Date: May 23, 2025 Topic: UW Seattle IEEE/PES Student Membership Drive and Panel Session Speakers: Rich Meier, PE, Electric Power System Inc. Sarah Davis, PE, Apex Clean Energy Amina Shathi, Puget Sound Energy Daniel Kirschen, UW Agenda: Intros and Icebreakers with Panelists and Students Power and Energy Jeopardy Dinner Panel Session – focused on student-led…

Date: April 9, 2025 Topic: Engineering Careers in Public Utilities Speaker: Max Emrick, PE, 40 years in the Energy Industry, Consulting, Tacoma Power and Puget Sound Energy.  Past Seattle IEEE PES Chair Abstract: Introductions General Engineering Classifications Engineer, Starting Salaries, Pay Structures, Training and Advancements, Professional Engineers Types Utility/Energy Engineers Engineer Career Projection Utility Pictures…

“For power engineering expertise integrating grid-scale renewables, valued engineering mentorship, effective technical communication, and volunteerism within the energy industry.” Rich Meier is a Senior Power Systems Engineer at Electric Power Systems Inc. (EPS) and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Washington.  He received his B.S.…

Date: March 12, 2025 Topic: Grid Capacity: Hiding in Plain Sight Speaker: Dr. Anil Jampala has over 38 years of technical and management experience.  He is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, USA and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Washington.  Dr. Jampala currently works at PSC…