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IEEE Power & Energy Society

2016 General Meeting

Awards Ceremony

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Sheraton Boston Hotel Boston, Massachusetts

Many of our recipients, both current and past,

have donated their honoraria to the

IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Fund,

the IEEE PES Endowment Fund

or one of our other Award Funds solicited

and stewarded by the IEEE Foundation.

PES would like to thank them for their generosity.

If you would like to donate, please contact

Richard Allen at the

IEEE Foundation Development Office

+1-732-465-5871 or [email protected]

PES Awards and Recognition Donald Morrow, Chair

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

John McDaniel IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering

Bruce Wollenberg IEEE PES Charles Concordia Power System Engineering Award John McDonald, PES Rep. and Yonghua Song, CSEE Rep. IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical Engineering Award

Steven D. Pekarek IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award

Anil Pahwa IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award

Christopher Root IEEE Power & Energy Society Leadership in Power Award Leo Grigsby IEEE PES Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert A. Dent IEEE PES Meritorious Service Award

Bob Saint and Mike Williams IEEE PES IAS A.P. Seethapathy Rural Electrification Excellence Award Harshad Mehta IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award

Ned Mohan IEEE PES Nari Hingorani FACTS Award

Mohammad Shahidehpour IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award

A. P. Sakis Meliopoulos IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award Mark Lauby IEEE PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award

Robert M. Pellegrino IEEE PES Robert Noberini Distinguished Contributions to Power Engineering Professionalism Award Wenyuan Li IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award

Ward T. Jewell IEEE Power & Energy Society Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award Dennis Woodford IEEE PES Uno Lamm HVDC Award Shay Bahramirad IEEE PES Wanda Reder Pioneer in Power Award

Jeffrey Nelson IEEE PES Technical Committee and IEEE PES

Edwin C. Carlsen

Technical Council Awards

IEEE PES AWARDS PROGRAM Welcome: Babak Enayati General Chair, PES 2016 General Meeting Presiding: Damir Novosel President, IEEE Power & Energy Society Introductions: Donald Morrow Chair, PES Awards & Recognition Committee

IEEE AWARD

Presented by IEEE President-Elect, Karen Bartleson

�� IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution

Award

George Anders

IEEE PES CSEE JOINT AWARD

Presented by Mr. XIE Mingliang, CSEE Deputy President and Damir Novosel, PES President

�� IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical Engineering Award

Guanghui Sun

IEEE POWER & ENERGY SOCIETY AWARDS

Presented by Donald Morrow, PES Awards Chair

�� IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution

Engineering

John J. Grainger �� IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion

Award William R. McCown

�� IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation

Award Mohammad Shahidehpour

�� IEEE Power & Energy Society Leadership In Power Award

Gordon van Welie

�� IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award Rambabu Adapa

�� IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineer Educator Award

Mariesa L. Crow

�� IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award

Kory W. Hedman

�� IEEE PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and

Control Award

Göran Andersson

�� IEEE Power & Energy Society Ramakumar Family Renewable

Energy Excellence Award

M. Hashem Nehrir

�� IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award

Robert James Ringlee

NEW FELLOW CLASS OF 2016 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

IEEE PES Prize Paper Awards

• “Battery Energy Storage for Enabling Integration of Distributed Solar Power Generation”

Cody Aaron Hill, Matthew Clayton Such, Dongmei Chen, Juan Gonzalez and W. Mack Grady

• “Distributed Adaptive Droop Control for DC Distribution Systems” Vahidreza Nasirian, Ali Davoudi, Frank Leroy Lewis and Josep M. Guerrero

IEEE PES Working Group Recognition Awards

Outstanding Standard or Guide

• IEEE C37.240, Standard Cybersecurity Requirements for Substation Automation, Protection, and Control Systems Co-Chairs Sam Sciacca, Power System Relaying Committee and Tim Tibbals, Substation Committee

Outstanding Technical Report • Fault Current Contributions from Wind Plants Co-Chairs Reigh Walling, Transmission & Distribution Committee, Ron Harley, Electric Machinery Committee, Dean Miller, Power Sys tem Relaying Committee and Gene Henneberg, PSR Vice-Chair

IEEE PES Outstanding Chapter Awards - 2015

Large Chapter Small Chapter • San Francisco Chapter • Thailand Chapter Jack Lin, Chair Boonmarg Smitthileela, Chair

CLOSING: Damir Novosel, PES President

IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award

The IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award was established in 1986 through an agreement between Herman Halperin and the Board of Directors of the IEEE. The funds were contributed by Herman and Edna Halperin and are administered by the IEEE Foundation, Inc. From 1959 through 1986, the award for outstanding contributions to the field of electric transmission and distribution was named the William M. Habirshaw Award. Herman Halperin was a recipient of the Habirshaw Award in 1962. Mr. Halperin had a distinguished career with the Commonwealth Edison Company over a period of 40 years. Subsequently, he spent 15 years as a consulting engineer. He was particularly noted for his pioneering contributions to the design and operation of electric plant facilities and power cable systems. This award is given to recognize those who have made an outstanding contributions to electric transmission and distribution. The award consists of a bronze medal, a certificate, and honorarium. This award is sponsored by the Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation, in memory of the late Herman and Edna Halperin, and IEEE Power & Energy Society.

