Ian Barnes Wins 2nd in Circuit Design at IEEE Regional Competition

2013 May 6

Ian Barnes, a senior engineering major from Mechanicsburg, Penn., is one of the team of LeTourneau University students who placed second in the Circuit Design competition at the IEEE Region V conference in Denver, Colo. The team was under the direction of faculty sponsor Dr. Joonwan Kim.

IEEE is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an association of professionals dedicated to the advancement of technology and professional development within the field of electrical engineering.

The Circuit Design team competed at the engineering facilities at the Colorado School of Mines to take place in the eight-hour competition. A total of 18 teams competed to design and build a device capable of wirelessly transmitting three decimal numbers using infrared light emitting diodes and displaying them on a receiver.

The teams were limited to a specific set of components and equipment, and were unable to reference outside sources during the competition. Once finished, the teams were judged based upon their proposed design, documentation of the design, compactness of the circuit, and output from the circuit.

Other teams competing in the competitions included the University of Texas, Louisiana Tech University, Lamar University, University of Oklahoma, Louisiana State University, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and University of Houston.

LeTourneau University is an interdenominational Christ-centered university located in Longview, Texas, with undergraduate and graduate programs online and at education centers around the state. Academic majors include aviation, business, communication, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, health care administration, health science-nursing, human services, kinesiology, the liberal arts, the sciences and psychology.

Claiming every workplace in every nation as their mission field, LeTourneau University graduates are professionals of ingenuity and Christ-like character who see life's work as a holy calling with eternal impact.