{"id":846,"date":"2024-01-18T16:40:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeepels.wpengine.com\/?page_id=846"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:09:05","slug":"mcmurray-award-for-industry-achievements-in-power-electronics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/awards\/mcmurray-award-for-industry-achievements-in-power-electronics\/","title":{"rendered":"McMurray Award for Industry Achievements in Power Electronics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"846\" class=\"elementor elementor-846\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa34e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fa34e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619f062 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"619f062\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4f1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e4f1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2603c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2603c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>IEEE McMurray Award for Industry Achievements in Power Electronics<\/b> recognizes the work of engineers working in the field of power electronics that has shown or is likely to show a major impact on the industry and the resulting products possibly on society. Since 2019, it has been dedicated to the memory of William McMurray of General Electric in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d777191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d777191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Prize:<\/h4><ul><li>Honorarium (USD 3,500)<\/li><li>Plaque<\/li><li>Reimbursement towards the recipient&#8217;s necessary conference registration, travel, and accommodation costs incurred to attend the award ceremony (up to USD 1,000)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86daa95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86daa95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d94846 bottom-right-angle-svg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d94846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9556ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9556ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/William-McMurray.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3254\" alt=\"William McMurray\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/William-McMurray.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/William-McMurray-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/William-McMurray-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e4606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28e4606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">William McMurray <br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal\">(1929 - 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Select the &#8220;IEEE McMurray Award for Industry Achievements in Power Electronics&#8221; and enter the required data and documents.<\/p><p><strong><em>The portal to submit an application is now closed.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9a053 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa9a053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee.secure-platform.com\/a\/solicitations\/1147\/home\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit a Nominee<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bc030 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0bc030\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7fd4b e-con-full lg-banner-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db7fd4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b779b73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b779b73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825db7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"825db7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64d4f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b64d4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Details About the<br>Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebbed4 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ebbed4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90d317 lg-image-banner e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e90d317\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5dc95 details-tabs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef5dc95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c3582 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"13c3582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"20723074\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Barbosa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4436ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4436ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>for pioneering contributions to multilevel power conversion and advancing high-efficiency power electronics for industrial and energy applications<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-207230742\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-207230742\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f0f5723 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0f5723\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35da3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35da3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any active IEEE member is eligible. There is no restriction on affiliation, age, IEEE member grade, or nationality.<\/p><p><strong>Criteria:<\/strong>\u00a0Judgment of the nominees will be based on the following criteria:<\/p><ul><li>Advancement of the technology<\/li><li>Benefit to the society<\/li><li>Impact on the relevant technical community and profession<\/li><li>Patents, inventions, products, and design<\/li><li>Relevant activities in the field<\/li><li>Quality of technical achievement and contribution to the field<\/li><li>The quality of the nomination<\/li><li>Validated impact on products<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-207230743\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-207230743\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-c78edfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c78edfc\" 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