Eta Kappa Nu

Eta Kappa Nu
ΗΚΝ
FoundedOctober 28, 1904; 120 years ago (1904-10-28)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
TypeHonor society
AffiliationIndependent
Former AffiliationACHS
StatusActive
EmphasisElectrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science[1]
ScopeInternational
Colors  Navy blue,   Scarlet
Symbol Wheatstone bridge
PublicationThe Bridge
ChaptersOver 260
Members200,000+ lifetime
Headquarters445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, New Jersey 08554
United States
Websitehkn.ieee.org

Eta Kappa Nu (ΗΚΝ) or IEEE-HKN is the international honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).[2][3] Joining HKN is by invitation only.[4] Membership is a lifelong designation for individuals who have distinguished themselves as students or as professionals in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, and other fields of IEEE interest.[5]

Eta Kappa Nu was founded in 1904 as an independent honor society for electrical engineering. It has expanded its scope through the years and it became an organizational unit within IEEE in 2010.[6] Over 260 collegiate chapters have been chartered worldwide and more than 200,000 members have been elected to membership.

  1. ^ IEEE-HKN
  2. ^ "IEEE: Education: IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
  3. ^ "IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu - Official site".
  4. ^ "MIT Eta Kappa Nu". hkn.mit.edu. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Eta Kappa Nu Operations Manual. Eta Kappa Nu.
  6. ^ Watkins, Steve E. (2012). "IEEE-HKN: The Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society". IEEE Potentials. 31 (4): 19–21. doi:10.1109/MPOT.2012.2195224 – via IEEE Xplore.