{"id":381,"date":"2024-06-20T12:42:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T16:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeepels.wpengine.com\/?post_type=announcements&p=381"},"modified":"2024-06-27T16:08:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:08:02","slug":"congratulations-to-our-2024-pels-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"announcements","link":"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/announcements\/congratulations-to-our-2024-pels-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to our 2024 PELS Award Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We are pleased to announce the recipients of the following 2024 awards sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics Society:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PELS Achievement Awards<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Award for Achievements in Power Electronics Education:\u00a0<\/strong>Remus Teodorescu<\/p>

For pioneering power electronics education in renewable energy applications.<\/em><\/p>

Award for Achievement in Power Electronics Standards:\u00a0<\/strong>Mark Swihart<\/p>

For championing collaboration between IEEE Standards Association and IEC Standards Committees.<\/em><\/p>

McMurray Award for Industry Achievements in Power Electronics:<\/strong> Don Tan<\/p>

For pioneering industry first contributions and impactful leadership in advancing space power electronics and power systems.<\/em><\/p>

R. David Middlebrook Achievement Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Keyue Ma Smedley<\/p>

For contributions to control and topology development for high performance power conversion.<\/em><\/p>

Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Christina DiMarino<\/p>

For contributions to the packaging and integration of silicon carbide power semiconductor devices.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PELS Service Awards<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Harry A. Owen, Jr. Distinguished Service Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Dehong Xu<\/p>\n

For leadership to globalization and membership development of the Power Electronics Society.<\/em><\/p>\n

Young Professional Exceptional Service Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Nayara Brandao de Freitas<\/p>\n

For dedication to empowering young professionals, inspiring the next generation to thrive in the IEEE Power Electronics Society.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PELS Chapter Awards<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Best Chapter:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>

Large: PELS Bangalore Chapter<\/i><\/p>

Medium: Northeast Brazil Section Chapter, PE31\/IA34\/PEL35<\/i><\/p>

Small: Lebanon Joint chapter, IE13\/PE31\/CAS04\/PEL35<\/i><\/p>

Best Student Branch Chapter:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Large: IEEE PELS Zhejiang University Student Branch Chapter<\/em><\/p>

Medium: IEEE PELS\/PES Student Branch Chapter at UConn<\/em><\/p>

Small: G.Pulla Reddy Engineering College: Kurnool IEEE Student Branch<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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TC Administered Awards<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Electrical Machines, Drives, and Related Automation Technical Achievement Award:<\/strong> Ayman El-Refaie<\/p>

For the development of advanced electrical machines for transportation electrification. <\/em><\/p>

Energy Storage Innovation Award:<\/strong>\u00a0No award given this year.<\/em><\/p>

Milan M Jovanovi\u0107 Award for Power Electronics Emerging Technology:\u00a0<\/strong>Udaya Madawala<\/p>

For outstanding contributions to bi-directional wireless power transfer technology.<\/em><\/p>

Modeling and Control Technical Achievement Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Maryam Saeedifard<\/p>

For contributions to the modeling and control of multilevel converters.<\/em><\/p>

Outstanding Achievement Award on Aerospace Power:<\/strong> Bulent Sarlioglu<\/p>

For contributions to the research and development of high-performance electric drives for aerospace applications.<\/em><\/p>

Outstanding Achievement Award for Contributions in Electronic Power Grid Technology:\u00a0<\/strong>Johan Enslin<\/p>

For his leadership in developing modern converter-fed power grids.<\/em><\/p>

Sustainable Energy Systems Technical Achievement Award:<\/strong> Josep Pou<\/p>

For contributions to power electronics applied to renewable energy systems.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

Technical Achievement Award for Integration and Miniaturization of Switching Power Converters:<\/strong> No award given this year.<\/em><\/p>

Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award:<\/strong> Sheldon Williamson<\/p>

For innovative electric energy storage systems and health-conscious charging solutions.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sincerely,
Andreas Lindemann
Chair, IEEE Power Electronics Society Awards Committee<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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