IEEE Power & Energy Society

2012 General Meeting

Awards Ceremony

Tuesday, 24 July 2012 Manchester Hyatt Regency San Diego, California USA

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Awards and Recognition Mariesa Crow, Chair COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Christopher Root B. Don Russell • IEEE Power & Energy Society • IEEE PES Meritorious Service Award Leadership in Power Award Dennis Woodford Stan Horowitz • IEEE PES Uno Lamm HVDC Award • IEEE Power & Energy Society Lifetime Achievement Award Ward T. Jewell • IEEE PES Ramakumar Family Hamid Elahi Renewable Energy Excellence Award • IEEE PES Charles Concordia Power Systems Engineering Award Gören Andersson • IEEE PES Outstanding Power Marcio Szechtman Engineering Educator Award • IEEE PES Nari Hingorani FACTS Award • IEEE PES Nari Hingorani A. P. Sakis Meliopoulos Custom Power Award • IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award Wenyuan Li • IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power Robert Pellegrino System Reliability Award • IEEE PES Robert P. Noberini Distinguished Contributions to Power Dan Ward Engineering Professionalism Award • IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering Richard Brown • IEEE PES Technical Paper Awards G. Larry Clark • IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Edward C. Carlsen Distribution Automation Award • IEEE PES Chapter Awards

Steven D. Pendarek Robert D. Saint • IEEE PES Cyril Veinott • IEEE PES/IAS A.P. Seethapathy Rural Electromechanical Energy Electrification Excellence Award Conversion Award Yonghua Song Howard A. Smolleck • IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical • IEEE PES Student Prize Paper Engineering Award Award in Honor of T. Burke Hayes PROGRAM

Welcome: Nicholas Abi-Samra • IEEE PES Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award General Chair, PES 2012 General Meeting Ned Mohan Presiding: Noel N. Schulz • IIEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award President, IEEE Power & Energy Society Mohammed Shahidehpour Introductions: Mariesa Crow Chair, PES Awards & Recognition Committee • IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award Alejandro Dominguez-Garcia IEEE AWARD NEW FELLOW ACKNOWLEDGMENT Presented by Noel N. Schulz, President, IEEE PES • IEEE Nikola Award WORKING GROUP RECOGNITION AWARDS Manoj R. Shah

