Congratulations to Mark Steffka for Receiving the 2014 IEEE Region Four (R4) Jack Sherman Outstanding Member Award
Mark Steffka is the recipient of the IEEE Region Four (R4) Jack Sherman Outstanding Member Award. The award will be presented during the awards ceremony of the IEEE-USA Meeting in Rhode Island on May 16, 2014.
Biographical Statement
Mark Steffka received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1981, and a M.S. from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1987. He has almost 30 years of experience in the design and development of military, aerospace, and automotive electronics systems. He is currently with General Motors’ Powertrain Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Group. He is a lecturer at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and adjunct professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy. He regularly teaches courses on EMC, antennas, and electronic communication systems at both universities.
Mark is the author and/or co-author of publications on EMC and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). A paper presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Congress on “Engine Component Effects of Spark-Ignition Caused Radio Frequency Engineering (RFI)” was “Judged by SAE to be among the most outstanding SAE technical papers of 2007”. He is an IEEE member and professional activities include serving as a technical session chair for SAE and IEEE conferences; Technical Program Co-Chair for the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on EMC; and has been an instructor in the symposium’s “Global EMC University”. Mark has been an invited speaker at IEEE and SAE conferences held in the United States and international locations. He is a member of the ARRL EMC Committee, and holds the amateur radio call sign WW8MS.
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Congratulations to Mark Steffka for Receiving the IEEE Southeastern Section Outstanding Professional Award
Mark Steffka receiving the 2013 SEM Outstanding Professional Award from Dr. Mohamad Berri, IEEE SEM Membership Activities Director. The award was presented on November 6, 2013 at the 2013 Fall Section Conference which was held at the Adoba Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan.
Biographical Statement
Mark Steffka received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1981, and a M.S. from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1987. He has almost 30 years of experience in the design and development of military, aerospace, and automotive electronics systems. He is currently with General Motors’ Powertrain Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Group. He is a lecturer at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and adjunct professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy. He regularly teaches courses on EMC, antennas, and electronic communication systems at both universities.
Mark is the author and/or co-author of publications on EMC and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI). A paper presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Congress on “Engine Component Effects of Spark-Ignition Caused Radio Frequency Engineering (RFI)” was “Judged by SAE to be among the most outstanding SAE technical papers of 2007”. He is an IEEE member and professional activities include serving as a technical session chair for SAE and IEEE conferences; Technical Program Co-Chair for the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on EMC; and has been an instructor in the symposium’s “Global EMC University”. Mark has been an invited speaker at IEEE and SAE conferences held in the United States and international locations. He is a member of the ARRL EMC Committee, and holds the amateur radio call sign WW8MS.
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Dr. Robert Scully for his professional commitment to the education of chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dr. Scully spoke at the December 17, 2015 chapter meeting on “Lightning Protection for the Orion Space Vehicle.”
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The Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), chapter recognized Dennis Schwaiger’s professional commitment to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dennis spoke at the November 19, 2015 chapter meeting on “EMC Interplay Between the Engine Cooling Fan and the Heat Exchanger.”
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The Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), chapter recognized Dr. Jun Fan’s professional commitment to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dr. Kim spoke at the October 15, 2015 chapter meeting on “Power distribution network design for high-speed printed circuit boards.”
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The Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), chapter recognized Bill Wangard’s professional commitment to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Mr. Wangard spoke at the October 6, 2015 chapter meeting on “Capturing Pulsed / Intermittent Signals with Frequency Swept, Frequency Stepped, and Time Domain Scan Methodologies.”
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Congratulations to Scott Lytle for Receiving the IEEE 2015 Sustained Service to the EMC Society Award
Jim Woodyard, EMC Chapter VIII Awards Director, presenting to Scott Lytle, on behalf of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, the 2015 Sustained Service to the EMC Society Award. The award was presented at the October 7th IEEE SEM EMC Chapter VIII meeting. The award was announced in August at the EMC 2015 Symposium held in Dresden. The award citation reads: For service since 2000, successfully leading the Southeastern Michigan EMC Chapter to become the most successful Chapter in the Section and also spearheading each year’s very successful “EMC Fest.” Scott is the current chair of the chapter and has served continuously as chair for the past 15 years.
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Steve Tomba, Secretary of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII) presenting a letter indicating that the chapter has recognized the professional commitment of Dr. Bogdan Adamczyk to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dr. Adamczyk spoke at the December 18, 2014 chapter meeting on “EMC Crosstalk Between PCB Traces”.
