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Reprinted with permission from The Institute. IEEE Photonics Society Honors Recently Elevated
Senior Members
The following IEEE Photonics Society Members (IPS) have been elevated to senior member over the past year:
Silvio Abrate, Italy
Justin Baba, Tn, Usa
Robert Boyd, Canada
Patrick Chimfwembe, Canada
Nirmal D, India
Alan Delahoy, Nj, Usa
Lingze Duan, Al, Usa
Mohammad Fatadin, United Kingdom
Yi Gu, China
Rami Haddad, Ga, Usa
Sang-Kook Han, South Korea
Norbert Hanik, Germany
Lisa Huff, Pa, Usa
John Jackson, Ireland
Juan Juarez, Md, Usa
Seongsin Kim, Al, Usa
Shunji Kimura, Japan
Patrick Kung, Al, Usa
Zhengqian Luo, China
Barry Mather, Co, Usa
Patrick Murphy, Ny, Usa
Eduardo Ortiz, Puerto Rico
Michael Piszczor, Oh, Usa
Michael E Ropp, Sd, Usa
Shankarkumar Selvaraja, India
Sorin Tibuleac, Ga, Usa
Ravi M Todi, Ca, Usa
Eric Tournie, France
Jian Wang, China
Zinan Wang, China
Fred Whitney, Ny, Usa
Jang Wu, Taiwan
Woojun Yoon, Va, Usa
The IEEE Photonics Society congratulates you for this high honor!
How to Become a Senior Member
Senior member is the highest grade for which IEEE members
can apply.
IEEE members can self-nominate, or be nominated, for
­senior member grade.
To be eligible for application or nomination, candidates
must:
• be engineers, scientists, educators, technical executives, or
originators in IEEE-designated fields;
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• have experience reflecting professional maturity;
• have been in professional practice for at least ten years;
• show significant performance over a period of at least five
of their years in professional practice.
A checklist of Senior Member eligibility guidelines and application deadlines, can be found here: http://www.ieee.org/
membership_services/membership/senior/deadlines.html
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Benefits of Senior Membership
• Recognition: The professional recognition of your peers
for technical and professional excellence.
• Senior member plaque: Since January 1999, all newly
elevated Senior members have received an engraved Senior
Member plaque to be proudly displayed for colleagues,
clients and employers to see. The plaque, an attractive fine
wood with bronze engraving, is sent within six to eight
weeks after elevation.
• US$25 coupon: IEEE will recognize all newly elevated
Senior members with a coupon worth up to US$25. This
coupon can be used to join one new IEEE society. The
coupon expires on 31 December of the year in which it is
received.
• Letter of commendation: A letter of commendation will
be sent to your employer on the achievement of senior
member grade (upon the request of the newly elected
Senior member).
• Announcements: Announcement of elevation can be
made in section/society and/or local newsletters, newspapers and notices.
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• Leadership Eligibility: Senior members are eligible to
hold executive IEEE volunteer positions.
• Ability to refer other candidates: Senior members can serve
as a reference for other applicants for senior membership.
• Review panel: Senior members are invited to be on the
panel to review senior member applications.
• US$25 referral coupon: Newly elevated Senior members are
encouraged to find the next innovators of tomorrow and invite them to join IEEE. Invite them to join and the new IEEE
member will receive $25 off their first year of membership.
• Awards: Every year the IEEE Photonics Society awards
one chapter that highly encourages member-grade advancements with their local community. The award aims
to promote networking and education opportunities;
encourage membership grade advancement within the
society; simplify the application process for members; offer
financial incentives and increased benefits for senior membership participants. The society honors the chapter with
an honorarium of $200, which this presented annually at
the IEEE Photonics Conference.
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