Past Recipients:

1987 – Robert F. Lawrence 1989 – John J. Dougherty 1988 – Luigi Paris 1990 – John A. Casazza 1991 – John G. Anderson 1992 – Andrew R. Hileman 1993 – Mat Darveniza 1994 – Abdel-Aziz A. Fouad 1995 – Vernon L. Chartier 1996 – Farouk A.M. Rizk 1997 – B. Don Russell 1998 – Vincent T. Morgan 1999 – Charles L. Wagner 2000 – Arun G. Phadke

2001 – Arthur C. Westrom 2002 - John J. Vithayathil 2003 - P. Sarma Maruvada 2004 - Andrew John Eriksson 2005 - James J. Burke 2006 - Anjan Bose 2007 - Eric B. Forsyth 2008 - Robert C. Degeneff 2009 - Carson W. Taylor 2010 - Carlos Katz 2011 - John H. Brunke 2013 - Vijay Vittal 2014 - Willem Boone 2015 - Wolfram Boeck

IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award

GEORGE ANDERS

2016 Recipient

For contributions to advances in computational methods for the thermal rating of electric power cables

GEORGE ANDERS’ expertise has contributed toward setting the standard for rating electric power cables, which has provided significant economic benefits to the power industry. His computational techniques using analytical and finite element methods enable engineers to accurately rate cable circuits. He also developed optimization techniques for selecting the most economic conductor sizes, providing accurate calculations to avoid costly oversizing of buried cables. The software for steady-state and emergency ratings of underground cables, which he developed, is used throughout the world and is considered the industry standard for power cable rating calculations. Anders’ contributions to early leak detection methods are also helping to reduce the costs of detection, location, clean up, and repair related to cable leaks.

An IEEE Fellow, Anders is currently president of Anders Consulting, Ltd., Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada.

IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical Engineering Award

IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical Engineering Award was initiated by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES) and Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE) in 2009. The Award specifications include the recognition of a professional who has demonstrated excellent performance in the fields of electrical engineering, electrical machinery and other related areas. The recipient's contributions in electrical

engineering shall be evaluated based on technical innovations and well recognized contributions in electrical power engineering and associated fields. The award was established to commemorate Dr. Yu-Hsiu KU (1902—2002), who made great contributions in mathematics, electrical machinery and modern control theory during his longstanding career in the US and China. Mr. Yu-Hsiu Ku was born in 1902; he entered Beijing Tsinghua School (the former of Tsinghua University) at the age of 14. In 1923, he was sent to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA. He was the first Chinese who obtained the doctor’s degree at MIT. Prof. Ku was the recipient of the IEEE Lamme Medal (1972) and the IEEE Millennium Medal (1999). He was also the founding member of CSEE. This award includes a plaque, and an honorarium of $2,000 USD.

Past Recipients:

2010 HE Jiali 2011 LOU Jiafa 2012 YU Erkeng 2013 WANG Xiangheng 2014 MA Weiming 2015 ZHANG Boming

IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical Engineering Award

GUANGHUI SUN 2016 Recipient

For his pioneering contributions in power system stability control and equipment and development of stability control standards in China

GUANGHUI SUN attended Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, Bachelor, Grade 1-3, 1958-1961. He then attended the North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China, Bachelor, Grade 4-5, 1961-1963. From 2001 to present, he has worked at he NR Electric Co., Ltd., as a Technical Adviser. From 1972 to 2001, She worked at State Grid Electric Power Research Institute (SGEPRI), as an Engineer. Then from 1963-1972, He worked at the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI), as an Engineer. He created the technical field of China power system stability control, invented relevant principles and criteria to solve the key technical problems, developed the first power system stability control device in China followed by a full series of equipment for power system second and third defense lines which have been widely applied in China, wrote a full set of stability control standards on which a complete power system stability control system was established , improved greatly the security and stability of power grid. The developed stability control devices and system solved the instability problem of bulk long-distance power transmission from West to East in China, interconnection of large area power grids, bulk HVDC power exportation, and adoption of large power plants. High-precision digital frequency relay, under-frequency load shedding device, micro processor-based under-frequency & under-voltage emergency control device played a significant role in improving the capability of transmission system, keeping the security and stability of entire power grid, and preventing blackout in China for more than 20 years, which proved that Chinese stability control technology was in the leading position in the world.

IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering

Distribution represents a major utility investment for the transportation of electrical power. It is critical to the quality, reliability and economy of the product. This award was established to recognize those individuals who have contributed to the growth and value of the technology. Since many people have contributed to the advancement of distribution technology, this award is not named honoring one individual. It is awarded annually by the IEEE PES to recognize the individual who has made a remarkable engineering contribution to the field of distribution technology. The selection committee considers all candidates brought to its attention whose work will result in substantial improvements to the effectiveness and utilization of power distribution. The award is funded by long-term grant commitments received from the Asplundh Co., Chance Co., Commonwealth Edison Co., Georgia Power Co., Kearney-National Inc., Pacific Gas & Electric Co., PECO Energy Co., and the S&C Electric Co. The award consists of a plaque, an honorarium of $1,000 USD and a travel subsidy to attend the PES Awards Ceremony.

Past Recipients:

1999 John G. Anderson 2000 Daniel J. Ward 2001 Ronald H. Stillman 2002 John D. McDonald 2003 Robert Ellis Owen 2004 David R. Smith 2005 Roger Craig Dugan 2006 Wayne Beaty 2007 Cheryl A. Warren

2008 T. A. Short 2009 Reigh A. Walling 2010 Phillip P. Barker 2011 Lee Taylor 2012 Rick Bush 2013 John McDaniel 2014 Thomas J. Tobin 2015 Elisabeth A. Tobin

JOHN J. GRAINGER is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University where he established the Electric Power Research Center, a joint university/industry cooperative focused on transmission and distribution systems and power system dynamics. Dr. Grainger also founded Distributed Energy Systems, Inc., an electric power industry consulting firm. His industrial experience is with the Electricity Supply Board of Ireland, numerous electric utilities in the US including Wisconsin Energy Corporation, Pacific Gas and Electric and Duke Energy formerly Carolina Power and Light, and industry organizations such as the Electric Power Research Institute and ABB’s Electric Systems Technology Institute. Dr. Grainger is a graduate of the National University of Ireland and completed his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Professor Grainger has been recognized for his contributions to power engineering education by the Edison Electric Institute and the AT&T Foundation. He has published in multiple industry journals, and is the author, with the late William D. Stevenson, Jr., of the textbook Power System Analysis, which has been translated into Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.

Dr. Grainger is a member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society, Institution of Electrical Engineers (London), American Power Conference (Chicago), CIGRE (Paris), and CIRED (Brussels) where he has held numerous leadership roles over the years. Elected Fellow of IEEE in 1988, Dr. Grainger is now IEEE Life Fellow.

IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering

JOHN J. GRAINGER

2016 Recipient

For leadership in methods for Volt/Var optimization

IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award

This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of electromechanical energy conversion. Research and developments on electric motors continued throughout the 20th century and into the 21st to the point that such devices have now become an integral part of our lives. The current ubiquitous presence of the electric motor in everything we do has resulted from the work of dedicated engineers throughout the world. The award is named for the man responsible for

numerous practical improvements in the design and application of electric motors over 50 years. Dr. Cyril Veinott made seminal contributions to the development of polyphase induction motors, 400 Hz aircraft motors, and was a pioneer in the application of digital computers to the design of electric motors. He was responsible for the early measurements and mitigation of electric motor noise. He helped write many IEEE and NEMA standards for electric motors. He was the first person to be inducted into the Hall of Fame created by the Small Motor Manufacturers Association in 1985. The IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award consists of a plaque and an honorarium of $5,000 USD.

Past Recipients:

2000 Paul I. Nippes 2003 M. Azizur Rahman 2004 Hamid A. Toliyat 2005 Ronald G. Harley 2006 Scott D. Sudhoff 2008 Oleg Wasynczuk 2009 Emil Levi

2010 O. A. Mohammed 2011 Stephen D. Umans 2012 J. Sheung-Chun Hsu 2013 Clyde V. Maughan 2014 James S. Edmonds 2015 Babak Fahimi

WILLIAM R. MCCOWN is currently retired and consulting part-time with Siemens Energy on generator design technology. His position at Siemens Energy before retirement in April 2014 was Manager of Generator Concept Design where he was responsible for all electromagnetic and ventilation product design. He has been involved in generator product design and development for over 44 years with Westinghouse, Siemens-Westinghouse and most recently Siemens Energy. Over 40 of those years have involved engineering management responsibilities, including Project Manager for the EPRI-Westinghouse 300 MVA Superconducting Generator Program, Manager of Hydrogenerator Electrical Design, as well as Manager of various groups involved in steam and gas turbine driven generator design and development.

Mr. McCown holds a BSEE from the University of Texas, an MSEE from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh.

Mr. McCown has 24 publications on various generator design and development activities presented in various technical meetings of the IEEE and CIGRE, as well as others published in technical magazines or technical encyclopedias. He also has 6 patents in the area of generator design. Mr. McCown is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania and is a Life Fellow member of the IEEE. He has participated on numerous standards working groups in the IEEE including the latest revision of C50.13. He has also been Chairman of the Synchronous Machinery Subcommittee of the IEEE and ANSI C50 Committee.

IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award

WILLIAM R. MCCOWN

2016 Recipient

For contributions to the design of large electric generators for fossil, nuclear, and hydroelectric power plants

IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award

The IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award was established to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to ensure the practical realization of distribution system automation.

This award is named in honor of Douglas M. Staszesky who worked with enormous energy and passion to bring new technologies and concepts to the field of distribution automation and to promote the value of

investments in such systems to electric utility decision makers. The Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award recognizes individuals who displayed that same energy and passion and who have demonstrated success in the implementation of systems that provide real benefits for electric utilities and their customers.

The funds for this award are provided by S&C Electric Company. The award is administrated by the IEEE Power & Energy Society.

The recipient receives a plaque and a travel stipend of up to $1,500 USD, and will designate an engineering school to receive a $2,000 USD scholarship.

Past Recipients:

2009 Dean Craig and Jack Li 2010 Robert W. Uluski 2011 Cameron Lee Smallwood 2012 Anil Pahwa

2013 Nokhum Markushevich 2014 George Larry Clark 2015 S. S. (Mani) Venkata

MOHAMMAD SHAHIDEHPOUR is the Bodine Professor and Director of the Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). His technical contributions have converted the entire IIT campus to an islandable microgrid with an advanced distribution automation system. Dr. Shahidehpour was the 2009 recipient of the honorary doctorate from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. He completed his PhD degree (electrical engineering) in 1981 at the University of Missouri.

He is the holder of Nourbakhshian Endowed Professorship, University of Kashan, Iran, and Otto Monsted Professorship, Technical University of Denmark. He is a Research Professor at King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia), Sharif University of Technology (Iran), as well as several universities in China including Tsinghua University, Xian Jiaotong University, Nanjing University, North China Electric Power University, and Hunan University.

Dr. Shahidehpour received the IEEE PES Student Prize Paper Award in Honor of T. Burke Hayes, Edison Electric Institute’s Power Engineering Educator Award, IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award, Outstanding Author Award from the Romanian Association of Engineers, and C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Young Electrical Engineering Professor Award, among others.

Dr. Shahidehpour has co-authored 6 books and 500 technical papers on electric power system operation and planning. He was the recipient of 8 best paper awards for his IEEE publications. He served as the VP of Publications for the IEEE Power and Energy Society and the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.

He is an IEEE Fellow and elected member of the US National Academy of Engineering.

IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award

MOHAMMAD SHAHIDEHPOUR

2016 Recipient

For the development and the deployment of a high-reliability distribution system in a perfect power microgrid at a university campus

IEEE Power & Energy Society Leadership in Power Award

Past Recipients:

2008 Robin A. Hurst 2009 James A. Kelly 2010 James Alan Greer 2011 Terry Boston

2013 Michael Heyeck 2014 David W. Roop 2015 John W. Estey

The IEEE Power & Energy Society Leadership in Power Award was established in 2007 to recognize industry leaders for exceptional contributions to the promotion of the electric power engineering profession. The award is particularly intended to highlight actions which have encouraged the development and growth of electric power engineering practitioners and the recognition of the contributions electric power engineers have made to society. In this era, electric utility leaders who recognize the crucial importance of power engineering in the safe, reliable and economical generation, transmission and distribution of electricity are rare and this award is to recognize them for their insight and wisdom. To be eligible, recipients must be active in the electric power industry, but do not need to be IEEE or PES members. Selection is based on the evalu-ation of accomplishments as revealed by documented testimonials from industry members. Of particular importance is evidence of the candidate’s promotion of the importance of the power engineering profession and the people practicing it. Work in encouraging industry involvement with university power engineering programs, encouraging young engineers through mentoring and career development programs, recognition programs for power engineers, encouragement of professional activities by practitioners, etc. are also considered. The recipient receives a sculpture, certificate, $2,000 USD honorarium and

GORDON VAN WELIE is the ISO New England President and CEO, he oversees New England’s 32,000 megawatt bulk power system, the multi-billion dollar wholesale electricity marketplace, and a robust system planning process designed to ensure the region’s long-term electricity needs. He has been the president and CEO since 2001.

New England’s resources are undergoing a dramatic transformation from oil, coal, and nuclear generation to natural gas, renewable energy, and distributed resources. Gordon has led a strategic initiative to keep system reliability intact and wholesale markets competitive while the shift in fuels and technologies occur. These initiatives include addressing the interdependency between the gas and electric systems, ensuring efficient price formation, facilitating the integration of renewable and ‘smart grid’ technologies, and making significant investments in the regional transmission infrastructure.

Before ISO New England, Gordon was Vice President and General Manager of Power System Control for Siemens. Earlier in his career, he worked in a variety of roles with Eskom, a South African utility.

Gordon is a member of the Executive Committee of the U. S. National Committee of CIGRE; the Member Representatives Committee of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC); and the Electricity Advisory Committee, a group that advises the U. S. Department of Energy Office (DOE) of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. In addition, he is chair of the ISO/RTO Council (IRC).

Gordon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters degree in Business Administration from University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

IEEE Power & Energy Society Leadership in Power Award

GORDON VAN WELIE

2016 Recipient

For demonstrating organizational leadership that advances the electric power engineering profession

IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award

Past Recipients:

1999 Laslo Gyugui

2000 David J. Young

2001 Einar Larsen

2002 Ibrahim A. Erinmez

2003 Dusan Povh 2004 Colin D. Schauder 2005 Masatoshi Takeda

2006 Abdel-Aty Edris

2007 Aniruddha M. Gole 2008 Xiaoxin Zhou 2010 Chris Horwill 2011 John J. Paserba, Jr. 2012 Stig L. Nilsson 2013 Edson H. Watanabe 2014 Harshad Mehta

Power electronics and other static controllers are making a major impact on future power systems through application in transmission, distribution, and small generation. Applications in transmission and distribution include HVDC, FACTS and Custom Power. Since the introduction of Custom Power concepts, the technology has been moving ahead at an increasing pace. Very significant near to long term benefits of Custom Power

technology are now recognized in the industry. The award is for individuals who have made a major contribution to the state of the art of Custom Power technology and its applications. It consists of a plaque, engraved medal and an honorarium of $1,000 USD. This award is funded by contributions from the following companies:

• ABB • ALSTOM • EPRI • GE Energy • Hingorani Power Electronics

• National Grid Corporation • S&C Electric • Siemens • Silicon Power Corporation • Westinghouse

RAMABU ADAPA is a Technical Executive in the Power Delivery and Utilization Sector at EPRI. His research activities focus on High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), Custom Power, and Fault Current Limiters. Dr. Adapa joined EPRI in 1989 as a Project Manager in the Power System Planning and Operations program. Later he became Product Line Leader for Transmission, Substations, and Grid Operations where he developed the research portfolio and business execution plans for the Grid Operations and Planning areas. Some of the tools in this portfolio included market restructuring, transmission pricing, ancillary services, and security tools to maintain the reliability of the grid. Before joining EPRI, Dr. Adapa worked at McGraw-Edison Power Systems (presently known as Eaton’s Cooper Power Systems) as a Staff Engineer in the Systems Engineering Department. Dr. Adapa received a BS degree in electrical engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India, an MS degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Adapa is an IEEE Fellow and has been honored several times by IEEE for his outstanding contributions to the profession. He has authored or coauthored more than 125 technical papers and is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. He is an individual member of CIGRE and a Registered Professional Engineer.

IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award

RAMBABU ADAPA

2016 Recipient

In recognition of his research and involvement in key projects, conferences and meetings in Custom Power

IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award

Past Recipients: 1996 S. S. Venkata 1997 Peter W. Sauer 1998 Chanan Singh 1999 Mohamed E. El-Hawary 2000 Vijay Vittal 2001 Charles A. Gross 2002 Bruce F. Wollenberg 2003 Leo Grigsby 2004 Chen-Ching Liu 2005 Robert J. Thomas

2006 James S. Thorp 2007 Göran Andersson 2008 Ned Mohan 2009 Lalit Goel 2010 Richard G. Farmer 2011 Thomas J. Overbye 2012 Mohammad Shahidehpour 2013 Saifur Rahman 2014 Ali Abur 2015 Ross Baldick

This award recognizes excellence in classroom teaching, course development and the promotion of student, local, transnational and technical activities. To be eligible for this award, the individual must be a PES Member for at least one year and have conducted classroom instruction in electrical engineering at a college or university with an accredited electrical engineering program or equivalent. The award consists of a plaque and honorarium of $1,000 USD.

