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IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS SOCIETY

NOMINATION FORM

The William E. Newell Power Electronics Award

Award Year 1998

All parts of the form must be completed and received by January 20, 1998

Nominated by ______________________________

Nominator's IEEE Member Number____________________

Nominee's Name___________________________

Nominee's Business Telephone___________________________

Nominee's Business Address

___________________________________________________________________

 

Nominee's Educational Background:

On a separate sheet, in approximately 500 words, summarize the Nominee's qualifications and contributions to the field of power electronics. Since all members of the Selection Committee may not know the Nominee, please describe his/her most pertinent achievements and provide specific examples of outstanding accomplishments. For example, with respect to patents and papers published, their particular significance and value should be pointed out.


This award is to recognize outstanding career achievement in power electronics, a multidisciplinary field that crosses the technical boundaries of a number of IEEE Societies. The award consists of a suitably inscribed plaque and a cash award of $1,750 presented at the PELS Awards Banquet customarily held at the annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference. All practitioners in the field of power electronics are eligible. Achievements by which an individual is judged to have made outstanding contributions encompass a broad range of activities and include teaching, innovative research, consulting endeavors, professional seminars, major project or program management, and the general communication and advocacy of power electronics technology to the technical community as a whole. The technical disciplines which encompass the field of power electronics include the analysis, design, development, simulation and application of electronic devices, magnetics, controls and power circuits for inverters, converters and motor drives ranging in power level from fractions of a watt to megawatts.

The nomination form and accompanying sheet summarizing the nominee's qualifications and contributions should be sent to

Thomas G. Wilson, Sr.,
PELS Award Chair
Wilmore Electronics, Inc.
P.O. Box 1329
Hillsborough, NC, USA
FAX +1-919-732-9359.


IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS SOCIETY

NOMINATION FORM

Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award

Award Year 1998

All parts of the form must be completed and received by January 20, 1998

 

Nominated by ______________________________________

Nominator's IEEE Member Number__________________________

Nominee's Name___________________________________

Nominee's Business Telephone______________________________

Nominee's Business Address

___________________________________________________________________

Nominee's Educational Background:

 

On a separate sheet, in approximately 500 words, summarize the Nominee's qualifications and contributions to the field of power electronics. Since all members of the Selection Committee may not know the Nominee, please describe his/her most pertinent achievements and provide specific examples of outstanding accomplishments. For example, with respect to patents and papers published, their particular significance and value should be pointed out.


This award is to recognize outstanding career achievement in the field of power electronics by an engineer of less than 35 years of age. The prize consists of a cash award of $500, a certificate, and reimbursement for transportation expenses up to $500 to attend the annual PELS Award Banquet. All IEEE members of any grade, active in the field of power electronics and less than 35 years of age as of January 1 of the year of the award, are eligible. The basis for judging candidates for the award includes outstanding contributions in the multidisciplinary field of power electronics. Outstanding contributions encompass a broad range of activities, including research, innovative product design, teaching and project management. The technical disciplines which encompass the field of power electronics include the analysis, design, development, simulation and application of electronic devices, magnetics, controls and power circuits for inverters, converters and motor drives ranging in power level from fractions of a watt to megawatts.

The nomination form and accompanying sheet summarizing the nominee's qualifications and contributions should be sent to

Harry A. Owen, Jr.
69 Forest at Duke Drive
Durham, NC, USA
FAX +1-919-732-9359.


IEEE POWER ELECTRONICS SOCIETY

NOMINATION FORM

Distinguished Service Award

Award Year 1998

All parts of the form must be completed and received by January 20, 1998

 

Nominated by ______________________________________

Nominator's IEEE Member Number__________________________

Nominee's Name___________________________________

Nominee's Business Telephone______________________________

Nominee's Business Address

___________________________________________________________________

Nominee's Educational Background:

On a separate sheet, in approximately 500 words, summarize the Nominee's qualifications and contributions to the field of power electronics. Since all members of the Selection Committee may not know the Nominee, please describe his/her most pertinent achievements of leadership and accomplishments in introducing successful new programs, nurturing growth of individual Society members, and enhancing the reputation and stature of the Society. Provide specific examples of outstanding contributions and point our their particular significance.


This award is to honor long and distinguished service to the welfare of the Power Electronics Society at an exceptional level of dedication and achievement. The prize consists of a cash award of $1,200 and an engraved plaque to be presented at the PELS Awards Banquet customarily held at the annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference. All members of the Power Electronics Society are eligible. The basis for judging candidates for the award includes outstanding contributions over a substantial time period encompassing creative and invigorating leadership of the Society, exceptional administrative and managerial accomplishments on behalf of the Society, identification of new technologies within the scope of the Society and nurturing activities to support these emerging technologies, initiation of innovative programs to encourage wider participation in the full spectrum of Society activities, and the general communication and advocacy of power electronics technology to the technical community as a whole.

The nomination form and accompanying sheet summarizing the nominee's qualifications and contributions should be sent to

Thomas G. Wilson, Sr.
PELS Award Chair
Wilmore Electronics, Inc.
P.O. Box 1329
Hillsborough, NC, USA
FAX +1-919-732-9359.

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