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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">We will celebrate 100 years of IEEE at Ohio University on
<b>December 2, 2026, at 9:00 AM in Stocker Center 103</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Majority of EECS
graduates are members of the IEEE Student Chapter at Ohio University. This centennial coincides with the year Paul Stocker, one of our distinguished alumni, graduated from Ohio University and joined the inaugural AIEE (IEEE) cohort in 1926.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Paul Stocker later became an IEEE Fellow, served for many years on the Ohio University Board of Trustees, and made transformative philanthropic
contributions to the University, Russ College, and the Department. His legacy is deeply woven into our history, including through the naming of Stocker Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">To honor IEEE’s long-standing legacy at Ohio University, the School will organize a graduate research poster session on December 2, 2026. All EECS
graduate students who have presented in the EE 6981 in Sp’25, Fa’25, Sp’26 or will present their research in the Fall of 2026, or who presented posters recently at the 2026 EECS Retreat, are requested to participate in the poster session. Your presence and
poster presentations will meaningfully recognize this milestone and honor Stocker’s enduring impact on our academic community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">I have attached a spreadsheet listing the EECS graduate students who are asked to develop and present posters. These students must email the Graduate
Chair at </span><a href="mailto:jadwisie@ohio.edu"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">jadwisie@ohio.edu</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> to confirm their participation by
<b>October 28, 2026, EBD</b>. Graduate students who are not listed on the spreadsheet but have made significant progress in their research are also welcome to participate, provided they communicate with the Graduate Chair in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Please use the attached template when developing your poster. All posters must be sent to Tiffany Hunter at
</span><a href="mailto:huntert1@ohio.edu"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">huntert1@ohio.edu</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> by
<b>November 19, 2026, EBD</b>, for printing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The EECS Chair will sponsor two-year IEEE student membership for participating students in January 2027. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Best Dr.J<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wojciech M. Jadwisienczak<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor and Graduate Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Editor in Chief, Journal of Electronic Materials <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ohio University, Russ College for Engineering and Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stocker Center 333, 1 Ohio University Drive, Athen OH 45701-2979<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T: 740-593-1572, T: 740-593-2067 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/engineering/eecs">www.ohio.edu/engineering/eecs</a>
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