IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award Recipients

IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award

2009 - TADASHI FUKAO
Independent Consultant
Yokohama, Japan

“For contributions to the development of cycloconverters and bearingless drives.”

2008 - ISTVAN NAGY
Professor
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Hungary

“For leadership in the research, development, worldwide promotion, and university education in power electronics technology”

2007 - DUSHAN BOROYEVICH
American Electric Power Professor and Co-director of CPES
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES)
Blacksburg, VA

“For advancement of control, modeling, and design of switching power converters”

2006 - DEEPAKRAJ M. DIVAN
Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA

“For leadership in the development of soft-switching power converters.”