MARIESA L. CROW is the Fred Finley Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at Missouri S&T. She received her BSE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. In her 25 year academic career, she has taught a variety of courses in power systems engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has received numerous teaching awards. She is the author of Computational Methods for Electric Power Systems, published by CRC Press/Wiley which is in its third edition. Her area of professional interest is computational methods and power electronics applications to renewable energy systems, microgrids, and energy storage. She has been PI or Co-PI on $21 million in externally funded research and has authored over 200 technical articles and several textbooks and book chapters. She served as the Director of the Energy Research and Development Center and she is currently the VP for Research at Missouri S&T. She is currently serving as the IEEE Power & Energy Society VP of Publications. She has served as chair of the IEEE PES Power & Energy Education Committee and as VP of Education and Industry Relations. She is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri and a Fellow of the IEEE.

IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award

MARIESA L. CROW

2016 Recipient

For leadership and innovation in electric power engineering education

IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award

Past Recipients: 1994 Lei Wang 1997 Mariesa L. Crow 1998 Kraig J. Olejniczak 1999 Miguel Velez-Reyes 2000 Christopher W. Hickman 2002 Jeffrey H. Nelson and Noel N. Schulz 2003 Richard E. Brown 2004 Mark Laufenberg 2005 Efrain O’Neill–Carrillo 2006 Marcelino Madrigal and Ganesh Venayagamoorthy

2007 Karen Nan Miu Miller 2008 William (Bill) Rosehart 2009 Zhenyu (Henry) Huang 2010 Luiz A. Barroso 2011 Ted K. A. Brekken 2012 Alejandro D. Dominguez Garcia 2013 Gabriela Hug-Glanzmann 2014 Shay Bahramirad 2015 Siddharth Suryanarayanan

This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the leadership of technical society activities including local and/or transnational PES and other technical societies, leadership in community and humanitarian activities, and evidence of technical competence through significant engineering achievements. To be eligible for the Outstanding Young Engineer Award, an individual must be thirty-five years of age or under on January 1 of the year the award is presented, be a member of PES for at least one year, and have a minimum of a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from an accredited electrical engineering program or equivalent. He r she can be nominated by any PES member and must endorsed by the chapter or technical committee of which the individual is a member. The recipient receives a plaque and will designate a college or university with an accredited program in electrical engineering or equivalent to receive a $2,000 USD scholarship for an electrical engineering undergraduate.

Past Recipients: (Through 2007, the recipient received the Walter Fee Outstanding Young Engineer Award)

KORY W. HEDMAN received two B.S. degrees, in electrical engi-neering and economics, from the University of Washington and two M.S. degrees, in electrical engineering and economics, from Iowa State University. Hedman received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in operations research from the University of California, Berkeley. Currently, he is an assistant professor in electrical engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He has previously worked for the California ISO and for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. His research interests include power systems operations and planning, electricity markets, power systems economics, renewable energy, and operations research. Hedman’s latest pursuits include stochastic optimization to enhance operational efficiency while satisfying reliability requirements along with modeling flexible transmission assets to enable power flow control. Hedman has participated in the ARPA-E GENI program and is a part of the ARPA-E NODES program.

While Hedman served on the executive committee for the IEEE PES Phoenix Chapter, the chapter won multiple section and regional awards and the best PES chapter award worldwide. Hedman formed the first IEEE PES student branch at ASU. Hedman enjoys volunteering for a local IEEE Phoenix Section affinity group, the Arizona Science Lab, which educates middle school students on STEM. Hedman is an editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

Hedman has received the IEEE Phoenix Section Young Engineer of the Year award, the Fulton Exemplar Faculty award from ASU’s Schools of Engineering, and a best journal paper award from IEEE PES PSACE.

IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award

KORY W. HEDMAN 2016 Recipient

For contributions and leadership in the application of operations research and

topology control to electric energy markets and power systems analysis

IEEE PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award

As the development of the complex system known as the interconnected bulk power system unfolded around the world, it became critical to understand its nonlinear behavior as well as develop and deploy system controls vital to manage dynamic system behavior to ensure reliability. Even today, as the bulk power system evolves to accommodate an unprecedented change in resource mix and technology innovation, it is critical to manage integration of new and emergent technologies. Without this ability to model the general dynamic behavior of

the bulk power system and devise suitable coordinated systems controls, the modernization of the bulk power system would be inhibited. These developments come from the work of dedicated engineers who devote their careers to the deep understanding of bulk power system dynamic behavior, including transient, small-signal, voltage, and frequency stability, along with the development of controls vital to support bulk power system security and quality of power supply. Nominees for the award must have been an IEEE PES member for at least 10 years with tangible and visible achievements this area. The award consists of a plaque and an honorarium of $3,000 USD.

Past recipients:

• 2014 Peter W. Sauer • 2015 Nelson Martins

IEEE PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award

GÖRAN ANDERSSON

2016 Recipient

For contribution to power system dynamics, stability and control

GÖRAN ANDERSSON was born in Malmö, Sweden. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degree from the University of Lund in 1975 and 1980, respectively. In 1980 he joined ASEA:s, now ABB, HVDC division in Ludvika, Sweden, where he worked with design and control HVDC systems. In 1986 he was appointed full professor in electric power systems at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology), Stockholm, Sweden. Since 2000 he is full professor in electric power systems at ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) where he heads the powers system laboratory. His research interests are in power system analysis and control, in particular power systems dynamics and control involving HVDC and other power electronics based equipment. Another research direction concerns future energy systems and the integration of fluctuating renewable power sources. Göran Andersson is Fellow of IEEE, fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences, and foreign member of the US National Academy of Engineering. He was the recipient of the IEEE PES Outstanding Power Educator Award 2007 and of the George Montefiore International Award 2010. .

IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award

This award was created is in honor of Roy Billinton, Professor Emeritus at University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Billinton is an IEEE Life Fellow, Foreign Associate of U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Fellow of Royal Society of Canada, and Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering. He has published over 850 papers and 8 books, has given tutorials, presentations and seminars in over thirty countries, delivered over one hundred short courses on system reliability, and served on IEEE PES committees and

other industry committees. He supervised more than 120 Ph.D. and Master Degree candidates who are spread throughout the United States, Canada and other countries. Areas covered by the award includes modeling, analysis and data development to quantify power system reliability, and, assessments to plan and operate reliable electric utility generation, transmission, distribution systems or interconnected power system grids. The award has been funded by the past students and other associates of Professor Roy Billinton and selected organizations. Management of the funds were approved by the IEEE Foundation. The recipient of the IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award receives a plaque and an honorarium of $3,000 USD.

Past Recipients:

2010 Chanan Singh 2011 Wenyuan Li 2012 Armando M. Leite Da Silva 2013 Ronald N. Allen 2014 Mark G. Lauby 2015 Murty P. Bhavaraju

IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award

ROBERT JAMES RINGLEE

2016 Recipient

For contributions to the modeling and analysis of generation, transmission and distribution system and apparatus reliability and availability

ROBERT JAMES RINGLEE was educated at U. of Washington -- BS & MS Electrical Engineering and Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst -- PhD Mechanics. His professional experience includes General Electric 1948 – 1969, as an Adv. Development Engr, Design Supv. Power Transformer Dept. and as a Sr. Analytical Engr, Unit Manager, Electric Utility Eng Operation. Then, he worked at Power Technologies, Inc. 1969 –1993 as a Principal Engineer & Director. Self employed 1993. Since the 1950's, performed root cause analyses of failures of power transformers and the determination of installation, operation, design or manufacturing process changes to correct the causes. He has directed projects in reliability assessment for bulk power systems, transmission systems, substations and power plants; directed performance assessment methods for US bulk transmission systems, reviewed generation assessment methods for large power pools and has directed the preparation of programs for reliability assessment for system planning and design. Professional Activities: Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Life Fellow, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Adjunct Prof. U of Mass Amherst '55-'57, Polytechnic Inst. of Brooklyn '67-'69 Member, Power Engineering Society 1964-, Past Chair Application of Probability Methods Subcommittee, Past Vice Chair & Chair Power System Engineering Committee Member, Editorial Board, Proceedings of IEEE '85-'89, Editorial Board CAPS - IEEE '90 – ‘92 Member US-USSR Committee on Energy Conservation R&D '86-'89 Civic Activities: Vice Pres, President Schalmont Central School District Board of Education 1967- 1971 President and Acting ED, Adirondack Mountain Club 1991 – 1994 Co founder, Secretary, Treasurer, Friends of the Pine Bush Community 2006 - 2013

IEEE Power & Energy Society Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award

Past Recipients:

• 2012 Ned Mohan • 2013 Vladimir Miranda • 2014 J. Charles Smith • 2015 Ziyad M. Salameh

This award, established in 2011, recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of developing, utilizing and integrating renewable energy resources, particularly those that have minimal carbon footprints, in the national and global energy scenarios. Feeding the electrical energy generated from innovative conversion technologies into conventional utility grids and operating the combined system satisfactorily, plus the effective use of locally available renewable energy resources in remote and rural areas to improve the human living environment are major

components in this mix. The need to stimulate and encourage activity towards these goals is the primary objective of this award. The award is funded through a quasi-endowment fund established through the IEEE Foundation and provided by an External Source/Donor. A corpus of U.S. $50,000 has been endowed by the Ramakumar family. Nominees must be members of IEEE and PES with clearly identifiable and valuable contributions in the field of renewable energy. This award consists of a plaque, and a honorarium of $1,000 USD.

M. HASHEM NEHRIR has spent the second half of his 45-year professional career contributing to the field of renewable/alternative energy for power generation through research and education. His main contribution is in the design and intelligent power management of hybrid renewable-based energy systems, which he started in mid-1990 and is still ongoing. In addition, his work on aggregate electric thermal storage load modeling and control that started in early 1990s laid the groundwork for using electric water heaters, controlled through communication links, to absorb excess available wind-generated power that at times may be available in wind farms, hence avoiding the curtailment of this emission-free power. This technique, which has been prototyped by a major utility, can also reduce utility peak power demand. Furthermore, his distinct works on dynamic modeling and control of fuel cells and his 2009 book in this area are being used around the world for further research on power applications of fuel cells. Last but not least, the training of electrical engineering workforce for the field of renewable energy is the hallmark of his contributions. In 2002 he developed a senior/graduate course on the design, efficient operation, and grid integration of renewable energy systems, which he has taught regularly over the years, training the much needed workforce for the field. At the time he started offering this course very few faculty in the US were offering such a course. Dr. Nehrir is a Life Fellow of IEEE.

IEEE Power & Energy Society Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award

M. HASHEM NEHRIR

2016 Recipient

For contribution to renewable/alternative energy power generation

New IEEE Fellows Class of 2016

the following are PES Members or were evaluated by the Power & Energy Society

Vassilios Agelidis

for contributions to power electronics, renewable energy conversion and integration with electricity grid

Alexandre Alves da Silva

for contributions to

dynamic security assessment and load forecasting in power systems

Massoud Amin

for leadership in smart grids and security of critical infrastructures

C. Y. Chung

for contributions to power system stability and control

George Clark

for contributions to distribution automation for power

Michael Henderson

for contributions to the application of high-voltage DC and flexible AC transmission systems



Rabih Jabr

for application of robust optimization to power systems

Sheldon Kennedy

for leadership in the technology and standards for rectifier, inverter and harmonic-mitigating transformers

Clyde Maughan

for contributions to large

generator insulation systems and generator failure mechanisms

Sudip Mazumder

for contributions to analysis and control of power electronics systems

Federico Milano

for contributions to power system modeling and simulation

Lamine Mili

for contributions to robust state estimation for power systems



Robert Nelson

for contributions to flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices for wind power generation

