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Student Member Concludes WASHINGTON (4 September, 2002) — IEEE member Rob Barnett, a graduate student in electrical engineering at Clemson University, concluded his media fellowship with a recent presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) building in Washington. Barnett, the third IEEE-USA / AAAS Media Fellow served his fellowship at Popular Science magazine in New York. He has two articles, “Power Train” and “Hug an Invertebrate” appearing in the October issue. Barnett, who is specializing in power engineering, said improved communication skills are important for all engineers. “Even if they’re not interested in writing, a lot of engineers lack communication skills,” said Barnett, who has been asked to free-lance for Popular Science. “So a program like this is good for developing those skills.” The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program has produced more than 400 alumni and will enter its 30th year next summer. It is designed to strengthen the connections between scientists and journalists by placing advanced science students in newsrooms across the country. For more information, contact Katrina Malloy at +1 202 326 6670 or go to http://ehrweb.aaas.org/massmedia.htm. For more information on the IEEE-USA / AAAS Media Fellows Program, go to http://www.ieeeusa.org/newspubs/massmedia.html. IEEE-USA is an organizational unit of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers created in 1973 to promote the careers and public-policy interests of the more than 235,000 electrical, electronics, computer and software engineers who are U.S. members of the IEEE. The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society. For more information, go to http://www.ieeeusa.org.
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