awards Vahid Madani PES Fellows congratulations to the class of 2016 T The Ieee Fellow AwArd Is A special recognition for Ieee Members with extraordinary accomplishments in the Ieee technical fields. To ensure that the recognition is extraordinary, the total number of recipients each year cannot exceed 0.1% of the total higher grade membership. Robert Nelson The Class of 2016 Joao Abel Pecas Lopes As chair of the Ieee Power & energy society (Pes) Fellows Committee, I congratulate the following outstanding Pes members for their accomplishments. For contributions to flexible ac transmission system devices for wind power generation. Mahendra Patel For contributions to synchrophasors standardization. Michael Henderson For contributions to the application of high-voltage dc and flexible ac transmission systems. For contributions to microgrids and the integration of wind generation. Kui Ren For contributions to power electronics, renewable energy conversion, and integration with the electricity grid. Rabih Jabr For contributions to security and privacy in cloud computing and wireless networks. For application of robust optimization to power systems. Daniel Sabin Alexandre Alves da Silva Sheldon Kennedy For leadership in power quality database management and analysis software. For contributions to dynamic security assessment and load forecasting in power systems. For leadership in the technology and standards for rectifier, inverter, and harmonic-mitigating transformers Massoud Amin Clyde Maughan For leadership in smart grids and security of critical infrastructures. For contributions to large generator insulation systems and generator failure mechanisms. Vladimir Terzija Sudip Mazumder Silverio Visacro For contributions to analysis and control of power electronics systems. For contributions to lightning protection. Vassilios Agelidis C.Y. Chung For contributions to power system stability and control. George Clark For contributions to distribution automation for power. Federico Milano For contributions to power system modeling and simulation. Noel Schulz For leadership in advancing women in engineering and electric ship technologies. For contributions to power systems protection. Ping Zhou For contributions to finite element methods applied to electromagnetic devices and electrical machines. Lamine Mili Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MPE.2015.2505163 Date of publication: 18 February 2016 98 ieee power & energy magazine For contributions to robust state estimation for power systems. p&e march/april 2016