Women in Engineering

Women in Engineering: The Power of Uniqueness: A Fireside Chat With Duy-Loan Le

September 1, 2021 by Lauren E. Kegley

There’s a certain magic happens when you sit down at a table and have the opportunity to genuinely listen to the stories, advice, and knowledge that those around you have to offer. As we begin to put 2020 behind us, it felt like IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) members could use a bit more of this experience in the coming years. A new event series called ‘Power at the … [Read more...] about Women in Engineering: The Power of Uniqueness: A Fireside Chat With Duy-Loan Le

Women in Engineering: Women in IEEE PELS: Learning From the Past, Defining the Future

June 1, 2021 by Katherine A. Kim, Lauren E. Kegley, Stephanie Watts Butler, Nayara Brandão de Freitas, and Christina DiMarino

The importance of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in the workforce has been a broad topic in industrial and academic research for many years. A quick review of major publications, such as Harvard Business Review, yields tomes of critical research on the importance of diversity. For more about this article see link … [Read more...] about Women in Engineering: Women in IEEE PELS: Learning From the Past, Defining the Future

Women in Engineering: Special Session Investigates Online Learning

December 1, 2020 by Ashok Bindra

This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Women in Engineering (WiE) committee supported a special session at the IEEE Energy Convergence Congress & Expo (ECCE2020), which was held virtually. Titled “Dealing with Public Health Emergence: Online Life and Advanced Technologies in Remote Education,” this special ECCE session was … [Read more...] about Women in Engineering: Special Session Investigates Online Learning

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August 2021
Professor Lingling Fan, Professor at the University of South Florida and Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Electrification Magazine wrote to “White Hot” column author Robert V. White, “Dear Bob, I’d like to let you know that I enjoy reading your columns in PELS magazine. From your recent writings, I got to know a lot, including what is the use of patents and the two branches of power electronics researchers.”

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APEC Organizers, Vendors
Take Virtual Route to Reveal Latest Trends in Power Technologies and Products

A cancelled conference taps alternate methods to disseminate cutting-edge information

With the growing concerns of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, the IEEE Power Electronics Society/Industrial Applications Society (PELS/IAS) and Power Supply Manufacturers Association-sponsored 2020 Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2020) in New Orleans, Louisiana, was cancelled for the safety of the attendees. While it was a difficult decision, the health, safety, and welfare of the community was paramount for the organizers and sponsors of the 15–19 March 2020 conference. Although this was the first such cancellation in APEC’s 35-year history, the organizers were quick to offer a virtual conference to those registered. In addition, peer-reviewed papers accepted by the conference committee were submitted to IEEE Xplore and are available to all.

Despite the challenges and adversities of COVID-19, the organizers worked diligently to virtually bring the conference and its presentations to the registered community via the APEC 2020 app and the eventScribe web portal. As a result, I was given a password (access key) to access the site and view a variety of the sessions. Before I go through the conference papers and sessions, I would like to take the opportunity to mention the vendors who promptly called IEEE Power Electronics Magazine and presented the latest trends in technologies and products online. The unbelievable situation created by the COVID-19 outbreak did not deter the vendors and emerging companies from taking their latest advances and developments to editors and reporters via phone and virtual meetings and booths. As a result, I was lucky to talk to a variety of power semiconductor companies, passive component suppliers, and power electronics experts, including marketing analysts, and gather the latest advances in power electronics technology.