Spectrum Sizzle Summer Workshop
Modernizing our world’s use of spectrum is a long-term, broad-reaching, multifaceted, and multidisciplinary objective that can only be achieved through the joint innovation and effort of scientists, engineers, policy makers, economists, and more. As such, it is critical that tomorrow’s pioneers be trained and educated in matters of spectrum policy, resource use, and wireless technology. Therefore, we are committed to developing the best future spectrum workforce possible.
In 2023, we established an undergraduate spectrum workshop called Spectrum Sizzle, training students on wireless communications, radar systems, spectrum policy, high-frequency circuity, and passive sensor systems, as well as a summer graduate fellows program that launched in Summer 2024.
In 2025, Spectrum Sizzle expanded to four locations across the U.S: Baylor University, Colorado State University, New York Institute of Technology, and Virginia Tech. More than 135 students across the country were able to participate in these expanded sessions.
Recently, SMART Hub was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to expand Spectrum Sizzle into a multi-year mentorship program. Please stay tuned for more information!
If you would like to suggest or host a workforce development event through SMART Hub, or become involved in the future of Spectrum Sizzle, please contact us at Adam_Goad@Baylor.edu.