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Chinonso Ezeobi

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Secretary, IEEE Baltimore Section
Chair, IEEE Baltimore Section Young Professionals

 

Graduate student member of IEEE for 5 years, Meyerhoff scholar, G-RISE Fellow and PEI Fellow

I am a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). My academic journey began with a B.S. in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria 2001. I pursued an M.S. in Science and Technology from the University of Vaasa, Finland 2015, followed by another M.S. from UMBC in 2022. I am a G-RISE (Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement) scholar at UMBC, conducting research at the Center for Advanced Studies in Photonics Research (CASPR). My research focuses on photonics and optics, specifically the nonlinear properties of semiconductor materials and fiber optics, using techniques such as induced grating autocorrelation (IGA) and Z-scan.

I am part of the first cohort of the PROMISE Engineering Institutes, a collaboration between UMBC and the University of California Davis, to support graduate students from underrepresented minorities aspiring to academia. I have 15 years of experience in telecommunications, working as an engineering manager with Airtel and Telecommunication vendors like LMN Erickson and Huawei. I founded the Nigeria Graduate Student Organization and the African Graduate Student Association, supporting newly admitted and returning UMBC students. I am the past president of the UMBC Optica student chapter and currently serve as the secretary IEEE Baltimore (2023 and 2024) and the secretary of the First IEEE Baltimore Technical Colloquium and Professional Development Conference, 2024. I am the current Chair of the Young Professional affinity group of IEEE Baltimore Section. I enjoy outdoor activities and play soccer every Saturday unless I have commitments.