IEEE Power Electronics Magazine - June 2018 - 8

President's Message

by Alan Mantooth

strategies for
Building Momentum

areas such as cybersecurity. So much
s I write, snow is still falling
is happening that it makes you
in many parts of the United
wonder if you need a map to keep it
States, and spring is breakall straight!
ing through in others. By the time you
This issue of IEEE Power Electronread this, spring will be in full swing
ics Magazine (PEM) is devoted to the
and summer will be approaching. It
International Technology Roadmap
is fascinating to see the unleashing of
for Wide-Bandgap Power Semiconenergy in nature at this transitional
ductors (ITRW). This is a volunteer-led,
time of year. Likewise, the activities in
PELS-sponsored effort to provide preour field and those of the IEEE Power
dictions and needs assessments to areas
Electronics Society (PELS) seem to
such as materials, devices, packagbe gaining momentum. In March 2018,
ing, integration, and
the Applied Power
applications pertainElectronics Confering to wide-bandgap
ence and Exposition
This issue of IEEE
technologies. PELS
(APEC) in San AntoPower Electronics
Executive Vice Pre nio, Texas, featured
Magazine is devoted
sident of Standards
key announcements
to the International
Pe t e r W i l s o n and
related to gallium
Technology Roadmap for
immediate Past Prenitride (GaN) and silWide-Bandgap Power
sident Braham Fericon carbide compareira are commended
nies. Examples includSemiconductors.
for their leadership
ed the announcement
in launching and
of Cree's acquisition
continuing to lead this important
of Infineon's radio-frequency power
activity. I encourage you to read this
business and Navitas Semiconducissue and get in contact with one
tor's launching of new GaN power
of the working groups to provide
ICs. We are seeing broader applicafeedback. More information about
tions of hardware-in-the-loop techITRW events and working group
nologies in power electronics; addichair details can be found on the
tional sophistication and growth in
PELS website at https://www.ieeecontrols; emerg ing areas like
pels.org/standards.
modeling, design automation, wireIn the March issue of PEM, I indiless power, and electronic packagcated that the Society would be uning; and exploration in newer
dergoing a Society-wide review during the IEEE Board Series Meeting.
This occurred in February, garnering
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review committee. PELS remains highly regarded within the IEEE, and we
received numerous compliments on
our publications (including this magazine); conferences; membership
g r ow t h ; g loba l outreach and impact; sound financial strength; strategic and tactical planning efforts;
leadership inclusivity and succession approaches; and initiatives. A
big thank you goes out to our current
PELS officers and to the other key individuals for their composition of the
required reports.
■■Frede Blaabjerg, vice president of
products and president-elect
■■Yan-Fei Liu, vice president of technical operations
■■Liuchen Chang, vice president
of conferences
■■Peter Wilson, executive vice president of standards
■■Jinjun Liu, executive vice president
of membership
■■Mario Pacas, executive vice president of global relations
■■Braham Ferreira, immediate past
president
■■Don Tan, senior past president and
Division II director
■■Pat Wheeler, PELS constitution and
bylaws chair.
I also want to thank Mike Kelly,
PELS executive director, and our administrative office staff for their contributions to the documentation and
review planning.
T he successfu l Society rev iew
a nd the APEC remind me that two

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