The Bridge - Issue 1, 2023 - 21

2022 Year in Review
and experience to help
others, and bolstered
my confidence in myself.
There are many things
that we can achieve on
our own, but we can
achieve so much more
with a mentor by
our side. "
John McDonald and Sabrina Helbig
Joe Greene looks
forward to watching
this initiative grow to
encompass more HKN members in the future and
would be thrilled to include any Alumni, Professional,
and Graduate students members in our next round
of mentoring. Any interested parties can contact
info@hkn.org to get involved.
HKN Events, Podcast,
Webinars and more!
HKN's greatest strength is its network of engineering
professionals in all stages of their careers and
education. 2022 saw the continued leveraging of
this network to share expertise in a host of different
formats including its online conferences, Pathways
to Industry, HKN TechX, and innovative new
podcast series entitled Career Conversations. Career
Conversations has reached a combined audience of
over 700 and covered relevant career topics, such
as Career Planning, Effective Mentoring, Public Policy,
Ethics, Workplace Conflict and Imposter Syndrome.
Produced by members of the HKN Young Alumni
Committee, the podcast series engages experts from
throughout the HKN community in a conversational
format that is informal, informative, and leading-edge.
To meet the specific needs of HKN graduate
students two areas of content were developed: the
Grad Labs webinar series and Graduate Student
Spotlights in THE BRIDGE Magazine. Produced in
partnership with Tufts University, Grad Labs helps
graduate students navigate topics such as finding
research topics, how to train your advisor, and how to
manage interpersonal relationships. Graduate Student
Spotlight showcases graduate student's research work
and is made possible through the dedication of Dr.
Katelyn Brinker, Chair of the HKN Public Relations
and Communications Committee. In 2022, the
BRIDGE's Graduate Student Spotlight Feature was
honored with a 2022 APEX Award for Publication
Excellence for Best Feature. The award was THE
BRIDGE Magazine's 10th CONSECUTIVE AWARD
OF EXCELLENCE and honored the work of Dr. Sahra
Sedigh Sarvestani, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Steve
Watkins, Co-Editor-in -Chief, Nancy Ostin, Managing
Editor and Katelyn Brinker, Spotlight Editor.
IEEE-HKN Website Updated
Our new website featuring videos, photos, a
members only area, and enhanced tools was
launched in January. Take a TOUR, visit us
at www.hkn.org.
With new Chapters, more services hours, new
communications tools and new leadership, HKN is
poised for even more success, learning, networking
and support for a productive, dynamic 2023.
2022 HKN Awardees at
IEEE November Meeting Series
IEEE-HKN Asad M. Madni Outstanding
Technical Achievement and Excellence Award:
Dr. Albert Pisano, Dean of Engineering, Jacobs
School of Engineering at the University of California,
San Diego
IEEE-HKN Distinguished Service Award:
Dr. Karen A. Panetta, 2019 IEEE-HKN President
and Dean for Graduate Education at Tufts University
C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Teaching
Award: Dr. Thomas D. O'Sullivan, Associate
Professor of Electrical Engineering at University of
Notre Dame
Outstanding Young Professional Award:
Dr. Achuta Kadambi, Assistant Professor at the
University of California, Los Angeles Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2023 IEEE-HKN Awardees
HKN.ORG
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