We live in times in which we’re bombarded with information of all sorts vying for our attention and sometimes intended to move us to action. If we’re not careful, we are acting on someone else’s best interests–not necessarily your own. And if you are an engineer, or in a technical field, then critical thinking is all the more important to ensuring you’re using the right information, data and insights to deliver the most effective and potentially novel, break-through solution you can. In this webinar, we explore the key aspects of critical thinking: analytical skills, data analysis, interpretation, judgment, questioning evidence, and healthy skepticism. This aptitude allows for much richer, better solutions to real-world challenges.

• When: Thursday 8 July 2021, 2 PM EDT
• Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/273098

At 3:30 on Wednesday, Trond Løke of NORSK ELEKTRO OPTIKK AS will give an overview of hyperspectral imaging and technologies followed by detail about the various quality parameters used in hyperspectral imaging and what kind of errors one might expect in the data. Far to often, many of the top-level specifications related to hyperspectral systems do not adequately inform the user about the true quality of a given system. In his facility, they routinely evaluate and characterize these systems thus he will provide insight about these top-level parameters. Furthermore, given years of experience, he will discuss how to calibrate and characterize hyperspectral systems with additional commentary on proper operation so as to get the most out of your system and resulting data. Lastly, he will illustrate examples as they relate to the field of remote sensing.

Registration link: https://rit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpc-6upj0jEt138rkHTW7LyVp5cDpXg-oB

Congratulations to Emmett Ientillucci who received the Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching! We thank Emmett for his work at the Rochester Institute of Technology and for his work in the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society.

Madeline Loui, recipient of the 2020 scholarship from the Rochester IEEE section, has been awarded a scholarship for her graduate study. Read about it here.