Great care is taken when shipping heritage objects such as fine art, dinosaur bones or a 2000 year old porcelain vase Not only must they be protected from extreme temperature and humidity, insects and mold, dust and pollutants, theft and vandalism but also shock and vibration. [] [] [] The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, in Sante Fe New Mexico, contacted Bob for help in developing a shipping crate that isolated their artwork from damaging vibration. This presentation will review how art is currently crated and show why this is insufficient. The speakers will show the development steps they have taken toward producing a reusable crate that meets all the above criteria. Speaker(s): Bob White, Mark Freudenberg Room: AEB 1050, Bldg: Applied engineering building (AEB), 2900 Campus St, Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States, 50614

Join us for our monthly executive committee meeting from 5 – 6:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to meet like minded people, learn leadership skills, and to help steer the direction of your local IEEE chapter. Who should attend: Executive committee for the Cedar Rapids Section, and any other leaders and interested members that wish to attend. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532690

Join us at Lion Bridge Brewing for a pizza social to celebrate Pi Day early, on Thursday, March 12th at 5:30 PM. We’ll have pizza from Ian’s Pizza (in Lion Bridge). Lion Bridge Brewing Company, 59 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52404

This talk, presented at the ION GNSS+ 2025 conference, focuses on a Collins PNT architecture that addresses the communication and navigation needs of the NASA LunaNet program, a program conceived to enable manned exploration and base construction on the lunar surface. Speaker(s): Michael Armatys Room: Beems Auditorium A, Bldg: Downtown, Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 Fifth Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52401

Water and Energy Interdependencies in the United States with Kelsey Semrod, senior water resources scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Hassan Niazi, integrated human-Earth systems researcher, Joint Global Change Research Institute Date/Time: Tuesday, January 27, 1 pm – 2 pm Pacific Time Abstract: Energy and water systems are deeply interconnected, leading to complex interdependencies that change in magnitude with changing natural, socioeconomic, and policy landscapes. Energy systems rely on water directly, for activities like cooling power plants or as a “feedstock” for hydropower and electrolysis, and indirectly, for mining primary fuels or cultivating biomass. Similarly, water systems require energy for a range of applications, such as groundwater extraction, reservoir operations, and water conveyance and treatment. Co- management of these interdependent and often competing energy and water flows is crucial for understanding the complexities of both systems and ensuring resilience. Speaker(s): Kelsey Semrod, Hassan Niazi, Agenda: 01:00 PM Introduction of speakers 02:00 PM Adjourn’ Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/534200

Join us for our monthly executive committee meeting from 5 – 6:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to meet like minded people, learn leadership skills, and to help steer the direction of your local IEEE chapter. Who should attend: Executive committee for the Cedar Rapids Section, and any other leaders and interested members that wish to attend. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532689

Join us for our monthly executive committee meeting from 5 – 6:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to meet like minded people, learn leadership skills, and to help steer the direction of your local IEEE chapter. Who should attend: Executive committee for the Cedar Rapids Section, and any other leaders and interested members that wish to attend. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/532687