mention goes to Catherine Leis, Drexel University, for her paper entitled: "Low Power Latch and Flip Flop Design."

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Arduino Workshop By John Ianuzzi

Congratulations to Mark Soffa for the great job on the Arduino Workshop held at Devry University on Saturday March 29. Ken Paist did a wonderful job in presenting the material to a mixed audience of adults and children. There was enough variety in the presentation (electronics theory, Q&A, soldering, programming and bread-boarding) to captivate everyone's attention. My 18-year-old (Nick) who attended along with myself, was impressed with the knowledge of the younger kids. He especially liked the soldering session and commented overall that, “it wasn't as boring as I thought it would be”...I’ll take that as an approval...from a teenager, that is. I, however, am willing to concede that I thoroughly enjoyed it

A note of gratitude goes to the management and staff at Devry University for the use of their facility and support in helping to make this event possible. I give additional thanks to Brittany Burchett and Dave Mino for taking the time to help out as well. This was a positive experience for all. (WORD would not let the editor rotate two pictures.)

Future Area Events May 3: Science Carnival, Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Volunteers contact Emily Scholl at [email protected] May 6. Societies Summit. 3100 Market St. Attendees contact Susan Best [email protected] June 8-11. Electrical Insulation Conference. Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel.


Life Members to Tour Sarnoff Collection By Bob Paglee EDITORIAL NOTE:

Regrettably, three of the four data links within the previous April copy of this Sarnoff Collection tour information were corrupted by a IEEE publication software problem that caused the links to become inoperable. Those links have been corrected for this May edition, but in the event they again are inoperable, uncorrupted links can be obtained by e-mail directly from the author, mailto:[email protected] The IEEE Life Member group has scheduled a tour visit for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 at TCNJ -- The College of New Jersey. This tour features the Sarnoff Collection of over 6000 historical items. They were originally exhibited at RCA's Sarnoff Labs in Princeton and were relocated to TCNJ in 2009. TCNJ adjoins NJ Rt. 31 roughly 8 miles south of Pennington, NJ and is easily accessed via Interstates 95 or 295. Here is a link to information about the exhibit: https://davidsarnoff.pages.tcnj.edu/2013/08/31/innovations-that-changed-the-world-an-introduction-to-the-sarnoff-collection/ (If link fails: Start at https://davidsarnoff.pages.tcnj.edu/ and then to Exhibitions and programs and then to Innovations that changed the world.)

Benjamin Gross, Ph.D. (Princeton), Consulting Curator of the Sarnoff Collection, will discuss the process through which these artifacts were transformed into an artistic long-term exhibition. He also worked to include the Sarnoff Collection within TCNJ’s classroom curricula. His focus includes the history of science, the dynamics of corporate research, the consumer-electronics industry, and the development of LCD's. He is also a research fellow at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

The discussion and tour of the Sarnoff Collection will be of about one hour's duration. Thereafter, members of the group will be free to stroll through a colorful campus in springtime, and as an option may visit the Art Gallery where works by graduating art students are displayed. Ms. Emily Croll, Director, TCNJ Art Gallery and Sarnoff Collection, will guide the group throughout its tour within the artistic TCNJ campus that dates from the 1930s. Ms. Croll has varied experience curating extensive collections while working in the past at Bryn Mawr College, the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art, and as Acting Director of the Barnes Foundation.

The tour visit is not restricted to IEEE members, but to participate, visitors must register with the IEEE Office in Philadelphia, 484.270.5136. Wives or associates also may find two other items of interest besides the Sarnoff exhibit -- the attractive campus and the optional art gallery. So they too are invited, but must also be registered. When registering, also please indicate your interest, if any, for an optional visit to TCNJ's Art Gallery.

The Sarnoff Collection space is limited and group attendance is restricted to 25, so early registration is recommended, with May 10 the preferred end date. Additional requests beyond 25 may be placed on a telephone-numbered waiting list.

