IEEE Region 5 (Southwestern U.S.) History
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Region 5 Sections
Within Region 5, Sections are divided into four Areas:
- North - Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
- South - Central and East Texas
- East - Arkansas and Louisiana
- West - Colorado, West Texas, Southeast New Mexico, East Wyoming, West South Dakota
North Sections
| North Section | Principal City |
| Kansas City | Kansas City, MO |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Saint Louis | St. Louis, MO |
| Rolla Subsection | St. Louis, MO |
| Southwest Missouri | Springfield, MO |
| Tulsa | Tulsa, OK |
| Wichita | Wichita, KS |
South Sections
| South Section | Principal City |
| Central Texas | Austin, TX |
| Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Rio Grande Valley Subsection | Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dallas | Dallas, TX |
| Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX |
| Galveston Bay | Galveston, TX |
| Houston | Houston, TX |
| Freeport Subsection | Houston, TX |
East Sections
| East Section | Principal City |
| Arkansas | Little Rock, AR |
| Arkansas River Valley | Russellville, AR |
| Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Beaumont | Beaumont, TX |
| Lafayette | Lafayette, LA |
| New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
| Ozark | Fayetteville, AR |
| Shreveport | Shreveport, LA |
| Monroe Subsection | Shreveport, LA |
West Sections
| West Section | Principal City |
| Denver | Denver, CO |
| Black Hills Subsection | Rapid City, SD |
| High Plains Section | Ft. Collins, CO |
| El Paso | El Paso, TX, Las Cruces, NM |
| Panhandle | Amarillo, TX |
| Pikes Peak | Colorado Springs, CO |
| South Plains | Lubbock, TX |
Region 5 History
Region 5 Awards
Stepping Stone Award
The IEEE Region 5 Stepping Stone Award in the IEEE Fields of Interest honors significant technical achievements in these fields. Stepping Stones recognize technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity found in unique products, services, seminal papers, and patents. An achievement must have importance to the technologies associated with Region 5 in order to be proposed as a Stepping Stone—e.g. invented, initially demonstrated, first used, produced in Region 5.
Region 5 Links to the Past
The links below provide interesting documentation relating to the histories and activities of institutions--laboratories, enterprises, museums, and like organizations--in IEEE Region 5. Many thanks to John Meredith for initiating this perspective on Region 5 by providing the initial collection of links.
Cassini Mission
The Cassini mission is a joint venture of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency to study Saturn and its numerous moons. The Space Science Institute in Boulder is the lead agent for establishing and coordinating imaging tasks for and disseminating/interpretting the images from the Cassini spacecraft.
Portal for the Space Science Institute
Official Source for Cassini images posted by the Space Science Institute
NBC News release on last close-up of Saturn's icy moon Rhea
IEEE Green Technologies Conferences
The IEEE Green Technologies Conferences, endorsed by Region 5 and hosted by one or more Region 5 sections, "bring together scientists, researchers and practitioners from around the world to develop realistic solutions to the current energy crisis, and to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gas emissions." (As described in the narrative history report of the 2012 Green Tech Conference.) The following lists provide links to narrative histories for each of the first four Green Tech Conferences and to the procedings of the second through the fourth Green Tech Conferences. (Note: All of the narrative history reports were authored by Patrick Meyer.)
