Administrative Committee

2021 PELS ADCOM OFFICERS

President Liuchen Chang University of New Brunswick
VP of Technical Operations Pat Wheeler University of Nottingham
VP of Conferences Jian Sun Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
VP of Products Brad Lehman Northeastern University
VP of Membership Jinjun Liu Xi’an Jiaotong University
VP of Standards Johan Enslin Clemson University
VP Global Relations Mario Pacas Universität Siegen
Treasurer Alireza Khaligh University of Maryland
Senior Past President
Long Range Planning Committee Chair
Alan Mantooth Univeristy of Arkansas
Immediate Past President
Nominations Committee Chair
Frede Blaabjerg Aalborg University
Division II Director  David B. Durocher Eaton Corporation

MEMBERS AT LARGE (2019-2020-2021)

Vladimir Blasko USA
Antonio Cardoso University of Beira Interior (UBI) Portugal
Udaya K. Madawala University of Aukland New Zealand
Axel Mertens Universität Hannover Germany
Maryam Saeedifard Georgia Tech United States
Shinzo Tamai Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) Japan

MEMBERS AT LARGE (2020-2021-2022)

Christina DiMarino Virginia Tech USA
Marco Liserre Kiel University Germany
Sudip K. Mazumder Univ of Illinois at Chicago USA
Brendan McGrath RMIT University Australia
Xiongfei Wang Aalborg University Denmark
Mark Dehong Xu Zhejiang University China

MEMBERS AT LARGE (2021-2022-2023)

Noriko Kawakami Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp Japan
 Yan-Fei Liu Queen’s University Canada
Yunwei (Ryan) Li University of Alberta Canada
Pedro Rodriguez University Loyola Andalusia Spain
Jennifer Vining University of Washington USA
Navid R. Zargari Rockwell Automation Canada

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS

TC 1: Power & Control Core Technologies Al-Thaddeus Avestruz University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
TC 2: Power Conversion Systems And Components Hanh-Phuc Le UC San Diego
TC 3: Motor Drives and Actuators Antonio J. M. Cardoso University of Beira Interior, Portugal
TC 4: Vehicle and Transportation Systems Mahesh Krishnamurthy Illinois Institute of Technology
TC 5: Sustainable Energy Systems Juan Balda University of Arkansas
TC 6: High Performance and Emerging Technologies Robert Pilawa-Podgurski  UC Berkeley
TC 7: Communication EnergySystems (INTELEC) Brian Zahnstecher PowerRox
TC 8: Electric Power Grid Systems  Marco Liserre Kiel University
TC 9: Wireless Power Transfer Systems Chris Mi San Diego State University
TC 10: Design Methodologies  Kevin Hermanns PE-Systems GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany
TC 11: Aerospace Power Jin Wang Ohio State University
TC 12: Energy Access and Off-Grid Systems Deepak Divan Georgia Tech

LIAISONS

PES Liaison Johan Enslin Clemson University
IAS Liaison Enrico Santi University of South Carolina
IES Liaison Marco Liserre Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
PSMA Liaison Cian Ó Mathúna Tyndall National Institute
Smart Grid Liaison Qing-Chang Zhong Illinois Institute of Technology
Systems Council Representative Ernie Parker Crane Aerospace and Electronics
Transportation Electrification Community Peter Wilson University of Bath

EDITORS IN CHIEF

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Yaow-Ming Chen
National Taiwan University
IEEE Power Electronics Letters

Yunwei (Ryan) Li

University of Alberta
IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics (OJ-PEL) Alan Mantooth University of Arkansas
IEEE Power Electronics Magazine Ashok Bindra Independent Writing and Editing Professional
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics Ojo Olorunfemi Tennessee Tech
IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification Mahesh Krishnamurthy Illinois Institute of Technology
IEEE Photonics Journal Niloy K Dutta University of Connecticut
IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy Badrul H. Chowdhury University of North Carolina at Charlotte

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Academic Affairs Chair Qiang Li Virginia Tech
Awards Committee Chair Andreas Lindemann Universitaet Magdeburg
Chapter & Membership Chair JinJun Liu Xi’an Jiaotong University
Constitution and Bylaws Katherine Kim National Taiwan University
Digital Media / Education Prasad Enjeti Texas A & M
Distinguished Lecturer Program John Shen Illinois Institute of Technology
ECCE Global Steering Committee Chair D. Grahame Holmes Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Fellow Evaluations Chair Leon Tolbert
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
History W.G. Hurley National University of Ireland Galway
Industry Advisory Board Chair Pradeep Shenoy Texas Instruments
Nominations Committee Chair Alan Mantooth University of Arkansas
Publicity Alireza Khaligh University of Maryland
Student Membership Chair Renan Pillon Barcelos
Federal University of Campina Grande
Women in Engineering Chair Lauren Kegley Wolfspeed
Young Professionals Membership Chair Harish Krishnamoorthy University of Houston

Regional Chairs

North America Regional Chair (R1, 2, 3 & 4-6) Kalyan Sen (acting) Sen Engineering Solutions, Inc.
North America Regional Chair (R7) Ali Nabavi University of Toronto
Europe – Africa Regional Chair (R8) Vladimir Katic University of Novi Sad
Europe – Africa Regional Chair – Italy Fabio Crescimbini Roma Tre University
Europe – Africa Regional Chair – UK Jun Liang Cardiff University
South America Regional Chair (R9) Joao Pinto Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
South America Regional Vice Chair: Chile Marco Rivera Universidad de Talca
Asia Pacific Regional Chair (R10) Sanjib K. Panda National University of Singapore
Asia Pacific Regional Vice Chair: Australia and New Zealand Mahinda Vilathgamuwa Queensland University of Technology
Asia Pacific Regional Vice Chair:  China Kai Sun Tsinghua University
Asia Pacific Regional Vice Chair:  Japan Toshihisa Shimizu Tokyo Metropolitan University
Asia Pacific Regional Vice Chair:  Korea Honnyong Cha Kyungpook National University