Welcome to the IEEE Northern Nevada Section, we are currently encouraging all members and local professionals to participate in our 1-Minute Survey.
Officers
Chair: Mike Chavez, EIT, currently employed at NV Energy within their Standards Department and is a 2023 graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno.
Email: Michael.Chavez@ieee.org
Vice Chair: Mahdi Merhtash, currently, he is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Biomedical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Email: mahdim@unr.edu
Treasurer: Hao Xu, assistant professor in the department of electrical & biomedical engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Email: haoxu@unr.edu
Student Representative: Brayton Arthur, UNR student and current IEEE Student Branch Chair. Brayton is serving his second term as Chair of the UNR Student Branch and is excited to represent the student population of over 50 active IEEE Student members.
Membership Development: Poria Fajri, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno
Email: pfajri@unr.edu
Industry Relations Coordinator: Sridhar Varadala, is an experienced Aws DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of hands-on expertise in architecting and managing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient multi-cloud infrastructures using AWS , Azure and GCP.
Educational Activities: Dr. Ji Yoon received his Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2008. His research focuses on radiofrequency and microwave engineering, computational and experimental bioelectro-magnetics, and design of exposure systems at microwave in millimeter wave frequencies.
Secretary: Akshita Sadhana Valaboju, LEED AP BD+C, is an Architectural Designer at Redwood Materials with extensive experience in the design and construction oversight of mixed-use, multifamily, and industrial projects.