Young Professionals “Boost” Program
The IEEE/OES Young Professionals branch invites you to participate in the leadership of the society by attending the meetings, by being involved in the diverse committees, and by helping with different aspects of the OCEANS conferences.
The IEEE/OES “YP-BOOST” program consists of recruiting 2 new YPs every year, starting on January 1st of the year following the selection, for a total of 4 YPs for a given year when in permanent regime. Candidates will be chosen for 2024 and will attend and participate in OCEANS 2024 Singapore, OCEANS 2024 Halifax (Nova Scotia), OCEANS 2025 Brest, and OCEANS 2025 Great Lakes, contingent on available funding and if covid restrictions permit.
The selected candidates to this program will then develop their relationship with the other professional and student attendees, representing a positive point for your professional career.
In order to apply to this program, you will be asked to upload 2 documents:
- Your curriculum vitae (1 page);
- A letter of application showing your motivation and describing how and where you propose to be involved (2 pages). For that, you can study the organization of the society to select one or several committees you are interested in working with.
Note: a Young Professional is a member who graduated with his/her first professional degree within the last 15 years. Students currently enrolled in a PhD program are eligible to apply. In order to be eligible to receive the award, each selected applicant must be a member of IEEE OES on or before January 1st of each year of the 2-year duty period.
The application process for 2024-2025 YP-Boost laureates will open on Sep 25, 2023 and submission deadline will be Nov 17, 2023. Please email your application and any questions on the program or the application form, to Dr. Roberto Petroccia (roberto.petroccia@ieee.org) and Dr. Mehdi Rahmati (m.rahmati@csuohio.edu).
YP Boost Class of 2023
As YP-BOOST laureates, they will be fully included in the leadership of the OES for the following two years. They will be particularly active at OCEANS 2023 Limerick and OCEANS 2023 Gulf Coast, as judges for the Student Poster Competition, as social media reporters, and as participants in society meetings, and the Ocean Decade among other activities.


YP Boost Class of 2022


YP Boost Class of 2020


YP Boost Class of 2019




YP Boost Class of 2018



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