Abstract
The 2020 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) International Microwave Symposium (IMS) Project Connect (PC) will cater to all professional needs and queries of microwave professionals. Each year, the PC program hosts approximately two dozen underrepresented students for four days of community building and professional development. Most are juniors or seniors in undergraduate programs, along with a smaller cohort of first-year students in graduate programs. The groups, consistently mixed in gender and ethnicity, get an opportunity for direct interaction with fellow PC participants, practitioners, academics, and leaders in the field and of the MTT-S.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 9052024 |
| Pages (from-to) | 69-73 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEEE Microwave Magazine |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:community building and professional develop- ment. Most are juniors or seniors in undergraduate programs, along with a smaller cohort of first- year students in graduate programs. The groups, consistently mixed in gender and ethnicity, get an opportunity for direct interaction with fellow PC participants, practitioners, academics, and leaders in the field and of the MTTS. This interaction is central to the success of the program, and the integration with IMS is representa tive of the important role that profes sional societies can play in developing diverse science, technology, engineering, and mathematics participation. PC has been in operation since 2014 and is sponsored jointly by the National Science Foundation and the IMS Organizing Committee (Figure 1). To date, more than 100 students from 34 universities have participated.