Women in Engineering
The organizing committee of the IEEE PES Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) Europe in collaboration with the IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE) is pleased to announce the event “Enjoy a breakfast gathering with IEEE women in engineering”. During the breakfast, our invited guests will share their experiences on topics related to women in engineering profession with you. The talks will be followed by question & answer and a casual networking.
Local moderator: Noel N. Schulz, Paslay Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA
Local contact person: Massimo Bongiorno, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (email address: massimo.bongiorno@chalmers.se).
Date: Monday October 11, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM
Location: Lindholmen Science Park, Gothenburg, Sweden
About IEEE WIE
IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists. The mission of IEEE WIE is to inspire, engage, encourage, and empower IEEE women worldwide and work toward a vibrant community of IEEE women and men to innovate the world of tomorrow. More information about IEEE WIE can be found at the IEEE WIE website.
About our invited guests
Noel N. Schulz, Ph. D (Vice President IEEE/PES) Paslay Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA
Dr. Noel Schulz is Paslay Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA. Dr. Schulz received her B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA in 1988 and 1990, respectively. She received her Ph.D. in EE from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA in 1995. Become joining K-State, She spent eight years at Mississippi State University where she was the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Endowed Professor in Power Systems Engineering. She also has teaching experience at Michigan Technological University, University of North Dakota and Virginia Tech. Her research interests are in the computer applications in power systems including power system operations, shipboard power systems and intelligent system applications. She is active in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Power & Energy Society (IEEE/PES) serving as Secretary from 2004-2007, Treasurer from 2008-2009 and President-Elect candidate for 2010-2011. Dr. Schulz is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the Society of Women Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers.
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Meliha B. Selak, P. Eng (Vice President IEEE/PES) BC Hydro, Transmission Engineering Protection & Control Planning Applications Vancouver, BC, Canada
Meliha B. Selak is a Specialist Engineer in Electrical Power Systems with BC Hydro. She has an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Sarajevo and has over 30 years of experience in various aspects of power systems engineering including utility protection, research & development, project management and consulting on international projects. Prior to joining BC Hydro in 2000, she worked as a research engineer in the Power System Group at the University of British Columbia on Real-Time Power System Simulator in connection with EMTP. She is a registered professional engineer in the Province of British Columbia and is a senior member of IEEE. As of 2009 she is serving as the vice president for Chapters for the IEEE Power & Energy Society and a member of its governing board. Also, she is a member of the IEEE Power System Relay Committee (PSRC). She has written numerous documents and technical papers associated on the power system subjects and She is a paper reviewer. Meliha has been married to Ekrem for 35 years. They have three children, two Electrical Engineers and an Environmental Scientist, and two grandsons.
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Wanda Reder (President IEEE/PES) Vice President Power Systems Services, S&C Electric Company, Chicago, IL, USA
Wanda Reder, is currently the President of the IEEE Power & Energy Society and the Vice President of the Power Systems Services Division at S&C Electric Company offering engineering, field service, and project management capabilities to utilities, developers and industrial customers. Prior to S&C, Wanda was the Vice President of T&D Asset Management at Exelon where she had responsibility for asset investment strategy, standards, engineering, planning, reliability and work management in Chicago and Philadelphia. Prior to Exelon, Wanda was the Vice President of Energy at Davies Consulting. Wanda has been instrumental in leading S&C into the Wind energy market. She capitalized on S&C’s expertise in contract development, substation and collector engineering and design, relaying, protection and coordination, SCADA, VAR management, and S&C’s world class consulting and analytical services. Under Wanda’s leadership, S&C now consults with the largest wind developers in the world; S&C has constructed the largest wind farm in Canada, and several wind generation facilities in the U.S.
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