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The IEEE Online Presentation Series on Nuclear Energy: Why It Matters Now

As the global energy landscape undergoes rapid transformation, nuclear energy is once again moving to the forefront of discussions and IEEE has been actively contributing through the Online Nuclear Energy Presentation Series.

June 2026

Smart Village Seed Fund and Business Incubation

IEEE Smart Village (ISV) serves as a seed fund and remote business incubator, supporting entrepreneurs who bring sustainable energy and economic opportunity to communities in need. Conceived more than 15 years ago by Ray Larsen and Robin Podmore, Ray continues to mentor and support ISV to this day. This message is a tribute to his vision, leadership, and persistence.

June 2026

IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences – Opportunities for Energy and Society Workshop

The IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Opportunities for Energy and Society workshop explored emerging directions in sustainable energy, nuclear technologies, and societal applications, focusing on ways nuclear and plasma sciences can address energy and societal challenges.

December 2025

2025 IEEE Women in Engineering Event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

In the context of a society which is increasingly recognizing the vital role of women in the fields of science and technology, the IEEE NPSS Women in Engineering (WIE) community organized an inspiring and engaging event in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

December 2025

Robots, Emotions and Culture: Insights into Japan

The Women in Engineering (WIE) Event in Yokohama Japan consisted of three parts: an invited talk, a panel and a networking session

December 2025

IEEE Smart Village Expansion

IEEE Smart Village is not a charity as such but an enabler of economic development in the many corners of this world where people are destitute, buried in poverty, with no electricity and nothing more than the minimum needed to just survive. Learn more about what we are doing.

December 2025

2025 IEEE Women in Engineering event in Prague, Czech Republic

The Women in Engineering community organized an inspiring and engaging event to foster interest among younger generations in pursuing STEM careers, and also to give a voice to local female scientists.

September 2025

Designing a Future Society for Our Lifes

Held within the World Expo in Osaka, the IEEE NPSS Climate Change Initiative brought together a global, interdisciplinary group that presented technological and community-centered solutions to the catastrophic effects of natural and climate-related weather events on the world population.

September 2025

NPSS Climate Workshop on Nuclear and Plasma Solutions for Energy and Society

At a one-day event in Hybrid Mode at the NSS-MIC RTSD 2024 in Tampa, October 27th, 2024 leading scientists and experts from various the NPSS Technical Committees came together to discuss climate change and the transformative potential of nuclear and plasma technologies in shaping a cleaner, greener future.

March 2025

Women in Engineering Luncheon at IEEE NSS/MIC/RTSD

This year at the IEEE NSS/MIC/RTSD, Women in engineering (WIE) held an event was an #IAmRemarkable workshop.

December 2024

IEEE NPSS Climate Change Workshop at Fukushima

The IEEE NPSS Climate Change Workshop in September was an impactful and forward-thinking event.

December 2024

Humanitarian Program Changes

Concerned about the breadth of individual humanitarian activities spread all through IEEE (including NPSS), the IEEE Board formed the Humanitarian Technologies Board just over a year ago. Read how it is finding its feet.

March 2024

IEEE Initiative on Climate Change

The world is engaged in the challenge of a rapid decarbonization of the economy to control global warming. The increasing and almost daily natural disasters directly related to the temperature increase both atmospherically and in the oceans, is pushing the entire world population to take urgent actions to mitigate, in any possible way, further and irreversible climate changes.

December 2023

Report From IEEE Smart Village

Status of ISV current active new initiatives

December 2023