Electrical Machines, Drives and Related Automation Technical Achievement Award

About the Award

The IEEE PELS Electrical Machines, Drives, and Related Automation Technical Achievement Award honors innovators and researchers who have made outstanding and sustained technical contributions to the advancement of the areas of electrical machines, drives, or related automation.

Prize:

  • Honorarium (USD 1,500)
  • Plaque
  • Reimbursement towards the recipient’s necessary conference registration, travel, and accommodation costs incurred to attend the award ceremony (up to USD 1,000)

Submitting a Nominee

To submit a nominee, you will need to log into your existing IEEE account (or register for a new one) to identify as a nominator. Select the “IEEE PELS Electrical Machines, Drives, and Related Automation Technical Achievement Award” and enter the required data and documents.

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Details About the
Award

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2025:

To be announced

Any active IEEE and PELS member who demonstrates a significant track record of achievements in the areas of electrical machines, drives, or relation automation is eligible. There is no restriction on affiliation, age, IEEE member grade, or nationality.

Criteria: Judgment is based on the following:

  • Advancement of the technology
  • Contribution to the field 
  • Past relevant activities to the field and PELS TC 3
  • Sustained impact on PELS TC 3 and the profession
  • Quality of the nomination, including endorsement letters
  • Quality of the technical achievement
2024

Ayman M. El-Refaie

2023