HKN Beta Mu Newsletter

March 12, 2026

πŸ“… Calendar Discord

Dear members,

We’re excited to share this new edition of the HKN Beta Mu newsletter. This week is packed, with several events happening tomorrow and many more planned throughout Spring ’26.

Download the Chapter Calendar

As always, questions are encouraged on our Discord.

Upcoming Events

Mar 13 β€” General Body Meeting (12:30 PM)
Mar 13 β€” Ο€ Day Celebration (1–3 PM)
Mar 13 β€” PhD Poster Session (1–5 PM)
Mar 13 β€” Lab Packing Party (5–8 PM)
Mar 17 β€” Microelectronics Lecture with Dr. Naeemi

General Body Meeting

πŸ“… Date: March 13
πŸ• Time: 12:30 PM – 1 PM
πŸ“ Location: Van Leer 283
Service+0.5 MIGS

Join us tomorrow for our next General Body Meeting. We’ll share chapter updates, celebrate recent accomplishments, and preview upcoming events. Member ideas and involvement are always welcome.

Lab Packing Party

πŸ“… Date: March 13
πŸ• Time: 5 PM – 8 PM
πŸ“ Location: Van Leer 340
Service+2 MIGS

Selling lab supplies is our chapter’s largest source of revenue and helps fund many of our events and initiatives. We need volunteers to help prepare kits for upcoming ECE lab classes. Food will be provided.

Ο€ Day

πŸ“… Date: March 13
πŸ• Time: 1 PM – 3 PM
πŸ“ Location: TI Plaza (patch of grass next to Van Leer building)
Social+1 MIGS

Join us tomorrow to celebrate Pi Day with free pie! While sign-ups are now closed, everyone is welcome to stop by, sample the pies, and enjoy the festivities.

Microelectronics Lecture With Dr. Naeemi

πŸ“… Date: March 17
πŸ• Time: 11 AM – 12:30 PM
πŸ“ Location: TSQ ATL Clubhouse - 848 Spring St NW
βœ‰οΈ RSVP: luma.com
Lecture Series+1 MIGS

Join us for the next event in our microelectronics lecture series featuring Dr. Azad Naeemi. Dr. Naeemi will discuss his research on nanoscale electronic devices, semiconductor materials, and the future of integrated circuits. His work spans materials, devices, circuits, and systems, exploring new approaches to overcome scaling challenges in modern electronics. The event will also include time for networking, and lunch will be provided with registration.

Announcements

AMD Engagement at Georgia Tech

HKN recently hosted representatives from AMD for an initial discussion about ways to engage with the Georgia Tech ECE community. The conversation explored opportunities for technical workshops, student projects, and technology-focused events around areas such as GPU computing, ROCm, and FPGA development.

We are currently exploring the possibility of organizing an upcoming AMD co-hosted technical event and look forward to connecting students with AMD engineers and technologies.

PhD Poster Presentation With The ECE Department

πŸ“… Date: March 13
πŸ• Time: 1 PM – 5 PM
πŸ“ Location: Marcus Nanotechnology Building Atrium
Research

Drop by the ECE PhD Research Poster Session tomorrow afternoon in the Marcus Nanotechnology Atrium to see research from ECE doctoral students across a wide range of technical areas.

IEEE Power Society Scholarship

πŸ“… Date: April 30 (Deadline)
πŸ”— Link: ee-scholarship.org
Scholarships

A scholarship program supporting undergraduate students pursuing coursework and careers in power engineering.

Graduate Mentorship Program

πŸ“… Date: March 15 (Application Deadline)
πŸ”— Link: hkn.ieee.org
Professional

Email Dr. Joseph Greene with a short bio before Sunday March 15, for an opportunity to be paired with experienced IEEE engineers in your field. This opportunity is reserved to graduate students.

Madni Family Scholarship

πŸ“… Date: May 4 (Deadline)
πŸ”— Link: hkn.ieee.org
Scholarships

Applications are open for the IEEE-HKN Madni Family Scholarship, which awards $1,000 to HKN students who demonstrate strong academic achievement, service to their communities, and commitment to HKN. Each year, up to three undergraduate and two graduate students are selected. If you’ve been active in HKN and engaged in service, consider applying! Note: this scholarship is limited to U.S. citizens.

Spring Picnic

πŸ“… Date: April 10
πŸ• Time: 3 PM – 7 PM
πŸ“ Location: TI Plaza, next to Tech Green and bordering the Van Leer building
Social+1 MIGS

The Spring Picnic is one of our favorite events each year, bringing together Georgia Tech ECE and CS students for an afternoon of food, games, and time to relax with friends. Held at TI Plaza next to Tech Green, it’s a chance for the community to take a break from classes before the semester wraps up.

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