Mentorship
Since 2017, the PELS Mentorship Roundtable event has been facilitating access to distinguished leaders in power electronics research and industry. Covering non-technical topics essential for professional growth, the Roundtable event is an intimate setting comprised of the mentor who leads the topical discussion and a small group of mentees. The Roundtable event is open to all engineers at any stage of their career. It is a signature event and has been reoccurring at most APEC and ECCE conferences in North America as well as internationally at multiple ECCE-Europe and ECCE-Asia conferences.
Upcoming Events
PELS Mentorship RoundTable at 2024 (Long Beach, CA, USA)
This event is taking place on Tuesday, 27 February 2024 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Long Beach Convention Center in Room 102 AB. The evening is catered with heavy hors d'ouevre and an open bar. Distinguished mentors will lead the discussion over a shared meal in small groups. Tables will rotate at 7:30 PM for an opportunity to speak with a second mentor.
Ensure your seat at the table with your preferred mentor!
RoundTable Speakers
Growing Your Career Through PELS |
Brad Lehman |
PELS President Northeastern Univ. |
Guide to Pitching Technology |
Rob Weber |
Senior Business Development Director Navitas Semiconductors |
Leaving Your Mark |
John Kassakian |
First PELS President Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. |
Protecting Your Intellectual Property |
Brian Rosenbloom |
Shareholder Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck |
Differences in Global Education |
Katherine Kim |
PELS VP of Global Relations Natl. Taiwan Univ. |
Turning Your Idea Into a Product |
Adam Pitel |
CEO Magna-Power Electronics |
Founding and Growing a Company |
Akin Akturk |
VP CoolCAD Electronics, LLC |
Grant Proposals - Tips for Success |
Burak Ozpineci |
Corporate Fellow and Section Head Oak Ridge Natl. Lab. |
Steering Research Toward Impact |
Hanh-Phuc Le |
Associate Professor UC San Diego |
Leveraging Open-Source to Accelerate Hardware Designs |
Alfonso Martinez |
Founder of OpenMagnetics Wurth Electronics |
Embarking on a Successful Research Journey: Strategies, Productivity, Innovation, and Impact |
Keyue Smedley |
Professor Univ. of California |