Mahendra Patel

for contributions to synchrophasors standardization

Joao Abel Pecas Lopes

for contributions to microgrids and the integration of wind generation

Kui Ren

for contributions to

security and privacy in cloud computing and wireless networks

Daniel Sabin

for leadership in power quality database management and analysis software



Noel Schulz

for leadership in advancing women in engineering and electric ship technologies

Vladimir Terzija

for contributions to power systems protection

Silverio Visacro

for contributions to lightning protection

Ping Zhou

for contributions to finite element

methods applied to electromagnetic devices and electrical machines

Each year each Technical Committee of the Technical Council is entitled and encouraged choose to award the author(s) of an outstanding technical paper with the IEEE PES Technical Committee Prize Paper Award. Each committee is also encouraged to nominate a paper from their committee for the Society-level IEEE PES Prize Paper Award, most committees choose to select the same paper. One (or two) paper is chosen from all the nominations for the Society-level IEEE PES Prize Paper Award.

The IEEE PES Prize Paper Award consists of a plaque for each author and $200 USD for a single author; $100 USD each for two (2) or more authors.

Funded by the IEEE PES Endowment Fund, managed by the IEEE Foundation.

IEEE PES Prize Paper Award


“Battery Energy Storage for Enabling Integration of Distributed Solar Power Generation”

CODY AARON HILL, MATTHEW CLAYTON SUCH, DONGMEI CHEN,

JUAN GONZALEZ AND W. MACK GRADY

Published in the June 2012 issue (Vol. 3, No. 2) of the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid


“Distributed Adaptive Droop Control for DC Distribution Systems”

VAHIDREZA NASIRIAN, ALI DAVOUDI, FRANK LEROY LEWIS AND JOSEP M. GUERRERO

Published in the December 2014 issue (Vol. 29, No. 4) of the

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion



CODY AARON HILL is currently the Manager of Energy Storage Systems at LS Power Development. He was previously Power Systems and Controls Engineer at Xtreme Power from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Hill has a MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. MATTHEW CLAYTON SUCH received a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering and M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. Clayton Such, serves as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at IEM Power Systems in Jacksonville, FL, USA and as Managing Director of IEM Power Systems in Battice, Belgium. He is the business development lead for power products that are an integral part of IEM’s total system solution for the marketplace. DONGMEI CHEN is an Associate Professor with a Banks McLaurin Endowed Fellowship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Her current research focuses on theories of switching control, optimal control, and reduced order modeling with applications in smart microgrids, integrated wind turbines, and electric vehicles. Dr. Chen received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation in 2011. She also received several awards for technical excellence while working in the automotive industry.

JUAN GONZALEZ received the B.S. ECE degree from Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela, and the M.S. ECE degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Power Systems Engineer for Xtreme Power in Kyle, TX, where he currently is involved in the design and interconnection of battery storage systems in renewable energy applications. W. MACK GRADY (F’00) received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1971, and the M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1973 and 1983, respectively. He is a Professor and the Associate Chairman of Electrical& Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the Jack S. Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources at the Cockrell School of Engineering. Dr. Grady is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas. He holds a security clearance and works on power grid and power distribution issues for the Scientific Applications and Research Associates (SARA) team on Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Threat Reduction Agency projects.





VAHIDREZA NASIRIAN received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2015 and then joined TeraDiode, Inc. as high-power electrical engineer to lead design and manufacturing of high-power laser diode drivers. His interests include the modeling, development, and control of power electronics as well as control of multi-agent dynamic systems. Dr. Nasirian was the recipient of the Carrizo Oil and Gas Inc. Graduate Research Fellowship for 2011–2013, and the UT-Arlington Graduate Dissertation Fellowship for 2015. He also received best paper award from the 8th IEEE International Symposium on Resilient Control Systems, and the best transactions paper award from IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion in 2015. ALI DAVOUDI received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2010. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. He has received 2014 Ralph H. Lee Prize paper award from IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, best paper award from 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Resilient Control Systems, 2014-2015 best paper award from IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, and 2016 Power and Energy Society Prize Paper Award. on Advanced Distributed Control of Energy Conversion Devices and Systems.

FRANK LEROY LEWIS (F’94) National Academy of Inventors, Fellow IEEE, Fellow IFAC, PE Texas, U.K. Chartered Engineer, is a UTA Distinguished Scholar Professor, UTA Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Moncrief-O’Donnell Chair at the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute. He obtained the Bachelor's Degree in Physics/EE and the MSEE at Rice University, the MS in Aeronautical Engineering from Univ. W. Florida, and the Ph.D. at Ga. Tech. Author of 7 U.S. patents, numerous journal papers, and 14 books.

JOSEP M. GUERRERO (S’01-M’04-SM’08-FM’15) received the B.S. degree in telecommunications engineering, the M.S. degree in electronics engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in power electronics, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, 1997, 2000 and 2003, respectively. Since 2011, he is a Full Professor with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark, where he is responsible for the Microgrid Research Program. Prof. Guerrero is an Associate Editor for several IEEE Transactions. In 2014 and 2015 was awarded by Thomson Reuters as Highly Cited Researcher.



Each year each Technical Committee of the Technical Council is entitled and encouraged choose to award one working group with the IEEE PES Technical Committee Working Group Recognition Award. Each committee is also encouraged to nominate their working groups for one of the Society-level Working Group Awards, IEEE PES Working Group Recognition Awards Outstanding Standard or Guide or Technical Report. Two working groups are chosen out of all the nominations for these Society-level Awards and are recognized at the IEEE PES General meeting. The officers are given a plaque and mounted certificates for the members.

