About Us

Eta Kappa Nu, abbreviated as HKN, is the honors society for IEEE. Like IEEE, HKN is composed of many student chapters around the world and is dedicated to advancing the professional careers of its members. The UH chapter retains these values and provides students at the Cullen College of Engineering with valuable tutoring and guidance. It is the goal of the Epsilon Epsilon chapter to create a culture of academic excellence and help all students reach their professional goals.

How to Join

The Epsilon Epsilon chapter extends an invitation to upper-level undergraduate students in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, and Computer Science at the beginning of each semester. All members must be in the top 1/4 of the junior class or top 1/3 of the senior class. Graduate students who have completed at least one semester at UH are welcome to join.

There is a one-time induction fee of $79 to become a lifetime member of HKN. As an HKN student member, you will have access to the HKN career center and exclusive events.

Induction Requirements

All undergraduate inductees must have completed at least 60 credit hours and have attended UH for at least one semester.

Officers

Contact

ieeehkn@central.uh.edu

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HKN Epsilon Epsilon Chapter Calendar

Welcome to the events archive, previous chapter events will be posted here

Bi-Weekly Chess Tournament – Saturdays at 6:00 2020-2021

Every other Saturday evening the Epsilon Epsilon chapter holds an online chess tournament for its members.

HKN Smackdown – Fridays at 7:30 2020-2021

HKN Smackdown is a weekly event where HKN members compete by playing various online games. The scores for each week are kept and at the end of the semester we will crown the HKN smackdown champion.

Circuits Final Review Session – May 3, 2021

Circuits Review Session – March 4, 2021

The circuits review session provided tutoring for Circuits 1 and Circuits 2 students via Microsoft Teams. The volunteers consisted of IEEE and HKN members. The students attending the session were comprised of Circuits 1 and Circuits 2 students throughout the University of Houston. Around 40 Circuits 1 and Circuits 2 students attended the event and they were able to collaborate with their peers and ask help from the various volunteers.

High School Advice Hour – February 26, 2021

Members of the Epsilon Epsilon chapter volunteered to speak to two high school calculus classes about their college and engineering experiences. The session included answering questions from high school students about college as well as explaining what pursuing an engineering degree is like.

Alumni Career Panel – February 10, 2021

The IEEE-HKN Epsilon Epsilon Chapter conducted an Alumni Career Panel on 10th February 2021. UH Alumni from companies like Adobe, Intel, Burns & McDonnell were invited to be a part of the panel discussion for offering insights from working in the field of Electrical and computer engineering. Many topics such as interview preparation, transition from academics to professional career, work culture was discussed in this event.

Panelists Included:

Rym Benchaabane – Electrical Engineer, Burns & McDonnell

Dr. Xiaoyang Li (Rebecca) – Research Engineer, Adobe

Shalini Singh – Product Manager, Intel

Link to Alumni Career Panel Recording