{"id":984,"date":"2024-01-19T16:07:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T16:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeepels.wpengine.com\/?page_id=984"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:42:57","slug":"vehicle-and-transportation-systems-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/awards\/vehicle-and-transportation-systems-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"984\" class=\"elementor elementor-984\" 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 <strong>IEEE PELS Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award<\/strong> recognizes innovators and researchers who have made outstanding technical contributions to the advancement of power electronics in-vehicle and transportation systems.<\/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 1,500)<\/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-93e448d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93e448d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\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\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-d6387a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6387a2\" 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-7e4157f white-font e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e4157f\" 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-45ef2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45ef2a3\" 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\">Submitting a Nominee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00818c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00818c8\" 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>To submit a nominee, you will need to log into your existing IEEE account (or register for a new one) to identify as a nominator. Select the &#8220;IEEE PELS Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award&#8221; and enter the required data and documents.<\/p><p>***Please note: A curriculum vitae (up to five pages) of the nominee is required along with up to two reference letters that contain the following: endorser&#8217;s name, title, contact data, main field of interest, and signature, the nominee&#8217;s achievements, the relationship between the endorser and nominee, and the reason why the endorser personally recommends the nominee.***<\/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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Krishnamurthy<\/span><\/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><em><b>for advancements in rare earth free electric motors in electrified transportation<\/b><\/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\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 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There is no other restriction as to affiliation, age, IEEE member grade, or nationality.<\/p><p><strong>Criteria:\u00a0<\/strong>Judgment of the nominees is based on the following:<\/p><ul><li>Advancement of the technology<\/li><li>Benefit to the Society<\/li><li>Past relevant activities to the field and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/technical-activities\/tc-4-electrified-transportation-systems\/\">PELS TC 4<\/a><\/li><li>Sustained impact on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/technical-activities\/tc-4-electrified-transportation-systems\/\">PELS TC 4<\/a> and the profession<\/li><li>The quality of the nomination<\/li><li>The quality of the technical achievement and contribution to the field<\/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\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5449b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5449b4\" 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>Sheldon Williamson<\/p>\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-fb46df1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb46df1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed3b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ed3b20\" 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\">2023<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b021aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b021aac\" 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>Chunting (Chris) Mi<\/p>\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-3eebc94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3eebc94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b609167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b609167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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