IEEE PES SOCIETY-LEVEL AWARD WINNERS 2016
PES is pleased to announce the 2016 IEEE PES Society-Level Award Winners. All award recipients are selected through a competitive,vetted nomination process. If you have the chance please take the time to congratulate this year's recipients. PES is very proud of their accomplishments.
IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering - John J. Grainger
For leadership in methods for Volt/Var optimization
IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical Engineering Award - Guanghui Sun
For his pioneering contributions in power system stability control and equipment and development of stability control standards in China
IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award - William R. McCown
For contributions to the design of large electric generators for fossil, nuclear, and hydroelectric power plants
IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award - Mohammad Shahidehpour
For the development and the deployment of a high-reliability distribution system in a perfect power microgrid at a university campus
IEEE PES IAS A. P. Seethapathy Rural Electrificateion Excellence Award - Gerald E. Hager
In recognition of life time dedication to the Rural Electric Power Industry and improving the quality of life for rural communities
IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award - Rambabu Adapa
In recognition of his research and involvement in key projects, conferences and meetings in Custom Power
IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award - Mariesa L. Crow
For leadership and innovation in electric power engineering education
IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award - Kory W. Hedman
For contributions and leadership in the application of operations research and topology control to electric energy markets and power systems analysis
IEEE Power & Energy Society Leadership in Power Award - Gordon van Welie
For demonstrating organizational leadership that advances the electric power engineering profession
IEEE Power & Energy Society Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award - M. Hashem Nehrir
For contribution to renewable/alternative energy power generation
IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award - Robert James Ringlee
For contributions to the modeling and analysis of generation, transmission and distribution system and apparatus reliability and availability
IEEE PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award - Göran Andersson
For contribution to power system dynamics, stability and control
IEEE PES Wanda Reder Pioneer in Power Award - Jennifer T. Sterling
For active industry involvement with an emphasis in regulatory compliance, transmission system analysis, federal open access policy and state retail initiatives
IEEE PES Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. Burke Hayes - Tianyu Yang and Xiangxiang Xu
"EV Charging Behavior Analysis and Modeling Based on Wireless Sensor Network Data"
IEEE PES Prize Paper Award - Cody Aaron Hill, Matthew Clayton Such, Juan Gonzalez, Dongmei Chen and W. Mack Grady
“Battery Energy Storage for Enabling Integration of Distributed Solar Power Generation”
IEEE PES Prize Paper Award - Vahidreza Nasirian, Ali Davoudi, Josep M. Guerrero and Frank Leroy Lewis
“Distributed Adaptive Droop Control for DC Distribution Systems”
IEEE PES Working Group Recognition Award -- Outstanding Standard or Guide - Sam Sciacca, PSR Co-Chair and Tim Tibbals, SUBS Co-Chair
Joint Working Group of the Power System Relaying and Substations Committees
IEEE C37.240, Standard Cybersecurity Requirements for Substation Automation, Protection, and Control Systems
IEEE PES Working Group Recognition Award --Technical Report - Reigh Walling, T&D Co-Chair, Ron Harley, EMC Co-Chair and Dean Miller, PSR Co-Chair, Gene Henneberg, PSR Vice-Chair
Joint Working Group of the Transmission & Distribution, Electric Machinery and Power System Relaying Committees
Fault Current Contributions from Wind Plants
IEEE PES Outstanding Chapters Award
Large Chapter - San Francisco - Jack Lin, Chair
Small Chapter - Thailand - Boonmarg Smitthileela, Chair
Upcoming Events
- Education Mon. 1 Feb, 2021 Live Tutorial - Mathematical Optimization in Active Power Distribution Systems Session 1: Fundamentals
- Education Tue. 2 Feb, 2021 Live Tutorial - Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks, Session 3: Structure, Theory, and Example Applications
- Technically Co-sponsored Thu. 4 Feb, 2021 - Fri. 5 Feb, 2021 2021 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC)
- Education Fri. 5 Feb, 2021 Live Tutorial - Mathematical Optimization in Active Power Distribution Systems Session 2: Applications