All visitors are requested to gather at Parking Lot 17 before 2 p.m. Promptly, at that time, they will proceed to the second floor of Roscoe West Hall where the Sarnoff Collection is exhibited.

Directions to College of NJ from Philadelphia or South New Jersey From Philadelphia side of the Delaware River: Using I-95 North, travel north to New Jersey and take Exit 4, NJ Route 31 (Pennington Rd.). Bear to the right off the exit ramp onto Rt. 31


going southbound. At the third traffic light (about 1.5 miles), make a left turn into the College entrance, Metzger Drive. Take Metzger Drive's curve to the left, then circle to the right around the north side of the campus, then follow the curve on the East side, now turning south. Turn right at the first driveway immediately after this second curve, and park in Lot 17. The Education Building is before you; walk to the left before it, then turn right, and the next building is Roscoe West Hall. The Sarnoff Collection is located on its second floor.

From the New Jersey side of the river, use I-295 going north. Near NJ 31 it changes name to I-95 South, then take Exit 4, NJ Route 31 (Pennington Rd.), turning left at the intersection to travel Southbound on Pennington Rd. Then continue with the same directions as stated in the third sentence above.

Links to road maps are here: Wide view, I 95 and Pennington Rd http://www.bing.com/maps/print.aspx?mkt=en-us&z=15&s=r&cp=40.281475,-74.786006&poi=College%20of%20New%20Jersey%2C%20NJ&pp=qqbpy78s1886&pt=pb

Close view, College Entrance from Pennington Rd. and internal peripheral road http://binged.it/1ksSLKb

The Sarnoff Collection is located on the second floor of Roscoe West Hall, a short walk from the parking lot. A link to detailed map of the campus http://parking.pages.tcnj.edu/parking-map/ CAMPUS PICTURES

Above: Humanities and Social Sciences Building


Loser Hall, the main visitor building, next to the Art Gallery building [Greene Hall picture on next page] (A note about links in this document. The editor has an iMac with WORD installed. Sometimes it corrupts the links. It did in April and may affect these. You should be able to search out the kinks by copying them in your browser first. Explorer may be more compatible than Safari. Sorry to inconvenience the readers. Peter)

Emily Croll Will Lead the Art Gallery Tour Emily Croll has worked in museums and arts organizations for more than twenty-five years. She is currently the Director of TCNJ’s Art Gallery and the Sarnoff Collection. Prior to her tenure at TCNJ, she was Curator and Academic Liaison for Art and Artifacts at Bryn Mawr College, where she curated exhibitions, managed the school’s collection of more that 50,000 objects, and taught a graduate course in museums studies. Ms. Croll has also served as Senior Administrative Officer and Acting Director of the Barnes Foundation, and she has worked at the Museum of Modern Art and Smithsonian Institution. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in the history of art.


Greene Hall, (left) the main administration building, is in the background, seen from the colonnade on the Science Center.

Local Universities Make Good Showing at Region 2 SAC Conference

By Barney Adler

We all can be proud of the outstanding job that the Rowan IEEE Student Branch did in hosting this year’s Region-2 Student Activities Conference April 5! Rowan, Drexel and Temple performed well in the nine contests. Details: Rowan took 1st place in the MicroMouse from Kit Temple took 3rd place in the Ethics Drexel tied for 3rd place in the Brown Bag Rowan took 2nd place in the Undergrad Paper Drexel took 1st place and also tied for 3rd place in the Robotics & Automation pre-built Temple took 2nd place in the robotics & Automation on-the-spot

IEEE Philadelphia Employment Network Group Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014 Time: 7 - 9 PM Topic and Speaker: IEEE Employment Network - Job search topics, open discussion roundtable and professional networking – Moderated by George Butts Location: Drexel University

Campus, Bossone Enterprise Center

- 7th Floor , Room Number 709,

3128 Market Street, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, 19104 Cost: No Charge, snacks will be served, everyone is on their own for drinks. Parking: Parking: Nearby lots: (1) On the left side of Market Street just before 31st Street; (2) on the right side of Market Street, just past 31st Street; (3) from Market make Left on 36th to University City Sheraton garage. Public Transportation: SEPTA (Rail: 30th-Street Station; Subway and Trolley: The Market-Frankford Line (the Blue Line) stops at 30th and 34th Streets and all trolley trains (the Green Lines) stop at 30th and 33rd Streets.)

