• Jim Ellis has been an IEEE member since 1982, starting as an associate member. Since the mid-1990s, he has actively volunteered with the Northern Canada Section, holding leadership roles such as member-at-large, treasurer, vice chair, chair, and currently secretary, demonstrating ...

    Published On: 5 November 2026Categories: Member Spotlight198 words1 min read
  • Manuel Castro Member Spotlight

    IEEE Life Fellow Manuel Castro currently supports the Spanish Section as past chair of the IEEE Spanish Life Member Affinity Group and serves on several IEEE committees, including the Conduct Review Committee, the Election Oversight Committee, and the Life Members ...

    Published On: 8 October 2026Categories: Member Spotlight672 words3.4 min read
  • sean bentley member spotlight

    Dr. Sean Bentley is a distinguished physicist, educator, and leader whose career has been defined by a deep commitment to teaching, research, and professional service within the engineering and physics communities. Over more than two decades, he has made meaningful ...

    Published On: 30 June 2026Categories: Member Spotlight543 words2.8 min read
  • Member Spotlight Christina Schober

    Christina Schober is an innovative engineer with a diverse background in design and manufacturing engineering. With more than 40 years of experience, Christina's engineering career spanned multiple Ring Laser Gyro product lines in Design, Manufacturing, and Research at Honeywell. Ring ...

    Published On: 5 March 2026Categories: Member Spotlight375 words2 min read
  • David Thompson with Fossil

    David Thompson joined IEEE as a student at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 1976, contributing as Branch Chair 1977-78.   He graduated from SDSM&T in December 1978 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and is a member ...

    Published On: 9 April 2025Categories: Member Spotlight249 words1.3 min read
  • Member Spotlight: Wolfram Lunscher

    Wolfram has been an IEEE member since his engineering undergraduate years in the late 1970s. However, his father was a member before him. So, IEEE has been a part of his life, and he’s been reading Spectrum, almost as long ...

    Published On: 13 March 2025Categories: Member Spotlight223 words1.2 min read
  • Teofilo Ramos - Member Spotlight

    We’re so excited to welcome Teofilo Ramos to the LM Committee! Teofilo dedicated his professional career to teaching Electrical Engineering at Tecnologico de Monterrey, a prestigious university in Mexico. He served as a faculty member, Chairman of the Electrical Engineering ...

    Published On: 24 February 2025Categories: Member Spotlight199 words1 min read
  • Meet Peter Magyar – Coordinator for Europe, Africa, and Middle East IEEE Life Fellow Peter Magyar currently serves as our Region 8 (Europe, Africa, and Middle East) Coordinator. He has been involved with the IEEE for 27 years. He was ...

    Published On: 16 October 2024Categories: Member Spotlight402 words2.1 min read