PELS Ph.D. Thesis Talk (P3 Talk)
The IEEE PELS Digital Media Committee invites video submissions for the IEEE PELS Ph.D. Thesis Talk. The goal of this competition is to recognize the excellent work of PELSmembers that recently received their Ph.D. certificates and showcase their Ph.D. projects to the entire power electronics community - both in academia and industry.
Eligibility: All Ph.D. graduates across the world who defended their thesis and have their Ph.D., doctoral certificate, or proof of a final thesis defense after 31 March of the year preceding the award are eligible. All applicants must be either an IEEE PELS Student or Regular Member. As a prerequisite for eligibility, the applicant submitting a video must express the consent that the video may be published by the PELS and assures that it does not contain otherwise copyrighted or confidential material. Previous participants are NOT eligible.
Presentation: Five P3 Talks will be awarded each year. A ceremony will be organized to present the award, either online or at a PELS-sponsored conference.
Award Items (per presenter):
- Certificate
- A one-time monetary award of USD 1,000
- The presentation featured on PELS website
Ph.D. Thesis Talk Topics: The topic of the Ph.D. thesis should be in one of the focus areas of the PELS. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Electrical energy storage
- Energy conversion for Information Technology and communication systems
- Energy efficiency for residential, commercial, and industrial applications
- Energy harvesting
- EMI and EMC
- High power/voltage power conversion
- High voltage isolation and lightning strike protection
- Lighting applications and displays
- Modeling and control of components, converters, and systems
- Passive components and materials
- Power conversion topologies, modulation, and control
- Power electronic devices (Si and wide bandgap) and applications
- Power electronic packaging, integration, and advanced manufacturing
- Reliability, diagnostics, prognostics, and health management
- Renewable and alternative energy
- Rotating/linear electro-mechanical devices and drive systems
- Smart grids, micro-grids, and utility applications
- Thermal management, advanced cooling technologies
- Transportation electrification
- Wireless power transfer (WPT)
Please send any questions to the PELS Awards Committee.
It is with great pleasure to congratulate the winners of the 2023 IEEE PELS Ph.D. Thesis Talk (P3 Talk) Winners: (in no particular order)
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Jessica Boles | Power Electronics Meet Piezoelectrics: Converters, Components, and Miniaturization | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
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Zhou Dong | High Power Lightweight Solid-state Circuit Breaker Development and Motor Drive Design for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion | University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA |
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Reza Kheirollahi | Direct Current Solid-State Circuit Breakers: Advanced Approaches to Improve Lifetime, Safety, and Reliability | Drexel University, USA |
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Ripunjoy Phukan | Design of High-Density Filter Building Blocks for SiC-Based Three-Phase Power Converters | Virginia Tech, USA |
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Cheng Xue | Advanced Predictive Control for Back-to-Back Current-Source Motor Drives With Transformerless Operation | University of Alberta, Canada |
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