{"id":75734,"date":"2025-06-13T12:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/?post_type=announcements&p=75734"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:58:02","slug":"congratulations-to-our-2025-pels-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"announcements","link":"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/announcements\/congratulations-to-our-2025-pels-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to our 2025 PELS Award Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We are pleased to announce the recipients of the following 2025 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Award for Achievements in Power Electronics Education:\u00a0<\/strong>Prasad Enjeti<\/p>

for transformative contributions to power electronics education through the development of impactful instructional tools and teaching innovations <\/em><\/p>

McMurray Award for Industry Achievements in Power Electronics:<\/strong>\u00a0Peter M. Barbosa<\/p>

for pioneering contributions to multilevel power conversion and advancing high-efficiency power electronics for industrial and energy applications<\/em><\/p>

Milan M Jovanovi\u0107 Award for Power Electronics Emerging Technology:\u00a0<\/strong>Chun Taek RIM<\/p>

for contribution to wireless power transfer for electric vehicles and mobile devices<\/em><\/p>

Modeling and Control Technical Achievement Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Amirnaser Yazdani<\/p>

for contributions to the modeling, analysis, and control of power-electronically interfaced distributed energy resources<\/em><\/p>

Outstanding Achievement Award on Aerospace Power:<\/strong>\u00a0Jin Wang<\/p>

for pioneering contributions in aerospace power electronics, ranging from electrified aircraft applications to power conversion systems on the moon <\/em><\/p>

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

for contribution to building self-configured microgrids based on flexible power converters<\/em><\/p>

David Middlebrook Achievement Award:\u00a0<\/strong>H. Alan Mantooth<\/p>

for contributions to power semiconductor device modeling and packaging<\/em><\/p>

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

for contributions to the advancement of power electronic systems for deep space applications<\/em><\/p>

Sustainable Energy Systems Technical Achievement Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Tsorng Juu Peter Liang<\/p>

for contributions to the fields of renewable energy, power electronics and lighting technology <\/em><\/p>

Technical Achievement Award for Integration and Miniaturization of Switching Power Converters:<\/strong>\u00a0Robert Pilawa-Podgurski<\/p>

for fundamental and practical contributions to hybrid switched-capacitor and flying capacitor multi-level power conversion technologies<\/em><\/p>

Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award:<\/strong>\u00a0Mahesh Krishnamurthy<\/p>

for advancements in rare earth free electric motors in electrified transportation<\/em><\/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

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PELS SERVICE AWARDS<\/h5>\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
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Harry A. Owen, Jr. Distinguished Service Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Jinjun Liu<\/p>

for contributions to PELS membership development and international collaborations <\/em><\/p>

Young Professional Exceptional Service Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Lauren Kegley<\/p>

for exceptional leadership in driving IEEE PELS programs that empower and engage members worldwide<\/em><\/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

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PELS CHAPTER AWARDS<\/h5>\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
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Best Chapter:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>

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

Medium: PELS Madhya Pradesh Chapter<\/em><\/p>

Small: Gujarat Section Jt. Chapter, IE13\/AI34\/PEL35<\/em><\/p>

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

Large: St. Joseph\u2019s College of Engineering Student Branch Chapter<\/em><\/p>

Medium: New Horizon College of Engineering, PEL35<\/em><\/p>

Small: Government College of Engineering-Kannur,PEL35<\/em><\/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

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STUDENTS<\/h5>\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
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IEEE PELS John G. Kassakian Fellowship: <\/strong>Mowei Lu<\/p>

IEEE PELS Graduate Studies Fellowship: <\/strong>Ya Sun and Leheng Wang<\/p>

IEEE Joseph John Suozzi INTELEC Fellowship Award in Power Electronics:<\/strong> Shubham Dhiman<\/p>

for advanced EMI Analysis and Mitigation Strategies for Three-Phase Dual Active Bridge Converters in AI-driven Telecommunication Data Centers<\/em><\/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

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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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