The International Microwave Symposium IMS2012 will include several student centric events. IMS2012 registered students from around the world will have the opportunity to demonstrate the application of strong microwave engineering design principles in the development of the most eloquent hardware solutions to predetermined design requirements. Students will work in teams to design and build components or systems that will be measured at the symposium. Entries may also take the form of a technical paper.

The student design competitions will be sponsored by the Microwave Theory and Techniques Societys Technical Coordination Committees as well as various industry partners. The objective is to encourage students to become involved in the dynamic profession of microwave engineering, to apply their knowledge to practical design use, and to promote team work. A number of student design competitions will be organized across the diverse technical areas covered by IMS2012. Multiple sponsoring companies will provide participating student teams with test equipment, components and computer aided design software.

The student design competitions statements, guidelines and associated deadlines for each competition will be posted at the IMS2012 Web site. They will provide enough background information to enable the teams to design the required component or system for each competition.

The best designs, as judged by the technical committee sponsors, will be recognized at the Student Awards Luncheon to be held on Thursday at IMS2012. In addition, students of the winning designs will be invited to submit an article to IEEE Microwave Magazine in order to share their design techniques and experience with the microwave community.