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IEEE & PES awards
accolades to the 2021 recipients
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IEEE AND THE IEEE POWER & ENergy
Society (PES) recently announced
the 2021 IEEE medals, technical field
awards, and Society-level award recipients.
The honorees are selected through
a comprehensive nomination and evaluation
process. Please join us in congratulating
this year's honorees for their exceptional
achievements.
IEEE Awards
2021 IEEE Medal in
Power Engineering
The IEEE Medal in Power Engineering
was established in 2008. It is presented
to an individual for outstanding contributions
to the technology associated with
the generation, transmission, distribution,
application, and utilization of electric
power for the betterment of society.
The award consists of a gold medal,
bronze replica, certificate, and honorarium.
The medal is sponsored by the IEEE
Industry Applications Society (IAS),
IEEE Industrial Electronics Sociey,
IEEE Power Electronics Society, and
PES. The 2021 IEEE Medal in Power
Engineering was awarded to Praveen
K. Jain for contributions to the theory
and practice of high-frequency powerconversion
systems.
Praveen K. Jain
Praveen K. Jain revolutionized many
aspects of high-frequency power-conversion
technology with innovations
that found application in the space,
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telecommunications, computer, induction
melting, and renewable energy
industries. He was one of the first researchers
to solve problems in the starting
of thyristorized series-tuned induction
melting power supply systems.
He also developed
new power converter
topologies
and control techni -
ques for photovoltaic
microinverters.
He is an IEEE
Fellow, recipient of the 2017 IEEE
Canada Power Medal, and the founding
director of the Center for Energy and
Power Electronics Research (ePOWER)
at Queen's University in Kingston,
Ontario, Canada.
IEEE Technical Field Awards
With PES Affiliation
IEEE Technical Field Awards are bestowed
for contributions or leadership
in specific fields of interest of the
IEEE. The following IEEE Technical
Field Awards are either cosponsored
by PES or the awardee has named their
affiliation with PES.
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric
Transmission and Distribution Award
The IEEE Herman Halperin Electric
Transmission and Distribution Award
recognizes outstanding contributions
to electric transmission and distribution.
This was presented to Brian Stott
for contributions to the development
and application of power flow and optimal
power flow analysis.
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award
The IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Award recognizes exceptional contributions
to the development and/or advancement
of standards in electrical and electronics
engineering. Haran Karmaker, is
the recipient of this award, for leadership
in and contributions to the development of
standards for electrical machines.
IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
The IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann
Award recognizes outstanding contributions
in industrial systems engineering.
Stephen McArthur received this
award for innovative contributions to
the advancement of intelligent systems
for power engineering applications.
IEEE Nikola Tesla Award
The IEEE Nikola Tesla Award recognizes
outstanding contributions to the
generation and utilization of electric
power. Zi-Qiang Zhu received this for
contributions to the design, modeling,
control, and application of ac permanent
magnet machines and drives.
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