Jiahui (Jenny) Song, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Henry C. Lord Professorship
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Funds from the Henry C. Lord Professorship supported five Wentworth Eta Kappa Nu student members who attended the 2019 IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference.
Dr. Song is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering.

The Henry C. Lord Professorship has contributed heavily to two of my responsibilities as an instructor at Wentworth. These responsibilities include my involvement in the first-year engineering course ENGR1500 Introduction to Engineering Design and the Wentworth IEEE Eta Kappa Nu student chapter. Funds from the professorship have allowed me to purchase items that can be used on student projects in Introduction to Engineering Design. These include distance sensors, temperature-humidity sensors, timers, battery chargers, LCD screen and support components. All the purchased components allow the students to produce very impressive projects. All reusable components are also maintained as inventory for future iterations of the course. The Henry C. Lord Professorship has also allowed me to purchase components to conduct an Electrical Engineering workshop for the Girl Scouts STEM day grogram at Wentworth. Fifty-six girl scouts joined our program in 2020. The program exposed young girls to STEM fields, boosted interest and gave them hands-on experience. It could also fulfill our long-term objective of recruiting more female-identifying students into the STEM-related educational pathways and careers.

As a faculty member, I strongly encourage students to get involved with professional societies and attend student conferences. Funds from the Henry C. Lord Professorship supported five Wentworth Eta Kappa Nu student members who attended the 2019 IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference. Our Mu Mu Chapter achieved Key Chapter Status for 2018. In January 2020, we welcomed eleven new members, and students organized weekly problem sessions for Network Theory I, Network Theory II, and Digital Logic. Students plan to continue weekly problem sessions in the future.

In addition, the professorship also allowed me to purchase components for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program. This included stepping motor drivers for the Power Lab and new PIC Microcontroller boards and accessories for the microcontroller courses.