IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the honor society of IEEE, promotes excellence in the profession and in education with ideals of Scholarship, Character and Attitude.
Founded on 28 October 1904, HKN promotes professional accomplishment, service to others, and leadership development for students and professionals in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and other IEEE fields of interest. With its merger in 2010 with IEEE, the honor society now has over 200,000+ members in more than 250 Chapters around the globe.
News & Updates
2022 saw the launch of the IEEE-HKN Chapter Support Fund established to create new and enhance existing resources, training, and programs to help every Chapter thrive. A strong Chapter, in turn, helps ensure that members have a fulfilling HKN experience…
2023 APEX Award ListIEEE-HKN is pleased to announce it has received an APEX Award for Publication Excellence 2023. THE BRIDGE, October 2022 has won a Grand Award in the Electronic Media category for the issue “ Engineering Space Exploration” and…
Join fellow HKN Alumni, current students, and friends to connect, reminisce and rally in support of HKN! Monday, 2 October 2023 2-5 PM (PT) Qualcomm San Diego, CA Details and invitation to follow. If you would like to host…
Join us in congratulating Beta Gamma Chapter Alumnae, Dr. Sarah Rajala, who welcomed her first grandchild this year! Emilee James was born bright and early on the morning of March 3rd. Here is Baby Emilee looking sharp in her HKN…
THE BRIDGE
IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN)’s signature publication, THE BRIDGE, is an interactive digital magazine published three times a year.



