Click to register for this event: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/25635


SENIOR MEMBERSHIP WORKSHOP STEP UP TO SENIOR MEMBER — ELEVATE YOURSELF!

The Philadelphia Section wants to increase the number of Senior Members in our section. We are setting up a workshop for the purpose of signing up new Senior Members. We gain, and you gain by advancing. When: Tuesday Evening, May 27, 2014 at 6 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Sheraton University City; 36 th and Chestnut; Philadelphia Perks: Sandwiches will be served. Parking will be validated.

What does it mean to be a Senior Member of the IEEE? The Senior Member grade is a way for IEEE members to receive recognition for their professional experience and significant performance in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and related fields, including: Computer Science and Information Technology, Physical Sciences, Biological and Medical Sciences, Mathematics, Technical Communications, Education, Management, Law, and Policy. If you meet the experience requirements, come to the workshop. If you have 10 plus years of relevant industry experience or educational accomplishments in IEEE designated areas, you can be eligible for an upgrade to Senior Member grade. We will help with the references, and the rest of the paperwork. Most of the Executive Committee, who are Senior Members or Fellows will be there and can serve as reference persons. We need also volunteers from the ranks of Senior Members and Fellows to be mentors that night. Address your questions to Robert Lawson at [email protected] Senior Member advancement provides IEEE members with significant and distinct benefits: 1. Recognition: The professional recognition of your peers for technical and professional excellence. 2. Senior Member Plaque: Since January 1999, all newly elevated Senior Members have received an engraved Senior Member plaque to be proudly displayed for colleagues, clients and employers to see. The plaque, in an attractive fine wood with bronze engraving, is sent within six to eight weeks after elevation. 3. US$25 Coupon: IEEE will recognize all newly elevated Senior Members with a coupon worth up to US$25. This coupon can be used to join one new IEEE Society. The coupon expires on 31 December of the year in which it is received. 4. Letter of Commendation: If you indicate that you would like one, a letter of commendation will be sent to your employer on the achievement of Senior Member grade. 5. Announcements: Announcement of elevation can be made in Section/Society and/or local newsletters, newspapers and notices. 6. Leadership Eligibility: Senior Members are eligible to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions. 7. Ability to Refer Other Candidates: Senior Members can serve as a reference for other

applicants for Senior Membership. 8. Review Panel: Senior Members are invited to be on the regional panel to review Senior

Member applications.


Hands on Introduction to MATLAB

Presented by Thomas Chmielewski, Ph.D

9AM – 4:00PM

May 31 and June 7, 2014

(Successive Saturdays) Drexel University Bossone Research Center, Suite 605

Market St. between 31st and 32nd Sts. Philadelphia, PA 19104 �

Hosted by

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Drexel University

This IEEE Philadelphia Section Hands on Introduction to MATLAB is a tutorial to

both, introduce MATLAB to those who have not used it, and to demonstrate its features to

those who have some exposure to this valuable tool. Each student will be given access to a

pc with MATLAB and its toolboxes.

MATLAB® by The MathWorksTM Corporation is both a computer language and a set

of tools for designing and simulating systems in diverse areas such as Bioinformatics,

Controls, and Signal Processing. It also includes facilities for converting a system prepared

in MATLAB code into hardware.

This Workshop will introduce the participants to MATLAB Computational and

Graphics capabilities by means of hands on tutorials and exercises. In addition to elements

of the language, participants will be introduced to the use of cell mode for rapid code

development, testing and as means of publishing their results. An introduction to various

toolboxes including the Symbolic Toolbox (for symbolically solving equations); the

Controls Toolbox, the Signal Processing Toolbox and the Image Processing Toolbox will

also be included. Demonstrations with problem solving will include: control system design

(with Simulink), computing the FFT with windowing, digital filtering design and reading

data from Excel files.

