IEEE Medal in Power Engineering

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IEEE Medal in Power Engineering
Awarded for	Outstanding contributions to the technology associated with the generation, transmission, distribution, application, and utilization of electric power for the betterment of society
Presented by	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
First awarded	2008
Website	IEEE Medal in Power Engineering

The IEEE Medal in Power Engineering was created by the board of directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2008, and presented for the first time in 2010. This award is given to an individual with outstanding contributions in power engineering. The official more extended version is: "for outstanding contributions to the technology associated with the generation, transmission, distribution, application, and utilization of electric power for the betterment of society".^[1]

Recipients of this award receive a gold medal, a bronze replica, a certificate and an honorarium.

The sponsors of this award are the IEEE societies Industry Applications, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, and Power & Energy.^[1]

Recipients[]

The following people have received the IEEE Medal in Power Engineering:^[2]

2021: Praveen K. Jain
2020: Rik W. De Doncker
2019: Lionel Olav Barthold
2018: Hirofumi Akagi
2017:
2016: Arun G. Phadke
2015: Fred C. Lee
2014: Thomas Anthony Lipo
2013: Hermann W. Dommel
2012: Edmund O. Schweitzer, III
2011: William F. Tinney
2010: Prabha S. Kundur^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "IEEE Medal in Power Engineering". IEEE. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ "IEEE Medal in Power Engineering Recipients" (PDF). 2020.
^ "Prabha Kundur, Power Systems Expert, Receives 2010 IEEE Medal in Power Engineering". Power Systems Design. Retrieved December 9, 2010.^{[dead link]}

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