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Abstract: Load growth is booming, and with that comes the increased need for power production infrastructure to support it. But what about the infrastructure that supports the current wave of new generation, particularly in the gas market? While there’s a heavy focus on increasing power production to support datacenters and other emergent load demand, the infrastructure to support new generation is an equally critical piece of the formula. And in order to secure their ability to produce power, many utilities are proactively investing in their gas supply infrastructure. This presentation takes a closer look at some critical electrical system design considerations for development of gas supply to new generation facilities, particularly design of critical long-lead components in an increasingly time-sensitive industry. Virtual Registration: Visit the (http://peschicago.org/) web site to register for the virtual session via Zoom. Click on "Calendar" in the green banner near the top of the (http://peschicago.org/) web page. In-Person Registration: Click on the "Register Now" button below. In-Person Registration Deadline: Monday, 6 April, 5 pm Central Agenda: Bio: Ryan Easterling has worked on a diverse portfolio of power generation projects during his career, including reciprocating internal combustion engine (RICE) generation facilities, simple- and combined-cycle gas turbine projects, coal/steam plant upgrades, and fossil power plant retirements. Most recently, Ryan has been supporting design and construction of liquefied natural gas (LNG) peak shaving facilities. He currently serves as the Electrical Department Manager for Burns & McDonnell’s Power Division in the Great Lakes Region. Ryan holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (’12) with a certificate in Power Systems and is a long-time member of both IEEE PES and IEEE IAS. In-Person Arrival Deadline: Wednesday, 8 April, 11:45 am Central In-Person Lunch Arrangements: Bring your lunch with you. Unfortunately, we aren't able to provide food for this event. Room: Suite 2700 (27th floor), Burns & McDonnell, 200 W Adams St, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60606, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/550604

Co-sponsored by: Aline Eid, Scott Lytle, Cody Trevillian, Looja Tuladhar, Sharan Kalwani Speaker(s): Michael, Agenda: Meet On-line at: Zoom meeting: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93435438729 Passcode: MIPSE **** OR **** Meet in-person at: The Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering 2236 EECS Bldg., 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2122, USA Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 3:10 in room 1003 https://mipse.umich.edu/seminars_2526.php Phone: 734-647-0197 Email: [email protected] Room: 1003, Bldg: EECS Bldg, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan, United States, 48109-2122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541610

Vice Provost for Research and Innovation --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Michael Hesse Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Dr. Michael Hesse serves as Vice Provost for Research and Innovation (VPRI) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), where he provides strategic leadership for the university’s research enterprise. In this role, he oversees the development and execution of research priorities that advance the Navy, Marine Corps, and Department of Defense. He directs efforts to expand interdisciplinary collaboration, foster partnerships with government, industry, and academia, and support faculty and student innovation. Dr. Hesse also plays a central role in advancing the Naval Innovation Center at NPS, aligning cutting-edge research with operational challenges to accelerate solutions for national security. Prior to coming to NPS, Dr. Hesse was the Director of the Science Directorate at NASA’s Ames Research Center, a position in the Senior Executive Service. In this role, he was leading a staff of about 500 government and contract employees, and postdoctoral fellows engaged in Earth science, planetary and astrophysical research, and space biological research. His responsibilities included provision of an entrepreneurial vision, scientific leadership, the management of organizational resources, management and development of budget and financial resources, internal and external partnerships, and overall implementation of NASA priorities. He represented the organization to senior leadership of government and nongovernmental organizations inside the U.S. and internationally. Before joining Ames, Dr. Hesse spent three years at the University of Bergen in Norway, where he held a professorship in physics. In Bergen, he also led the Geomagnetic Expert Service Centre, a multi-national consortium providing space weather services to ESA. He further held a part-time position with the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, where he contributed to research and leadership of NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission. Prior to moving to Bergen, Dr. Hesse had a distinguished 25-year career at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), culminating in his role as the Director of the Heliophysics Science Division, a Senior Executive Service position. Dr. Hesse was also the founding Director of the Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC), the world’s foremost organization providing unprecedented comprehensive modeling services to the international space science community. Dr. Hesse had various roles in NASA missions, most recently that of Lead Co-Investigator for Theory and Modeling for NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission. He remains a publishing research scientist in space science and space weather, with more than 300 papers in the scientific literature, and an H index of 75. He was elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2010, he received NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2007, and NASA’s Distinguished Service Medal in 2017. Dr. Hesse was elected member of Academia Europea in 2019, and he received the Space Weather and Nonlinear Waves and Processes prize of the American Geophysical Union in the same year. In 2023 he was recognized by the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award for Senior Executives. Dr. Hesse received his diploma and doctoral degree in Theoretical Physics from the Ruhr-Universität in Bochum, Germany. Dr. Hesse’s hobbies are hiking, travel, sports cars, and amateur photography. Co-sponsored by: Aline Eid, Scott Lytle, Cody Trevillian, Looja Tuladhar, Sharan Kalwani Speaker(s): , Michael Agenda: Meet On-line at: Zoom meeting: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93435438729 Passcode: MIPSE **** OR **** Meet in-person at: The Michigan Institute for Plasma Science and Engineering 2236 EECS Bldg., 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2122, USA Wednesday, April 8 at 3:10 in room 1003 https://mipse.umich.edu/seminars_2526.php Phone: 734-647-0197 Email: [email protected] Room: 1003, Bldg: EECS Bldg, 1301 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michigan, United States, 48109-2122, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/549559

Monthly administrative meeting for Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) in Southeastern Michigan Section. Our OU # is CH04142 We invite all members of the TEMS locally to participate and provide their input. Agenda: 09:00 PM - Meeting opens 0905 PM - Updates on topics from last meeting 0915 PM - New items from the attendess 0920PM - Wrap up and sharing notes 0930PM - Meeting ends ALL times are local EDT/EST! Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/550583

Presenter: Darryl Newman Darryl will teach practical steps to design, launch, and navigate your life to a successful retirement. He will also examine how current market conditions are impacting investment portfolios. He will conclude a Q & A period. Speaker(s): Darryl Newman, Agenda: 6:00 PM Social Time 6:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM IEEE Meeting, Networking, Introduce Speaker 7:30 PM Presentation Room: TBD, Bldg: Woodward Technology Center (WTC), Rock Valley College, 3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford, Illinois, United States, 61114, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551204

Attention robotics students! This April, don't forget to stop and smell the... lavender? The Intelligent Robotics and System Optimization Laboratory (IRoSOL) invites you to tour their workspace and learn about how mutliple-agent coordination can be used to harvest lavender in Michigan! Please arrive at R.L. Smith room 301 by 3pm for a 30 minute visit. To get involved with robotics at Michigan Tech, consider joining the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Student Chapter. Use the QR code below to join the Michigan Tech IEEE discord to be informed of future events. Room: 301, Bldg: 20, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, Michigan, United States, 49931

Come join the Madison Executive Committee for the April meeting. This is a great opportunity to get more involved with the IEEE at a local level, learn new things, make friends, and influence our activities. We will start off with social time and food (provided by the IEEE) from 5:30pm to 6pm. The meeting will be from 6pm to about 7:45pm. If you are planning to eat, please register with in person attendance. If you have any dietary restrictions or a specific order, please indicate when you register. This month we will be meeting on campus. If you have suggestions for agenda items this month please reply or send an email send an email to [email protected] Finalized agenda to be send before the meeting. Agenda: Agenda 5:30 - 6:00 pm - Social time and food 6:00pm - 7:30pm - Meeting Link to Agenda: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1n7-Z3t6f6qi74cVSUc542nElwjWGIk5W3vyfh-Iq_Ic/edit?usp=sharing Minutes from last meeting are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iw_YsEzlaG0LFji1PtkBTxgQiAwOHx4Y4buD8QMfgNo/edit?usp=sharing Room: Room 3609 , Bldg: UW Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Dr, Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53706, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/550160

Hello Everyone! Join us for our monthly virtual coffee hour. Bring your favorite brew and enjoy the stimulating conversation and company. We have had wide-ranging conversation covering AI, science fiction, comics, risks, and more. Share with us what interests you. Gary suggests that for the Mrach 13 discussion, we make the following one of the itmes: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/mar/12/lab-test-mounting-concern-over-rogue-ai-agents-artificial-intelligence https://ieeemeetings.webex.com/ieeemeetings/j.php?MTID=mf4c37374a5a74c2d1aef4254e159a027 Ahmed Naumaan - TC Section Chair Agenda: - Stimulating conversation We have had wide-ranging conversation covering AI, science fiction, comics, risks, and more. Share with us what interests you. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553438

Recently (since 2020...), as part of an innovative and fresh approach, i.e. a non-traditional meeting event: we presented video documentaries. This was very warmly received. So we decided to continue the good work. We proudly present, in partnership with the IEEE Foundation: "Divine Discontent: The Life of Charles Proteus Steinmetz" Summary: This documentary/movie will look at the life and contributions of one of the most celebrated Engineers and inventors, Charles Proteus Steinmetz. Dr. Steinmetz was a legendary figure in his time inside and outside of GE. He was a Chief Consulting Engineer, a Professor at Union College, a Community Activist, and a family man. We will relive his path from a small town in Prussia to New York and his great accomplishments in Science, Engineering, Education, and contributions to Society. Running time is approximately 55 minutes. This documentary is brought to you by the IEEE Foundation who partially funded this. The trailer can be viewed at: https://vimeo.com/57064748 AFTER the movie - we can have a brief discussion session. NOTE: You must supply your own soda pop and popcorn! :-) Trivia may also follow, so bring your Jeopardy hats too. We are celebrating this on the occasion of Steinmetz's birthday (April 9th, 1865). Attendee Feedback: As always, I appreciate your organizing your Friday documentaries." -- Stephen Wilkowski Speaker(s): Sharan Kalwani, Agenda: 7:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions, Chapter business update; (on your own) Pizza, Popcorn and Soda Pop 7:05 PM - Documentary 8:15 PM - End of Documentary; Start of Q & A; Group Discussion 8:30 PM - Wrap Up Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/551375