The IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) celebrates the 35th anniversary in 2022 for its establishment as a full IEEE society by the visionary pioneers of the power electronics community. Many PELS Chapters and Student Branch Chapters around the world have organized virtual or in-person events to celebrate the PELS Day throughout June this year. You may have seen the … [Read more...] about IEEE PELS: 35 Years of Growth and Excellence
President's Message
President’s Message: Hope for Resuming Our In-Person Events
The hybrid format of IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) 2022, held 20–24 March in Houston, Tx, USA, was a refreshing change from the virtual conferences of the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the tremendous efforts of hundreds of organizers and volunteers, APEC 2022 signals the return to our in-person events. It was a joyful … [Read more...] about President’s Message: Hope for Resuming Our In-Person Events
President’s Message: IEEE PELS Continues on a Path Envisioned by Our Late Past President Braham Ferreira
Early in the summer, our power electronics community was deeply saddened by the sudden passing on 16 May, 2021 of Prof. Jan Abraham (Braham) Ferreira, past president of IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) (2015–16), after his courageous and brief battle with cancer. A leader, educator, mentor, and friend to so many in our community, Braham was a true gentleman of great … [Read more...] about President’s Message: IEEE PELS Continues on a Path Envisioned by Our Late Past President Braham Ferreira
President’s Message: Forging Ahead With Excellence and Growth
This is my first contribution to this column as the new President of IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), serving you for the next two years. First, let me start off by wishing all PELS members and their families a happy, healthy, and successful 2021! Please allow me to introduce myself. My wife Grace and I have been living in a small city called Fredericton in New Brunswick, … [Read more...] about President’s Message: Forging Ahead With Excellence and Growth
President’s Message: New Directions in PELS
This is the last message for the year 2020, written just after the IEEE Power Electronics Society’s (PELS) latest Administrative Committee (ADCOM) meeting—which is the member-elected board governing the society. For the second time, it was fully virtual. The PELS meeting series was held for three weeks before ADCOM meeting. As per tradition, it was held during the IEEE Energy … [Read more...] about President’s Message: New Directions in PELS