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Dr James Drewniak was given a letter indicating that the chapter has recognized his professional commitment the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. James spoke at the November 20, 2014 chapter meeting on “Channel Modeling and Analysis for Signal Integrity in High-Speed Digital Designs”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII) presenting a letter at Underwriters Laboratories in Novi indicating that the chapter has recognized the professional commitment of Cyrous Rostemzedah to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Cyrous spoke at the October 16, 2014 chapter meeting on “Operational Field Coupled ESD Susceptibility of Magnetic Sensor IC’s in Automotive Applications.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Dale Becker who presented paper entitled “Integrated Signal and Power Integrity for High-Speed Channel Design” at the September 18th, 2014 meeting of the EMC Chapter VIII. The letter indicates that the chapter has recognized the professional commitment of Mr. Becker’s to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Trevor McMahon who presented Mr. Hiroyuki (Hiro) Ikeda’s paper entitled “Practical EMI Mitigation Methods” at the July 17th 2014 meeting of the EMC Chapter VIII meeting. The letter indicates that the chapter has recognized the professional commitment of Mr. Ikeda’s to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Mike Schnecker (center) presented a paper entitled “Debugging EMI Problems Using a Real-Time Oscilloscope & Near-Field Probes” at the June 19th meeting of the EMC Chapter VIII meeting. Mike received a letter indicating that the chapter has recognized the professional commitment to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter indicating that the chapter has recognized the professional commitment of Douglas Smith to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Mr. Smith was the featured speaker at the 2014 EMC Fest on May 8, 2014. His presentation was entitled “High Frequency Measurements and Noise in Electronic Circuits.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII) presenting a letter indicating that the chapter has recognized the professional commitment of Jay Diepenbrock to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Mr. Diepenbrock spoke at the April 17, 2014 chapter meeting on “Signal Integrity Characterization, Parameters and Techniques.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to James Young indicating the chapter has recognized his professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. James gave a presentation to the chapter on March 20, 2014 entitled: “ISM Band Transmitters & New ETSI Standards.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII) presenting a letter indicating that the chapter has recognized the professional commitment of Dr. Vince Rodriguez to the education of the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dr. Rodriguez spoke at the February 20, 2014 chapter meeting on “Introduction to Antenna Parameters and Antennas for EMC.”
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Dr. Christopher Holloway
The Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII) recognized the professional commitment of Dr. Holloway to the chapter members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. He spoke on “Atom Based Self-Calibrating E-field Sensors and Probes: The Next Generation in Field Measurements” at the chapter meeting on January 16, 2014.
Jim Woodyard, Vice Chair for Awards, Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Gary Fenical indicating the chapter has recognized his professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Gary gave a presentation to the chapter on December 19, 2013 entitled: “Board Level Shields.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting letters to Ken Redcap and Tom Hagen indicating the chapter has recognized their professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in their names to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Ken and Jack together gave a presentation to the chapter on November 21, 2013 entitled: “Introduction to Radio Astronomy”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Sam Connor indicating the chapter has recognized his professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Sam gave a presentation to the chapter on September 19, 2013 entitled: “Automated EMC Design Rule Checking: Past, Present and Future”.
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Jack Black indicating the chapter has recognized his professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Jack gave a presentation to the chapter on August 22, 2013 entitled: “RoHS Requirements Effect on CE Requirements for EMC and Product Safety.”
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Kimball Williams, Vice Chair Professional Services of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Dennis Lewis indicating the chapter has recognized his professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dennis gave a presentation to the chapter on June 20, 2013 entitled: “The Impact of Cables and Connectors on Radio Frequency and Microwave Measurement Uncertainties.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Jeremy Campbell indicating the chapter has recognized his professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Jeremy was the invited speaker at the 2013 IEEESEM EMC Fest on May 9, 2013 and presented a series of lectures on “Fundamentals, Power Electronics, and Filtering for EMC Emissions and Immunity.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Dr. Madhavan Swaminathanl indicating the chapter has recognized his professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in his name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dr. Swaminathan gave a presentation to the chapter on April 25, 2013 entitled: “Designing for Power Integrity: Status, Challenges and Opportunities.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Dr. Vignesh Rajamani indicating the chapter has recognized his professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in her name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Dr. Rajamani gave a presentation to the chapter on March 21, 2013 entitled: “A practitioners approach to EMC testing with reverberation chambers.”
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Scott Lytle, Chair of the Southeastern Michigan EMC Society (Chapter VIII), presenting a letter to Joanna Hill indicating the chapter has recognized her professional commitment to the education of its members with a donation in her name to the IEEE EMC Society President’s Memorial Scholarship Fund. Joanna gave a presentation to the chapter on February 21, 2013 entitled: “EMC Failure Mitigation in Impedance Land.”
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Congratulations to James Muccioli for Receiving the IEEE Region 4 Outstanding Professional Award.
James Muccioli received the 2012 IEEE Region 4 Outstanding Professional Award for the development of innovative EMC testing methods used widely in EMC testing. He has also contributed to the wider technical community through teaching and committee service. The award was presented on April 18, 2013 at the IEEE Southeastern Michigan Spring 2013 Conference.
Biographical Statement
James Muccioli received the B.S.E.E. Degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn; the M.S.E.E. from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; and is an IEEE Fellow. He held a number of technical positions with Chrysler Corporation; was Chief Technology Officer at X2Y Attenuators, LLC; and is currently a consultant at Jastech EMC Consulting, LLC. He has been active in the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) branch of Electrical Engineering; participated in the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE); been involved in the development of international EMC standards; participated in numerous symposia; and taught short courses in EMC technology. While at Chrysler Corporation he was a Senior Engineering Specialist and responsible for the development of both the EMC test capability and the current International SAE Automotive EMC Standards.
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Procedures for posting awards etc. on the EMC web site to be managed by the EMC Chapter Awards Chair
Following an EMC Chapter meeting, post the speaker’s photo with a caption on the home page. Move the speaker’s photo and caption for the preceding meeting to the awards page. Maintain the speaker photos and captions on the awards page for one year, thereafter move them to the award archive page.
Photos and captions of EMC Awardees are to be posted and maintained on the home page for about one year. Thereafter they are to be moved to the award page for one year and then moved to the archive page.
A list of the fiscal year awardees is to be sent to Janice O’Niel once a year with the total amount of total donations.