The course will consist of a set of assignments organized to develop the participant's

knowledge in an incremental method. A sequence of projects will be available to guide the

student through important features of MATLAB, but additional projects will be provided for

those wishing to develop a different set of skills as well as demonstrations of advanced

functionality. Staff will include the presenter and teaching assistants to work closely

with the participants and help with frustrating problems so common in computer use.

Presenter: Thomas Chmielewski is owner of TAC Consulting Co. LLC, which specializes

in modeling and simulation of control systems. He received his Ph.D. from Drexel

University where he is also an Assistant Teaching Professor.

NOTE: Lunch not included. Available for purchase nearby.

Philadelphia Section


Intended Audience: The course is designed for practicing engineers who wish to learn MATLAB. The applications covered are mostly from areas in Electrical Engineering, Location: Drexel University, Bossone building, Drexel University, 31st and Market Streets.

REGISTER ON-LINE at www.ieeephiladelphia.org or complete attached form.

Continuing Education Credits will be granted pending the IEEE approval

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Day 1

1. Basics of Matlab o command window o workspace o directory o “calculator mode” o reserved words o variables (numeric and

character) o built in functions o vectorized operations o plotting o help facility

2.` Creating programs o mfiles o cell mode o debugging with cell mode o creating functions

3. Programming constructs o for loops o if then else o switch/case

4. Command line input output o display o input

5 .Basic reading and writing to EXCEL files and txt files

o reading and writing an EXCEL file

o writing data to txt files o fprintf

Day 2

6. Symbolic Toolbox Introduction

o Defining symbolic variables o Solving linear equations o Solving differential equations o Creating functions from symbolic results

7. Engineering Examples o linear regression of data, curve fit o solution of differential equation o computing the FFT with windowing

8. Brief overview of toolboxes o image processing example o control system example o Simulink o IIT/FIR filter design tools

9. Final class exercise Students may choose to solve one or more of a selected set of problems


REGISTRATION FORM - IEEE-Philadelphia Section: Introduction to MATLAB (Questions? Call 484.270.5136) Registration includes notes. Lunch and parking are not included, but they are available nearby.

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Lobbying for Science in the Federal Budget On March 26, 2014 Tom Fagan, Past Section Chairman and current Vice Chairman of the IEEE Government Affairs Committee met with Congressman Jim Gerlach from Pennsylvania's 6th District (R-6) to support sustained funding for Science and Technology Research and Development Funding in the Federal Government's FY2014 Appropriations Bills as well as increased funding for STEM, (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Congressman Gerlach predicted that the House would increase the Administration's Science and Technology Budget Request by 1%. Tom also met with Congressmen Charles Dent

(R-15) and Chaka Fattah (D-2) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). [Photo: Fagan, left, Gerlach, right]

2014 Annual Awards & Recognition Dinner The Awards Banquet of the IEEE Philadelphia Section is an annual event to recognize those who have been honored for their contributions by both the Institute and the Section and by organizations whose mutual interests are associated with the IEEE. The banquet was held April 12 at the Union League in Philadelphia, a place that serves a tasty dinner. Also, this year, the Philadelphia Section is proud to be celebrating its 50th Fellow class, which represents decades of honoring IEEE Fellows whose extraordinary accomplishments have changed the world.

After a welcome by Chair Philip Gonski, the awards were presented by the team of Tom Fagan and Victor K. Schutz. Here are the winners.

Past Chair Award: Mark Soffa, Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Citation: For dedicated service to the IEEE Philadelphia Section as section Chairperson for 2013. Mark was out of town; hence no photo.

