PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, today announced the recipients of the 2016 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Society-Level Awards. The award-winners were honored and recognized during a formal ceremony at the annual IEEE PES General Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday, 19 July 2016.
The IEEE PES Society-Level Awards recognize and credit important technical, educational and service contributions by the global power and energy community. More than 375 colleagues and their guests were in attendance to honor several outstanding achievements.
Full details of the awards categories, the 2016 winners and their achievements can be found online at: http://www.ieee-pes.org/ieee-pes-society-level-award-winners-2016.
The 2016 IEEE PES Society-Level Awards categories and recipients include:
- IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical Engineering Award
Guanghui Sun - IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering
John J. Grainger - IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award
William R. McCown - IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award
Mohammad Shahidehpour - IEEE PES Leadership in Power Award
Gordon van Well - IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award
Rambabu Adapa - IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award
Mariesa L. Crow - IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award
Kory W. Hedman - IEEE PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award
Göran Andersson - IEEE PES Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award
M. Hashem Nehrir - IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award
Robert James Ringlee - IEEE PES Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. Burke Hayes
Tianyu Yang and Xiangxiang Xu - IEEE PES Prize Paper Award
Cody Aaron Hill, Matthew Clayton Such, Juan Gonzalez, Dongmei Chen and W. Mack Grady - IEEE PES Prize Paper Award
Vahidreza Nasirian, Ali Davoudi, Josep M. Guerrero and Frank Leroy Lewis - IEEE PES Working Group Recognition Award--Outstanding Standard or Guide
Joint PSR & SUBS Working Group -Sam Sciacca and Tim Tibbals, Co-Chairs - IEEE PES Working Group Recognition Award--Technical Report
Joint Working Group T&D, EMC and PSR Working Group - Reigh Walling, Ron Harley and Dean Miller, Co-Chairs and Gene Henneberg, Vice-Chair - IEEE PES Outstanding Chapters Award
Large Chapter Category: PES San Francisco Chapter, Jack Lin, Chair
Small Chapter Category: PES Thailand Chapter, Boonmarg Smitthileela, Chair
For more information on the IEEE PES Society-Level Awards, visit http://www.ieee-pes.org/pes-communities/awards.
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About IEEE Power & Energy Society
The IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) is the leading provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power & energy for the betterment of society and a trusted resource dedicated to the technical, informational, networking and professional development needs of its members. With over 35,000 members around the globe representing every facet of the electric power and energy industry, PES is at the forefront of the rapidly changing technological advancements that impact everyone’s future. PES celebrated its 125th year of service in 2009. Additional information on IEEE PES can be found at: http://www.ieee-pes.org.
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