{"679655":{"#nid":"679655","#data":{"type":"event","title":"WST Lrn C 2\/17 dinner with Dr. Jennifer Hasler, Regents Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Jennifer Hasler conducts research in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rh.gatech.edu\/news\/508791\/configurable-analog-chip-computes-1000-times-less-power-digital\u0022\u003Eanalog and neurally-inspired computing\u003C\/a\u003E, integrated with digital technologies when useful. She traces her interest in ECE back to seventh grade when two women from the University of Central Florida visited her class to teach introductory engineering concepts. In between her junior and senior years in high school, Hasler took a linear circuits class at Arizona State University (ASU) and fell in love with the material. She took four more courses in circuits and semiconductors and a course on VLSI digital design during her senior year in high school.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnrolling at ASU as a full-time student, Hasler\u2019s passion for circuits and related fields was already settled. Four years later, after earning her bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees, she decided to pursue a Ph.D. in computation and neural systems and then a career in academia, where she integrates experimental measurements into all of her courses. Hasler has provided a supportive and empowering space for leading and teaching students, which has led to the development of some very accomplished circuit designers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne area that has been an unforeseen \u2013 but very fulfilling \u2013 part of Hasler\u2019s career has been in commercialization activities. One example is her role as co-founder, chief science officer, and board member of GTronix (acquired by Texas Instruments in 2010), which developed analog integrated circuits for ultra-low power, small size, and cost-effective implementations in portable consumer electronics. \u201cWhen I was a graduate student, I never expected that I would become involved in multiple commercial ventures that resulted from my research team\u2019s efforts at Georgia Tech,\u201d Hasler said. \u201cBut it has been personally rewarding to me to mentor even more individuals by being involved in this area.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHasler would like to see more positive media portrayals of engineers and scientists to influence middle school and high school students, and especially girls, to pursue engineering as a career. While the stereotype that engineers are antisocial individuals who do not talk with anyone and do the same repetitive job is far from the engineering she knows, Hasler believes such a life works well for some people and is glad that space is there for them. \u201cMany engineers are constantly meeting, working in groups, and traveling all over the world for their job,\u201d she said. \u201cMany start companies and constantly expand their world view. And yet, for most middle school students, they don\u2019t see this perspective. We as engineers have a lot of work to do in this area.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFROM https:\/\/facultywomen.ece.gatech.edu\/2020\/09\/04\/jennifer-hasler\/\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn February 17, 2025, 6-7pm, in Stein study lounge, Professor Jennifer Hasler will speak with students over dinner about her interests in engineering, computing, and other subjects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Jennifer Hasler will speak about her educational trajectory, research, and other interests on February 17, 2025."}],"uid":"27680","created_gmt":"2025-01-16 15:32:34","changed_gmt":"2025-01-16 15:40:21","author":"Carol Colatrella","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2025-02-17T18:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2025-02-17T19:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2025-02-17T19:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2025-02-17 23:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2025-02-18 00:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2025-02-18 00:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Stein study lounge\/WST Learning Community","extras":["free_food"],"groups":[{"id":"132371","name":"The Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"194223","name":"women, computing, engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECarol Colatrella\u003Cbr\u003Ecarol.colatrella@lmc.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}