BEERS WITH ENGINEERS! Schedule 6:00 – 9:00 pm socializing, mingling, The Denver Chapter of PES/IAS is hosting a social event for our members and friends. This is a great opportunity to develop your social and professional network. This is also an opportunity to learn more about the Denver PES/IAS Chapter and ways to get involved. The $5 registration gets you appetizers and your first drink. Sign up soon - space is limited! Room: Ste 110, Bldg: Resolute Brewing Company, 7286 S Yosemite St, Centennial, Colorado, United States, 80112

Welcome to Global Webinar co-sponsored by Pikes Peak Section and Panama Computer Society Chapter and co-hosted by a number of Chapters worldwide. The Chip Act: A New Era in US Semiconductors David Bondurant, Vertical Memory Matt Francis, Ozark IC This presentation will review 50-years of Semiconductor and Computer developments and historical competition between countries that developed. We observe the historical scaling of semiconductors (Moore’s Law) and the fact the Moore’s Law scaling is reaching it’s end. We review Beyond Moore changes to semiconductor processing and packaging technology required to continue computer performance improvement and why control of leading edge semiconductor and packaging manufacturing is now strategic. The Chip Act is the United States response to demands of Beyond Moore requirements and need to bring manufacturing closer to home. We review the Chip Act and update on it’s developments during 2023. Speaker(s): David, Matt, Agenda: Welcome Presentation Discussion and Questions Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/388526

Speaker: Prof. Mehmet Kurum, The University of Georgia, USA Thursday, December 21, 2023 (https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Unveiling+the+Potential+of+GNSS+Transmissometry+%28GNSS-T%29+for+Remote+Sensing+of+Forest+Canopy+Water+C&iso=20231221T11&p1=43&ah=1) The GNSS-T method uses stationary or mobile GNSS receivers under the forest canopy, accompanied by an additional unit in the open area as reference. This webinar will provide the theoretical and experimental foundations to explain how the GNSS-T method provides information about the characteristics of Vegetation Optical Depth (VOD ) and Vegetation Water Content (VWC) measurements which could transform forest VWC monitoring studies. Co-sponsored by: CH05226 - Denver/High Plains Section Jt. Chapter, GRS Speaker(s): Prof. Mehmet Kurum, Agenda: There is significant evidence that vegetation water content, known as VWC, can serve as a useful measure of water status as it is directly linked to the moisture content of living fuel. Improved temporal and spatial quantification of VWC variations is expected to aid in the improved evaluation of how forests respond to drought, including tree mortality and wildfire risk. Direct measurement of VWC dynamics remotely can also be crucial for understanding and modeling hydrological and ecological processes. Presently, only coarse spatial resolution (25 – 50 km) vegetation optical depth (VOD) is globally observed by satellites. These observations are mainly derived from opportunistic analyses of measurements that were initially intended for other scientific purposes. In addition, validating spaceborne VOD poses a significant challenge due to lack of systematic ground-based VOD observations at the moment. Recently a new methodology called the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Transmissometry (GNSS-T) technique has gained attention to monitoring VWC directly. The method uses stationary or mobile GNSS receivers under the forest canopy, accompanied by an additional unit in the open area as reference. The logarithmic difference between the two measurements yields information on forest transmissivity (water content). This relatively new remote sensing (non-intrusive) approach could transform forest VWC monitoring studies. Its optimal interpretation, use, and relation to VWC have yet to be comprehensively explored. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/391721