BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240226T033026Z UID:1966D67D-AB36-4C82-8A49-C87EA7DD064A DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240216T121500 DESCRIPTION:IEEE Chicago APS/MTT Chapter Distinguished Seminar\n\nSpeaker:\ n\nRhonda R. Franklin\, PhD\nMcKnight Presidential Professor of Electrical Engineering\nAbbott Professor of Innovative Education in the Institute fo r Engineering and Medicine\nDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineer ing\nUniversity of Minnesota\n\nFriday\, February 16\, 2024\n11:00 A.M.\nI n-person seminar\, University of Illinois Chicago\, Lecture Center (LC) C3 \n\nAbstract: Over the past two decades\, our vision for wireless and inte rnet systems informed advances and the merger of communications with compu ting\, imaging\, and sensing to form multifunctional integrated devices. T he evolution from 1G to 5G\, enabled the connectivity of systems of device s through the Internet of Things and Smart Connected Cities to enhance hum an-to-human communications and lay the groundwork for ubiquitous connectiv ity between humans and machines. As we develop 6G communications alongside machine learning and AI\, we are poised to see the leap\, the development of systems of systems\, which will demand new and different solutions for ever growing non-traditional applications in healthcare\, the environment \, agriculture\, and transportation. Concurrent progress in hardware desig n and fabrication are integral to achieving more functionality in small fo rm factors with complex integrated hardware and software systems. Success in design of such innovations for high-speed circuitry\, packaging\, and i ntegration\, however\, will also depend on both fabrication advances (i.e. \, microelectronics\, nanotechnology\, and MEMS technology) and novel use of materials to achieve the desired performance. This talk will highlight our advanced design concepts for applications in communication\, ecology\, and nanomedicine based on metasurfaces for antenna arrays\, biosensors fo r material characterization\, and nanotechnology for sub-terahertz interco nnects and biolabels.\n\nBio: Rhonda R. Franklin\, the McKnight Presidenti al Professor of Electrical Engineering and Abbott Professor of Innovative Education at the University of Minnesota (UMN)\, is a distinguished resear cher specializing in high-frequency circuit and antenna design\, integrati on/packaging\, and materials characterization. With 161 co-authored articl es\, six book chapters\, and 12 patents/application/licenses\, her work sp ans high-speed communications\, biomedicine/nanomedicine\, and ecology app lications. Recognized with the NSF Presidential Early Career Award\, IEEE MGA Diversity & Inclusion Award\, and IEEE N. Walter Cox Service Award\, s he also received UMN College of Science and Engineering's George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Service and the University of Michigan Distinguis hed Educator Alumni Award. Franklin actively contributes to microwave engi neering education\, serving as an MTT-S Distinguished Microwave Instructor \, and advocates for diversity through initiatives like Project Connect an d the IEM Inspire program. As the Director of the new NSF Inclusive Hub\, M-FORCE\, she will be forming a community to mentor graduate and undergrad uate students\, particularly from underrepresented groups\, focusing on re search careers. Having supervised 27 graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.) an d guided 34 undergraduate research projects\, Franklin's impact extends ac ross research\, leadership\, awards\, and a dedicated commitment to foster ing diversity in academia and the professional realm.\n\nCo-sponsored by: University of Illinois Chicago\n\nChicago\, Illinois\, United States\, 606 07 LOCATION:Chicago\, Illinois\, United States\, 60607 ORGANIZER:pychen@uic.edu SEQUENCE:3 SUMMARY:IEEE Chicago APS/MTT Chapter Distinguished Seminar URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/406717 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>IEEE Chicago APS/MTT Chapter Disti nguished Seminar</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:</strong></p>\n<p>Rhonda R. Franklin\, PhD<br />McKnight Presidential Professor of Electrical Engi neering&nbsp\;<br />Abbott Professor of Innovative Education in the Instit ute for Engineering and Medicine&nbsp\;<br />Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br />University of Minnesota</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p> <strong>Friday\, February 16\, 2024</strong><em><br /></em><strong>11:00 A .M.&nbsp\;<br /></strong>In-person seminar\, <strong>University of Illinoi s Chicago\, Lecture Center (LC) C3</strong></p>\n<p><strong><br />Abstract :&nbsp\;</strong>Over the past two decades\, our vision for wireless and i nternet systems informed advances and the merger of communications with co mputing\, imaging\, and sensing to form multifunctional integrated devices . The evolution from 1G to 5G\, enabled the connectivity of systems of dev ices through the Internet of Things and Smart Connected Cities to enhance human-to-human communications and lay the groundwork for ubiquitous connec tivity between humans and machines. As we develop 6G communications alongs ide machine learning and AI\, we are poised to see the leap\, the developm ent of systems of systems\, which will demand new and different solutions for ever growing non-traditional applications in healthcare\, the environm ent\, agriculture\, and transportation. Concurrent progress in hardware de sign and fabrication are integral to achieving more functionality in small form factors with complex integrated hardware and software systems. Succe ss in design of such innovations for high-speed circuitry\, packaging\, an d integration\, however\, will also depend on both fabrication advances (i .e.\, microelectronics\, nanotechnology\, and MEMS technology) and novel u se of materials to achieve the desired performance. This talk will highlig ht our advanced design concepts for applications in communication\, ecolog y\, and nanomedicine based on metasurfaces for antenna arrays\, biosensors for material characterization\, and nanotechnology for sub-terahertz inte rconnects and biolabels. &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Bio</stron g>: Rhonda R. Franklin\, the McKnight Presidential Professor of Electrical Engineering and Abbott Professor of Innovative Education at the Universit y of Minnesota (UMN)\, is a distinguished researcher specializing in high- frequency circuit and antenna design\, integration/packaging\, and materia ls characterization. With 161 co-authored articles\, six book chapters\, a nd 12 patents/application/licenses\, her work spans high-speed communicati ons\, biomedicine/nanomedicine\, and ecology applications. Recognized with the NSF Presidential Early Career Award\, IEEE MGA Diversity &amp\; Inclu sion Award\, and IEEE N. Walter Cox Service Award\, she also received UMN College of Science and Engineering's George W. Taylor Award for Distinguis hed Service and the University of Michigan Distinguished Educator Alumni A ward. Franklin actively contributes to microwave engineering education\, s erving as an MTT-S Distinguished Microwave Instructor\, and advocates for diversity through initiatives like Project Connect and the IEM Inspire pro gram. As the Director of the new NSF Inclusive Hub\, M-FORCE\, she will be forming a community to mentor graduate and undergraduate students\, parti cularly from underrepresented groups\, focusing on research careers. Havin g supervised 27 graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.) and guided 34 undergrad uate research projects\, Franklin's impact extends across research\, leade rship\, awards\, and a dedicated commitment to fostering diversity in acad emia and the professional realm. &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR