/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="600" 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 “digital control, modeling and topologies of&nbsp;switched-mode power supplies.”</p> <p>The 2022 PELS R. David Middlebrook Achievement Award recognizes his contributions to modeling and analysis of digitally controlled power converters.</p> <p>“These awards are very well-deserved,” said Department Chair Chris Myers. “Dragan is a leader in power electronics – both at CU �鶹���� and beyond – so I’m thrilled to see him recognized by his peers.”</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’70) was also honored by IEEE with the Richard Harold Kaufmann Award “for contributions to power quality in power system operation, electric machines, renewable energy, and drives.” </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> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 24 Aug 2022 20:59:22 +0000 Anonymous 2324 at /ecee