Alan L. Kirsch Award: Christopher Cullen, Rowan University. Citation: for outstanding commitment with special regard to the qualities of leadership, dedication, peer impact, originality, perceptiveness, and scholarship. (Photo to right)


Chapter of the Year Award: Control Systems, Circuits and Systems, and Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Societies (CS/CAS/SMC); Chair: Ziauddin Ahmad, Ph.D., Kulicke and Soffa Industries. Citation: For exceptional leadership in developing effective chapter activities and encouraging their growth. (Photo above on p. 22)

Philadelphia Section Member Award: Joseph G. Teti, Jr., Ph.D., Lambda Science, Inc. Citation: For past participation in the RADA Conference and stepping up to be General Chairman for radar 2016, Also helping to re-vitalize the AES Chapter. (Photo right)

Benjamin Franklin Key Award: Dennis A. Silage, Ph.D., Temple University. Citation: For his development of real-time signal and image processing in programmable gate arrays (PGA) in hyper spectral image processing for chemical weapons sensing, signal processing in radio astronomy with the Arecibo radio telescope and amateur radio satellite digital communication systems. (Photo L)

Benjamin Franklin Key Award: Rahul Mangharam, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania. Citation: For development of an innovative methodology to test and rapidly certify the safety of life-critical medical devices, such as cardiac pacemakers and drug infusion pumps. (Photo right)

Benjamin Franklin Key Award: George Mathew, Ph.D., Drexel University. Citation: For outstanding electrical engineering design, innovation, and problem solving. (Photo below)

Philadelphia Section Corporate Innovation Award: Bruce D. Harmon, Lead Engineer – Tandem Rotorcraft Electrical Systems, The Boeing Company, Glenn Matsanka, Chinook Programs Technical Lead Engineer – Electrical Design, The Boeing Company Joshua M. Neidich, H-47 Electrical Lead Engineer, The Boeing Company and Ryan J. Olivo, H-47 Air Vehicle Integration Change Team Lead, The Boeing Company. Citation: For achieving outstanding technical excellence and contributions in designing, developing and testing the next generation H-47 Electrical Power System. (Photo: Schutz, Neidich, Fagan, Olivo, Matsanka)


Delaware Valley Young Engineer of the Year Award: Terrill Felter, The Boeing Company. Citation: For creative and recognized, important works by an engineer under 35 years of age. Delaware Valley Young Engineer of the Year Award: Daniel McCann, Alstom Grid. Citation: For creative and recognized, important works by an engineer under 35 years of age. Delaware Valley Young Engineer of the Year Award: Arul Manickam, Lockheed Martin. Citation: For creative and recognized, important works by an engineer under 35 years of age. (Photo: Schutz, Manickam, Fagan, Felter)

Delaware Valley Electrical Engineer of the Year Award: William Pearson, Lockheed Martin. Citation: For providing leadership and troubleshooting of all integration efforts among the AEGIS Combat System, the AEGIS Weapon System, and their associated communication systems as well as hands-on support of a six week deployment cruise of AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense System where he provided outstanding engineering support and training for the AEGIS Radar System. (Photo left)

New IEEE Fellow: Weidong Mao, Ph.D., Comcast Cable. Citation: For contributions to video on demand technologies and cloud computing.

New IEEE Fellow: Andrew Ott, PJM Interconnection,

LLC. Citation: For leadership in the design, development, and operation of competitive wholesale electricity markets. (No photo- could not attend)

New IEEE Fellow: Christos Davatzikos, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Citation: For contributions to automatic analysis and interpretation of biomedical multidimensional data.


New IEEE Fellow: Ali Jadbabaie, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Citation: For contributions to the theory of multi-agent coordination and control. Featured Speaker Mark G. Allen, Ph.D., Scientific Director, University of Pennsylvania’s Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology gave use a verbal and photographic tour of this new facility. It was a wonderful talk.

New IEEE Fellow: Daniel Lee, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Citation: For contributions in machine learning algorithms for perception and motor control.

Entertainment note: Music during cocktail hour was provided by Ben Mauger’s Speakeasy Six. On trombone is the section’s own Bob Peruzzi.

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