IEEE Power Electronics Magazine - June 2022 - 6

This approach will also support smart
homes and their interactions within
a microgrid.
The final article of the issue provides
an overview of the IEEE Applied
Power Electronics Conference
and Exposition (APEC) 2022. Besides
highlighting the talks of the
seven distinguished speakers of the
plenary session, it also explores developments
in bidirectional silicon
carbide and gallium nitride FETs and
new products announced on the exhibit
floor.
Columns, Society News and More
The hybrid format of IEEE APEC 2022,
held 20-24 March in Houston, Tx,
Optimize the electrifi cation properties
of your EV power electronics
& electric propulsion systems
USA, was a refreshing change from
the virtual conferences of the last two
years due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
stated IEEE Power Electronics Society
(PELS) president Liuchen Chang
in his column President's Message
" Hope for Resuming our In-Person
Events. " Thanking the tremendous
efforts of hundreds of organizers and
volunteers, he said that APEC 2022
signals the return to our in-person
events. Likewise, in the " Expert View "
column, Dinesh Ramanathan reveals
the avalanche and short circuit robustness
of vertical GaN FETs. Likewise,
in the " White Hot " column " To Ph.D.
Or Not To Ph.D.? " , Bob White recommends
questions to consider before
making a decision.
Next, the " Women in Engineering "
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75+ YEARS
OF CUSTOMER
SERVICE
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(WiE) column " Women in IEEE PELS:
Progress and Opportunities " by Katherine
A. Kim, Lauren E. Kegley, Stephanie
Watts Butler, Christina DiMarino,
Marium Rasheed, and Radha Sree
Krishna Moorthy, the authors track
statistical data on the participation
and progress of women engineers in
PELS over the last decade across the
board and suggest ways to become
part of the solution.
Society News brings activities from
PELS Chapters around the world, and
previews the upcoming IEEE Energy
Conversion Congress and Exposition
2022. Finally, the " Event Calendar "
provides a year's listing of PELS sponsored
conferences and workshops.
As we transition out of the pandemic
phase, we are hoping normalcy will return.
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