CPES proudly congratulates Prof. Tom Jahns - recipient of the 2007 IEEE Power Electronics Society Distinguished Service Award
Congratulations to Dr. Tom Jahns, recipient of the 2007 IEEE Power Electronics Society Distinguished Service Award presented at PESC in Orlando on June 21, 2007!
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| Kevin Felhoelter, PES Distinguished Service Award Subcommittee Co-Chair, presents award to Tom Jahns at PESC 2007 |
The award was established to recognize long and distinguished service by members to the welfare of the Power Electronics Society at an exceptional level of dedication and achievement. Dr. Jahns is the second CPES professor to receive this prestigious award. The previous CPES recipient was Prof. Daan van Wyk, who was honored in 2006.
Dr. Jahns is a Fellow of IEEE. He received the 2005 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award "for pioneering contributions to the design and application of AC permanent magnet machines" and had earlier received the William E. Newell Award from the Power Electronics Society in 1999. Dr. Jahns has been recognized as a Distinguished Lecturer by the Power Electronics Society during 1998-1999 and the Industry Applications Society during 1994-1995.
Dr. Jahns served as President of the Power Electronics Society during 1995-1996 and as Division II Director on the IEEE Board of Directors during 2001-2002. During his career, he has served in other Power Electronics Society leadership positions including At-Large AdCom member, Meetings Committee Chair, and Award Committee member. Dr. Jahns served as General Chair of the 1992 Applied Power Electronics Conference and as Technical Program Co-Chair of the 2003 International Electric Machines and Drives Conference. He is presently helping to organize the 2009 Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) as a Technical Program Chair.
Dr. Jahns is the leader of the CPES Sustainable Building Initiative, a new research initiative focused on the development and demonstration of advanced power electronics technology for building electrical systems. He served as CPES thrust leader for Integrated Motor Drive Systems (IMDS) and is a member of the CPES Education Committee.
Dr. Jahns is a Grainger Professor of Power Electronics and Electric Machines in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Madison, and Co-Director of the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC).