Foundations of the Future

In place of the annual STEM Event that the IPC Education Foundation hosts as part of the IPC APEX EXPO, the foundation held the Build Your Future Career Panel. In the last few years, the IPC Education Foundation has enjoyed hosting Career &...

Xin Wei was born in China, Jiangsu Province and is working towards his PhD at Auburn University in Industrial and Systems Engineering after graduating with his Bachelor at Shanghai University in Industrial Engineering. He expressed that he decided...

There was no better way to end 2020 than by making a positive impact in deserving students and educators’ lives. We can help students to invest in their future and reward the accomplishments of those who are hardworking and dedicated....

By Aaron Birney, Education Program Manager for IPC

Universities Face Tough Decisions

When the pandemic hit the United States in February and March, nearly every college and university shifted to fully virtual learning. It was a challenging time...

Webinars are great communication tools. You get the immediacy of a real-time live event and the opportunity for conversation and collaboration. Your audience can ask questions and receive immediate feedback. The webinar can also be recorded for...

Tayler Swanson, MSc works as an Engineering Team Member at Digital Instruments, Inc. Tayler graduated from The Rochester Institute of Technology with a Master of Science in Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Integration focused on Electronics...

Olivia Lim, a Manufacturing Engineer at Kimball Electronics was born in Hong Kong, China and graduated with degrees in mechanical and energy systems engineering from the University of Wyoming in 2016. She started working immediately following...

Henry Crandall is a Senior at the University of Utah studying Electrical Engineering and Russian and plans to graduate in the Spring of 2021. He chose to major in Electrical Engineering at the advice of some trusted mentors.  He mentioned...

In every industry, mentorship enriches and enhances career development. Mentors are experts willing to help by recommending and creating learning opportunities, transferring knowledge and skills, and sharing real-life lessons with their mentees....

Sarah Czaplewski is a Senior Printed Circuit Board Qualification & Reliability Engineer and Master Inventor at IBM. She is responsible for qualification and quality management of IBM PCBs. Sarah joined IBM in 2014 as part...