IEEE PELS Outstanding Achievement Award for Contributions in Power Electronics Grid Technology
About the Award
The IEEE PELS Outstanding Achievement Award for Contributions in Power Electronics Grid Technology recognizes innovators and researchers who have made outstanding technical contributions to allow power electronics to take a managerial role in the future electronic grid.
Award Prize:
- Plaque
- An honorarium of 1,500 USD
- Reimbursement of up to 1,000 USD towards the recipient’s necessary conference registration, travel, and accommodation costs incurred to attend the award ceremony
Submitting a Nominee
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Award Details
Recognizing Outstanding
Achievements
2024 Honoree:
Johan Enslin
for his leadership in developing modern converter-fed power grids
Dr. Johan Enslin is currently serving as a Program Director for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) at the US Department of Energy (DOE). His main research and development focus is to decarbonize electric power generation, transmission, distribution and active loads. He uses power electronics and sustainable energy resources to fulfill this quest. Prior to joining ARPA-E, Johan came from Clemson University as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and was the Duke Energy Endowed Chair in Smart Grid Technology, leading the large Power Center in Charleston SC. Dr. Enslin combines a balanced industry and academic career with more than 44 years of leadership experience in industry, academia and government throughout the USA, Europe and South Africa. He has served as a C-suite executive for several private business operations and a full-professor in electrical engineering at several universities. Dr. Enslin received BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), South Africa, in 1981, 1983 and 1988 respectively. He has authored more than 350 technical papers, several book chapters and holds 25 patents. Johan has served in the IEEE Power Electronics (PELS), as well as Power and Energy Engineering (PES) Societies and CIGRE Working Groups for decades and is currently the President-elect (2025-2026) for PELS. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Eligibility Requirements & Criteria
Eligibility: Any active IEEE members are eligible for this award. There are no other restrictions as to affiliation, age, gender, IEEE member grade, or nationality.
Criteria: Judgment of the award recipient will be based solely on the information provided in the nomination form. The criteria considered by the award selection committee are:
- Past relevant activities to the field and technical committee
- Quality of the nomination
- Quality of the technical achievement or innovation
- Sustained impact on the relevant technical community and the profession, benefit to the society
Past Recipients
There are currently no past recipients of this award.
Questions?
Please send any questions to the PELS Awards Committee.