IPC Board of Directors Student Member Liaison
Waad Tarman
Personal Profile:
A second-year Ph.D. student and dedicated research assistant at Auburn University's Electronics Manufacturing and Reliability Laboratory within the Industrial and Systems Engineering department at Auburn University. Currently serving as the Vice President of the IPC Student Chapter at Auburn and the President of the SMTA Chapter. She received various IPC scholarships including two member scholarships in 2022/3 and a leadership scholarship in 2023. Originally from Jordan, she graduated with and Industrial and Systems Engineering degree prior to relocating to the U.S. as an international student. She recently graduated with her master’s in industrial and systems Engineering. She was selected among 750 applicants to lead the exchange leadership and civic engagement program under the Department of State’s MEPI Student Leaders Program through Georgetown University in 2019. Her journey has been defined by a determined pursuit of leadership and a passion for making a positive impact. Possessing strong knowledge of various microelectronics manufacturing, including PCB fabrication and assembly (PCBA), package mounting and assembling (SMT & THMT) technologies, inspection and quality control, and Design for Manufacturing (DFM). She holds a Lean Manufacturing (186 Hours) certificate and completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Between 2011-2018 she formed part of the Jordan National Taekwondo Team as a professional athlete and competed in Korea, Taiwan, Lebanon, Indonesia, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, UAE, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan.
IPC Board of Directors Student Member Liaison History
Henry Crandall
Henry served as IPC Board of Directors Student Member Liaison in 2023. He is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah studying electrical engineering.
Hannah Nelson
Hannah was IPC Board of Directors Student Member Liaison in 2022. She graduated from Valparaiso University where she served as the IPC student chapter president. Hannah is now working as an Application Engineer at Texas Instruments.
Paige Fiet
Paige served as IPC Board of Directors Student Member Liaison from 2020 - 2021. She graduated from Michigan Technological University and currently works as a Quality Engineer at TTM Technologies in Logan, Utah.
Learn about our past Student Member Liaisons!
Interview with Henry Crandall, 2023 IPC Board of Directors Student Member Liaison
Henry served as the student representative on the IPC Board of Directors in 2023 and is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah studying electrical engineering. Charlene Gunter, Sr. Director of the IPC Education Foundation, interviewed Henry to get more insights on his experience serving in this position.
