IEEE Nikola Tesla Award Recipients
2009 - DONALD WAYNE NOVOTNY
Professor (Emeritus)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin USA
“For pioneering contributions to the analysis and understanding of ac machine dynamic behavior and performance in adjustable-speed drives.”
2008 - TIMOTHY J. E. MILLER
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director
SPEED Consortium
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
“For outstanding contributions to the advancement of computer-based design and analysis of electric machines and their industrial dissemination”
2007 - THOMAS W. NEHL
Mechatronics Group Leader
Delphi Research Labs
Shelby Township, Michigan
“For pioneering contributions to the simulation and design of electromechanical drives and actuators for automotive applications”
2006 - KONRAD REICHERT
ETH Zentrum
Zuerich, Switzerland
"For contributions to the development of numerical methods and computer analysis and simulation of electrical machines and devices."
2005 - THOMAS M. JAHNS
Grainger Professor of Power Electronics and Electrical Machines
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
'For pioneering contributions to the design and application of AC permanent magnet machines.'
2004 - SHEPPARD JOEL SALON
Professor, Electrical, Computers, and Systems Engineering Department
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
'For pioneering and outstanding contributions to transient finite element computation of electric machines coupled to electronic circuits; and to electro-mechanical devices.'
2003 - AUSTIN H. BONNETT
Retired-Vice President Technology Emeritus, Emerson Electric, Elec Apparatus Service Assoc. (EASA), Natl Elec Manufacturers Assoc (NEMA), Elec Power Research Inst (EPRI), and US Dept of Energy and Affiliates (DOE)
'For leadership in the development and application of design standards, maintenance technology, and operating practices to optimize induction motor performance.'
2002 - JAMES L. KIRTLEY, JR.
Professor, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute for Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
'For contributions to the theoretical analysis, design, and construction of high performance rotating electric machinery, including superconducting turbogenerators.'
2001 - STEVE WILLIAMSON
University of Manchester - Manchester, United Kingdom
'For the development of advanced mathematical models and computational tools for induction machine design.'
2000 - SYED ABU NASAR
University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY
'For leadership in the research, development and design of linear and rotating machines, and contributions to electrical engineering education.'
1999 - NABEEL ALY OMAR DEMERDASH,
Professor and Past Chairman
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., USA
'For pioneering contributions to electric machine and drive system design using coupled finite-element and electrical network models.'
1998 - PAUL DANDENO
University of Toronto - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
'For contribution to modelling and application of synchronous machines, power system controls, and stability analysis.'
1997 - PRABHASHANKAR KUNDUR
Powertech Labs Inc. - Surrey, BC, Canada
'For contribution to modeling and application of synchronous machines, power system controls, and stability analysis.'
1996 - JOHN A. TEGOPOULOS
National Technical Univ. of Athens - Athens, Greece
'For pioneering contributions in electrical machine design.'
1995 - THOMAS A. LIPO
University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
'For pioneering contributions to the simulation and application of electric machinery in solid-state ac motor drives.'
1994 - CARL FLICK
TECHNO-LEXIC - Winter Park, FL
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Orlando, FL
'For long-term creative contributions and leadership in the design and development of advanced high-speed generators.'
1993 - MADABUSHI V.K. CHARI
General Electric Co. - Schenectady, NY
'For pioneering contibutions to finite element computations of nonlinear electromagnetic fields for design and analysis of electric machinery.'
1992 - THOMAS HERBERT BARTON
Univ. of Calgary, Canada
'For the practical application of the generalized theory of electrical machines to A.C. and D.C. drives.'
1991 - MICHEL E. POLOUJADOFF
Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris, France
'For contributions to the theory of electrical machinery and its application to linear induction motors.'
1990 - GORDON R. SLEMON
Univ. of Toronto, Canada
'For application of modeling in electric power equipment and technical leadership in power education.'
1989 - DIETRICH R. LAMBRECHT
Siemens AG - Ruhr, W. Germany
'For leadership and contributions to advances in large turbine generator design, construction, and application.'
1988 - EDWARD I. KING
Westinghouse Electric Corp. - Orlando, FL
'For contributions to computer-aided analysis and design of large rotating machinery.'
1987 - J. COLEMAN WHITE
Electric Pwr. Res. Inst. - Palo Alto, CA
'For contributions to the research, development, and design of ac and dc rotating machines.'
1986 - ERIC R. LAITHWAITE
Imperial Coll. of Sci. & Tech. - London, England
'For contributions to the development and understanding of electric machines and especially of the linear induction motor.'
1985 - EUGENE C. WHITNEY
Westinghouse Elec. Corp. - Pittsburgh, PA
'For outstanding contributions to the development, design, and constructionn of large rotating electric machinery.'
1984 - HERBERT H. WOODSON
Univ. of Texas - Austin, TX
'For contributions to power generation technology particularly in superconducting generators and magnetohydrodynamic generators.'
1983 - NO AWARD
1982 - SAKAE YAMAMURA
Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
'For contributions to the theory of linear induction motors and the development of magnetic levitation of track vehicles.'
1981 - DEAN B. HARRINGTON
General Electric Co. - Schenectady, NY
'For contributions to the design, development and performance analysis of large steam turbine-generators.'
1980 - PHILIP H. TRICKY
Duke University - Durham, NC
'For advancement in the development and application of Tesla's theories through precise designs of small induction machines.'
1979 - JOHN W. BATCHELOR
Westinghouse Electric Corp. - E. Pittsburgh, PA
'For contributions to the design of large turbine driven generators and the development of related international standards.'
1978 - CHARLES H. HOLLEY
General Electric Co. - Schenectady, NY
'For contributions to the evolution of turbine generator designs with achievement in performance and reliability.'
1977 - CYRIL G. VEINOTT
Univ. of Missouri
'For his leadership in development and application of small induction motors.'
1976 - LEON T. ROSENBERG
Allis-Chalmers Pwr. Sys. Inc. - West Allis, WI
'For his half-century of development and design of large steam turbine driven generators and his important contributions to literature.'