Narrative Histories
2011 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2013 in Denver, Colorado (preview article)
Proceedings
2009 in Lubbock, Texas (NOT AVAILABLE)
2011 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Links to Preview Fliers for the 2013 Green Tech Conference
http://sites.ieee.org/greentech2013/why-1/
http://sites.ieee.org/greentech2013/why-2/
http://sites.ieee.org/greentech2013/why-3/
Keynote Addresses at the GreenTech 2013 Conference
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: Challenges and Opportunities by Sam Baldwin
Sustainable Energy Engineeering by Mehrdad Ehsani
Sustainable Environment & Energy Perspectives by George Roe
Renewable Fuels by Helen L. Chum
Sustainability Technologies for the 21st Centuryby Juris Kalejs
Climate Change: Bad News/Good News by Chuck Kutscher
Readiness of US Power Engineers for Large-Scale Renewable Development by Wanda Reder
Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era by Jon Creyts
Johnson Space Center located in Galveston Bay, Texas
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/
National Renewable Energy Laboratory located in Golden, Colorado
NREL's involvement in wind energy
NREL's involvement in photo voltaic energy
NREL's involvement in biomass energy
NREL's involvement in solar energy
NREL's involvement in geothermal energy
A look at "Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: Challenges and Opportunities" a keynote address by Sam Baldwin (Chief Science Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy) at the GreenTech 2013 Conference in Denver, Colorado
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy: Challenges and Opportunities by Sam Baldwin
US Department of Commerce Boulder Laboratories in Boulder, Colorado
Overview with links to DOC, NIST, NOAA, and ITS of NTIA in addition to those below
NIST laboratories located in Boulder, Colorado
Background information on NIST
Portal for NIST historic publications
NIST Boulder Laboratories 50th Anniversary: Link to 50 years of significant papers
NIST Boulder Laboratories 50th Anniversary: Stories from the past
NIST’s history in measuring time and frequency
Information on Radio Station WWV in broadcasting time and frequency
NOAA laboratories located in Boulder, Colorado
USGS National Earthquake Information Center located in Golden, Colorado
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/
US Department of Energy Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico
History of aviation in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita Aviation historic timeline
Kansas Aviation museum Wichita
History of Radio and Television
The two oldest radio stations in Region 5 are, in first broadcast date order, WEW and WKY - KOMA. Wikipedia provides a historical description of
and a PowerPoint presentation provided by the Oklahoma History Center describes the history of
WKY - KOMA in Oklahoma City, OK
Texas Instruments history
Jack Kilby, inteventor of integrated circuit, interview
Robert Coats story (former TI employee)
History of Transistor-transistor-logic (TTL) at TI
TI introduces SN5400 TTL logic family
TI introduction of 74S series Schottky TTL logic for high speed applications
Saint Louis history items
Wireless telegraphy at 1904 St. Louis exposition
History of McDonnell Aircraft and precursor aircraft companies in St. Louis
History of Union Electric Company
History of Wagner Electric Company
Rural Electrification History
History of first REA line in United States located in Bartlett, Texas
Bell System and Western Electric
Includes Bell System Operating Companies and Western Electric Works in Oklahoma City and Lee’s Summit Missouri.
Alternative Perspectives on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Histories of Region 5 Academic Institutions: their programs in IEEE Fields and their IEEE Student Branches by Section
Arkansas
Arkansas River Valley
Baton Rouge
Beaumont
Central Texas
- St. Mary's University
- Texas State University - San Marcos
- University of Texas - San Antonio
- University of Texas - Austin
- Trinity University
Corpus Christi
- Del Mar College
- Texas A & M University - Kingsville
- University of Texas - Pan American
- University of Texas - Brownsville
Dallas
- Baylor University
- Collin County Community College
- Devry Institute of Technology - Irving
- Texas A&M University - Commerce (East Texas State University)
- Southern Methodist University
- University of Texas - Dallas
- University of Texas - Tyler
Denver
- Colorado School Of Mines
- Colorado State University
- University of Colorado - Boulder
- University of Colorado - Denver
- Denver Technical College
- University of Denver
- DeVry University - Westminster
- Metropolitan State College of Denver
- South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology
- University of Wyoming
El Paso
Fort Worth
- Itt Technical Institute - Arlington
- University of North Texas
- Texas Christian Univiversity
- University of Texas - Arlington
- Tarleton State University
Galveston Bay
Houston
- University of Houston
- ITT Technical Institute - Houston
- Prairie View A & M University
- Rice University
- Texas A & M University
- Texas Southern University
Kansas City
- Central Missouri State University
- Devry Institute of Technology - Kansas City
- Kansas City Kansas Community College
- Kansas State University
- University of Kansas
- University of Missouri - Kansas City
- Pittsburg State University
- Southwest Missouri State College
Lafayette
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Ozark
Pikes Peak
- Colorado Technical University
- University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
- Colorado State University - Pueblo
- US Air Force Academy
Saint Louis
- Missouri University of Science and Technology
- St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
- St. Louis University - Parks College of Engineering
- Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
- Washington University in St. Louis
- University of Misssouri
Shreveport
- LeTourneau University
- Louisiana Technological University
- Louisiana University - Monroe
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana
South Plains
Tulsa
- Oklahoma State University
- Oklahoma State University at Tulsa
- Oral Roberts University
- University of Tulsa