IEEE PES Working Group Recognition Awards


And Outstanding Technical Report


IEEE C37.240, Standard Cybersecurity Requirements for Substation Automation, Protection, and Control Systems

Prepared by a joint working group of the Power System Relaying

and Substations Committees

Sam Sciacca, PSR Co-Chair Tim Tibbals, SUBS Co-Chair

Members:

Ed Cenzon Cathrine Dalton Michael Dood Ronald Farquharson Michael Fauchon John Galanos Didier Giarratano Bob Haberman Randy Hamilton

Richard Harada Chris Huntley Anthony Johnson Steven Kunsman Marc LaCroix Theo Laughner Richard Liposchak Craig Preuss Neil Saia

Stephen Thompson Alex Wang Solveig Ward Murty Yalla

Outstanding Technical Report

Fault Current Contributions from Wind Plants

Prepared by a joint working group of the Transmission &

Distribution, Electric Machinery

and Power System Relaying Committees Reigh Walling, T&D Co-Chair, Ron Harley, EMC Co-Chair,

Dean Miller, PSR Co-Chair and Gene Henneberg, PSR Vice-Chair

Members: Jeff Barsch George Bartok Gabriel BenmouyaI Oscar Bolado Brian Boysen Sukumar Brahma Stephan Brettschneider Zeeky Bukhala Jeff Burnworth Ernst Camm Steve Conrad Randy Crellin

Alla Deronja Wayne Dilling Kevin Donahoe Markus Fischer Jorge Garcia Larry Gross Daryl Hammond Charles Henville Dustin Howard Doug Hunchuk Raluca Lascu Chuck Mozina

Adi Mulawarman Shyam Musunuri James Niemira Omer Orar Erick Schellenberg Jens Schoene Travis Smith Isabelle Snyder Michael Starke Phil Waudby Tom Wiedman Rich Young

IEEE PES Outstanding Large Chapter Award

SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER

Jack Lin, Chair

The San Francisco Chapter is recognized as winner of the 2015 Outstanding Large Chapter Award for its outstanding performance under the leadership of Chapter Chair Jack Lin and the Chapter Administrative Committee (AdCom). In 2013, the leadership of this chapter set a clear objective to revitalize this historically active, yet recently diminished chapter. Key members recruited volunteers from local regulatory, utility, consultant, vendor and university organizations to reinvigorate interest and provide a wide range of activities and services to PES members and the power community in the San Francisco bay area. Some significant 2015 highlights include: �� 10 technical meetings covering a wide range of topics including digital substations,

transformer efficiency, grounding, electric vehicles, microgrids, gas insulated substations, smart grid, arc-flash and cable failure. Technical meetings were promoted through the website and with very informative meeting notices.

�� Educational Programs including Motor Protection, Transformer Protection, Arc Flash Mitigation, Micro-synchrophasors, Protection and Grounding of Medium Voltage Generators, and Large Scale Microgrids Design and Deployment. The PES chapter partnered with other PES, IAS and offered CEU/PDH credit.

�� Promotion of PES and the engineering profession through the use of social media and in collaboration with other chapters in the bay area. Chapter officers also participated in a presentation to WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) and Engineering Clubs at City College of San Francisco

�� Various activities focusing on students and student chapters, including a Saturday substation field trip and regular outreach to the local PES Student Chapter. The chapter also supports the Scholarship Plus initiative, both financially and with a local student candidate.

�� Member recognition efforts, including the Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award and a volunteer appreciation lunch.

�� Membership Advancement efforts are a regular part of meeting and monthly newsletters.

�� Consistent membership growth for several years, with a 6.8% increase in 2015. �� A comprehensive web site that is broadly utilized to keep members and others up

to date and aware of chapter and other related activities. Excellent utilization to promote upcoming events, an extensive library of several years of past presentations, an area providing AdCom meeting minutes, social media links, and a wide array of other useful information and access to other helpful sites.

RUNNERS-UP IN THIS CATEGORY WERE THE Bangalore (R10), Malaysia (R10), North Jersey(R1), and Queensland (R10)

Chapters

The Thailand Chapter is recognized as winner of the 2015 Outstanding Small Chapter Award for its outstanding performance under the leadership of Chapter Chair Boonmarg Smitthileela and the other Chapter officers. The Thailand PES Chapter continued a solid array of technical, educational, professional, social and membership activities throughout 2015. The Chair, chapter officers and other volunteers provided leadership and wide ranging service for the benefit of the local PES members, students and others in the local power industry. Some examples of 2015 activities include: �� 5 Technical programs on a variety of topics including Advanced Technology in

Power Systems, Smart Grid/FACTS/HVDC/Submarine Cable, power generation from renewable energy, substation automation, and Superconducting Fault Current Limiters.

�� Significant chapter participation by chapter membership in the IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia 2015 International Conference held in Bangkok

�� A multi-day technical tutorial session on renewable energy design, installation, operation and maintenance.

�� Promotion of PES, IEEE and the engineering profession via lectures and a booth at the ISGT conference.

�� Student members are significantly involved in a number of the chapter’s activities.

�� Membership recognition was achieved by utilizing the Outstanding Chapter Engineer Award.

�� A focus on membership growth across the entire power sector in the region which has resulted an increase of 24%.

�� A chapter web site and a Facebook page in existence since 2013 are used to promote upcoming activities and provide other information for members

�� Support of the Region 10 Chapter Chairs meeting held in Bangkok �� Although a small chapter of 53 members, it reached out across the country and

region to provide support and service to its members and others in the power community

RUNNER-UP IN THIS CATEGORY WAS THE

Boise (R6) Chapter

IEEE PES Outstanding Small Chapter Award

THAILAND CHAPTER

Boonmarg Smitthileela, Chair

IEEE Power & Energy Society Award Endowment Fund

Founding Benefactors

S&C Electric Company Siemens

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Charitable Foundation and his friends Dr. Rama Ramakumar and Family

Bob and Alice Dent

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