IEEE Potentials Magazine

Oversight of the editorial content in IEEE Potentials magazine is managed by an Editorial Board of volunteer members. The board is led by an Editor in Chief (EIC) who reviews each issue and includes six Associate Editors who assist in the solicitation of articles and a Student Editor to represent the student voice of the IEEE.  

2009 Potentials Editorial Board members

Editor-in-Chief

Student Editor
David Tian
dxt78@case.edu

Associate Editors
Elizabeth Johnston
lise.johnston@ieee.org

Stamatios Kartalopoulos
kartalopoulos@ou.edu

Suzanne Rivoire
rivoire@ieee.org

Kim W. Tracy
k.w.tracy@ieee.org

Philip Wilsey
philip.wilsey@ieee.org

George W. Zobrist
g.zobrist@ieee.org

Corresponding Editors

Mohamed El-Hawary
elhawary@dal.ca

Gim Soon Wan
gimsoon@ieee.org

Staff
Craig Causer
Potentials Managing Editor, IEEE Publications
c.causer@ieee.org

Laura J. Durrett
Manager, IEEE MGA Student Services
l.durrett@ieee.org

IEEE Potentials is dedicated to serving the needs of undergraduate and graduate students as well as entry-level engineers. Article subjects are explored through timely manuscripts on both technical and career related issues.

If you’re a technology professional who has cutting-edge technical ideas, formulated concepts about what will work, or opinions about the forces that influence the problem-solving process, IEEE Potentials would like to hear from you.

IEEE Potentials is interested in manuscripts that deal with theory, practical applications, or new research. They can be tutorial in nature. Submissions may consist of either full articles or shorter, opinion-oriented essays. When submitting an article, please remember:

• All manuscripts should be written at the level of the student audience.
• Articles without equations are preferred; however, a minimum of equations is acceptable.
• List no more than 12 references at the end of your manuscript. No embedded reference numbers should be included in the text. If you need to attribute the source of key points or quotes, state names in the text and give the full reference at the end.
• Limit figures to 10 or less.
• Articles should be approximately 2,000-4,000 words in length; essays should be 900-1,000 words.
• Include a brief biography of four to six lines for each author.

If you have a problem for the Gamesman section, submit it along with the solution to potentials@ieee.org. If we publish your problem, you'll receive a free IEEE t-shirt, so please include your size (L or XL).

Please refer to these complete manuscript guidelines.

There are also professional editing services available.

Submit your articles to Manuscript Central for Potentials.

The url is https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pot-ieee

The November/December issue of IEEE Potentials Contents is listed below.   

Page     Title

4            IEEE student branch profile:  The force is strong with this one
6            The Value of GOLD             
8            Putting Transferable PhD skills to work
10          Guidelines for writing an undergraduate engineering project
16          My first job:  Going dutch
19          Biology-inspired sensor design
25          High performance development as distributed generation
32          A new revolution in enterprise storage architecture
34          Starting a new team in microelectronics development-SWOT
37          Multi-user MIMO systems:  The future in the making
43          Changing the world:  Handheld diagnostic lab scores top prize

Provided for reference are sample articles published in past issues: one  technical (PDF, 1.16 MB ) and one on diversity (PDF 612 KB).

There are different features in each issue, such as the "My first Job" a new column, and here is the first article published (PDF 32.5 MB).  Student Branch profiles (PDF, 3.12 MB) are also featured, highlighting activities and programs held on different campuses worldwide.   

Would you like to express an objective opinion in a timely fashion?  Do you enjoy placing Xs in boxes as well as writing brief, to the point remarks/paragraphs? If yes and you would like some valuable experience, you should consider being an IEEE Potentials reviewer. Articles are reviewed through Manuscript Central.  We like you to respond within a two-three week period of time.  

Reviewers are asked to submit their technical areas of expertise and/or interests; however, we cannot guarantee that a reviewer will receive papers in these areas.  It is our policy to protect the identity of our reviewers from the respective authors.  If you would like to become a reviewer for IEEE Potentials magazine,please send your request (including your full name, e-mail and postal mailing address, technical areas and a brief resume) to: MGA IEEE Potentials.  All reviewers should refer to the IEEE Potentials Reviewer Guidelines (PDF, 888 KB).  We look forward to hearing from you.