Symposium IMS Connects - Teaching Experiences INSPIRE, Students ASPIRE, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI

拟议的项目将支持学生和教师，以及夏威夷原住民/太平洋岛民和阿拉斯加原住民大学生（本科生和研究生）参加2017年国际微波研讨会（IMS）的挑战性和鼓舞人心的会议活动，该研讨会将于2017年6月4日至9日在夏威夷檀香山的夏威夷会议中心举行。将为2014年在佛罗里达州坦帕市举行的IMS研讨会上发起的名为IMS Connect的教育项目提供支持，该项目将在后续活动中继续提供支持，并将在今年进一步扩大。拟议的工作将侧重于通过STEM学生和教师体验项目，让初高中学生和他们的教师以及大学生接触到与电子和通信等广泛技术领域相关的令人兴奋的机会。学生将学习与射频和微波领域相关的科学和工程方面的知识，包括与元件、电路、电磁方法相关的各个方面，以及从微波到毫米波和太赫兹的高频技术的新概念。该项目将有助于加强电气和计算机工程（ECE）等STEM学科的招聘和保留，对改善工程劳动力基础产生更广泛的影响，为国家带来相应的经济效益。

The proposed project will support students and teachers, as well as Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Native Alaskan college students (at both undergraduate and graduate levels) to participate in challenging and inspiring conference activities taking place at the 2017 International Microwave Symposium (IMS), which will be held in Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI, June 4-9, 2017. Support will be provided for an educational program called IMS Connect which was initiated at the 2014 IMS Symposium held in Tampa, FL, continued to be offered in follow-up events and will be expanded further this year. The proposed work will focus on exposing middle and high-school students and their teachers, as well as college students through the STEM Experiences for Students and Teachers Project, to exciting opportunities related to broad technology areas such as electronics and communications. The students will learn about the science and engineering aspects related to the RF and Microwave field, including various aspects related to components, circuits, electromagnetic approaches, and novel concepts in high frequency techniques from microwaves to millimeter-waves and Terahertz. The project will assist in enhancing the recruitment and retention within STEM disciplines such as Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), with broader impacts on improving the engineering workforce base, with commensurate economic benefits to the country.