/ecee/ en /ecee/2022/08/24/maksimovic-wins-two-ieee-awards-power-electronics-contributions <span>Maksimovic wins two IEEE awards for power electronics contributions</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-08-24T14:59:22-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - 14:59">Wed, 08/24/2022 - 14:59</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ecee/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/dsc_9065-crop.jpg?h=0601a6d5&amp;itok=coh0hyja" width="1200" height="800" alt="Maksimovic discusses a project with a graduate student in the power electronics lab"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/ecee/taxonomy/term/52"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/ecee/taxonomy/term/162" hreflang="en">power electronics</a> </div> <span>Emily Adams</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ecee/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/dsc_9065-crop.jpg?itok=aCdtnY_X" width="1500" height="1025" alt="Maksimovic discusses a project with a graduate student in the power electronics lab"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"> <em>Maksimovic (standing) discusses a project with a graduate student in the power electronics lab.</em> </div> </div> <p>Professor Dragan Maksimovic has received two prestigious awards from IEEE, one of the leading professional organizations for the engineering and technology community worldwide. &nbsp;</p> <p>The 2023&nbsp;IEEE William E.&nbsp;Newell Power Electronics Award honors Maksimovic for outstanding contributions to the&nbsp;advancement of power electronics, specifically for his work in 鈥渄igital control, modeling and topologies of&nbsp;switched-mode power supplies.鈥�</p> <p>The 2022 PELS R. David Middlebrook Achievement Award recognizes his contributions to modeling and analysis of digitally controlled power converters.</p> <p>鈥淭hese awards are very well-deserved,鈥� said Department Chair Chris Myers. 鈥淒ragan is a leader in power electronics 鈥� both at 猫咪社区 and beyond 鈥� so I鈥檓 thrilled to see him recognized by his peers.鈥�</p> <p>Maksimovic is the co-founder of the <a href="/powerelectronics/" rel="nofollow">Colorado Power Electronics Center</a> and the co-director of engineering workforce development for <a href="https://aspire.usu.edu/" rel="nofollow">ASPIRE</a>, a multi-institutional research center focused on sustainable and equitable electrification across transportation industries. A fellow of IEEE, Maksimovic has published over 300&nbsp;<a href="http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&amp;user=97xFEH0AAAAJ" rel="nofollow">papers</a>&nbsp;in journals and at professional conferences and holds over 30 U.S. patents.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the IEEE Awards Program </strong> </p><p>Since 1917, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to technical professionals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society, the engineering profession, and humanity. Recipients of IEEE-level Awards are recognized as the most influential members in their chosen field.</p> <p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> Learn more about the awards program </span> </a> </p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-left ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-lightgray"> <div class="ucb-box-inner"> <div class="ucb-box-title">Former professor also honored</div> <div class="ucb-box-content">Professor Emeritus Ewald Fuchs (PhDElEngr鈥�70) was also honored by IEEE with the Richard Harold Kaufmann Award 鈥渇or contributions to power quality in power system operation, electric machines, renewable energy, and drives.鈥� </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Professor Dragan Maksimovic has received two prestigious awards from IEEE, one of the leading professional organizations for the engineering and technology community worldwide. &nbsp;</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:59:22 +0000 Anonymous 2324 at /ecee