IEEE POWER & ENERGY SOCIETY AWARDS Outstanding Standard or Guide • “IEEE Std C37.06, Nov.6, 2009, Standard AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers • IEEE Power & Energy Society Leadership in Power Award Rated on a Symmetrical Current Basis – Preferred Ratings and Related Armando J. Olivera Required Capabilities for Voltages above 1000 Volts “ • IEEE PES Lifetime Achievement Award George Montillet, Chair melvin I. Olken • IEEE PES Charles Concordia Power Systems Engineering Award Prize Paper Awards Leonard (Len) Garver • “On Some aspects of Power System Stabilizer Blocking Logic” • IEEE PES Nari Hingorani FACTS Award Matthias Baechle, David Stutz, Valerijs Knazkins Stig Nilsson • IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award • “A Fault-Tolerant Technique for Delta-Connected Hirofumi Akagi Vector-Control AC Motor-Drives” Ahmed Sayed-Ahmed, Behrooz Mirafzal, Nabeel A. O. Demerdash • IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award Armando Leite da Silva Outstanding Chapter Awards • IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering Large Chapters Richard A. Bush • Chapter (Co-Winner) • Phoenix Chapter (Co-Winner) • IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky DIstribution Automation Award William Montgomery, Chair Naim Logic, Chair Anil Pahwa • IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award SMALL CHAPTER John Hsu • Western Saudi Arabia Chapter • IEEE PES Meritorious Service Award Bander Allaf, Chair Saifur Rahman • IEEE PES Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award Bjarne Andersen Closing: Noel N. Schulz The IEEE Award The IEEE Nikola Tesla Award Sponsored by The Grainger Foundation and the IEEE Power & Energy Society Manoj R. Shah 2012 Recipient The IEEE Nikola Tesla Award was established in 1975 by the IEEE Board of Directors, the award is named in honor of Nikola Tesla, an electrical engineer, a For advancements in electromagnetic design and distinguished Yugoslav-American inventor, and a analysis of electrical machines pioneer in many fields, who is most renowned for the development of the coil that bears his name and the a-c . The award is presented Manoj R. Shah’s innovative methods for outstanding contributions to the generation and for analyzing and designing electric utilization of electric power. machines have provided fault-tolerant Sponsored by the Grainger Foundation and the IEEE equipment that can operate at higher Power & Energy Society, the award consists of a plaque and honorarium. efficiency more reliably. In the evaluation process, the following criteria are considered: impact on technology, inventive value, breadth of use, leadership, and quality of the Dr. Shah developed an electromagnetic nomination. “Generation” areas may include: automation, instrumentation, analysis method for control, generation planning, alternative forms (e.g. wind, solar, fuel cells generators using electric vector and and space power), conservation, safety, and reliability. “Utilization” areas magnetic scalar potentials. His method may include: conservation, bio-medical, (e.g. MRI, focused ultra sound, etc), provided a greater level of accuracy in life quality improvement for the handicapped, manufacturing systems, and calculating the intensity of magnetic robotronics. fields to address the geometric Past recipients: complications of winding and structural configurations and nonlinear aspects of magnetic materials in the 2011 - Nady Boules 1993 - Madabushi V.K. Chari end region of generators. His method has been incorporated in 2010 - Paul C. Krause 1992 - Thomas Herbert Barton many General Electric air- and hydrogen-cooled generators produced 2009 - Donald W. Novotny 1991 - Michel E. Poloujadoff over the last 15 years. 2008 - Timothy J.E. Miller 1990 - Gordon R. Slemon 2007 - Thomas W. Nehl 1989 - Dietrich R. Lambrecht Dr. Shah also developed an advanced wound-field motor for the U.S. 2006 - Konrad Reichert 1988 - Edward I. King Navy, providing greater power output for ship propulsion in a smaller 2005 - Thomas M. Jahns 1987 - J. Coleman White package. His methods for monitoring the health of stator cores 2004 - Sheppard Joel Salon 1986 - Eric R. Laithwaite can help prevent catastrophic equipment failures that could lead 2003 - Austin H. Bonnett 1985 - Eugene C. Whitney to prolonged power outages. He also contributed to strengthening 2002 - James L. Kirtley, Jr. 1984 - Herbert H. Woodson 2001 - Stephen Williamson 1983 - No Award the fault-tolerant characteristics of permanent magnet machines, 2000 - Syed Abu Nasar 1982 - Sakae Yamamura increasing their industry acceptance. 1999 - Nabeel Aly Omar Demerdash 1981 - Dean B. Harrington An IEEE Fellow, Dr. Shah is currently a senior engineer with General 1998 - Paul Dandeno 1980 - Philip H. Tricky Electric Co.’s Global Research Center, Niskayuna, N.Y. 1997 - Prabhashankar Kundur 1979 - John W. Batchelor 1996 - John A. Tegopoulos 1978 - Charles H. Holley 1995 - Thomas A. Lipo 1977 - Cyril G. Veinott 1994 - Carl Flick 1976 - Leon T. Rosenberg IEEE PES Leadership in Power Award IEEE PES Leadership in Power Award

Armando J. Olivera The IEEE PES Leadership in Power Award was established in 2007 2012 Recipient to recognize industry leaders for exceptional contributions to the For delivering outstanding customer value, promotion of the electric power engineering profession. The award is advancing the power engineering profession through particularly intended to highlight actions which have encouraged the encouragement of workforce diversity and young people, development and growth of electric power engineering practitioners and improving the quality of life for this and future generations and the recognition of the contributions electric power engineers have made to society. In this era, electric utility leaders who recognize Armando Olivera is the retired president the crucial importance of power engineering in the safe, reliable and and chief executive officer of Power economical generation, transmission and distribution of electricity are & Light Company (FPL), a subsidiary of rare and this award is to recognize them for their insight and wisdom. NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) and one of the largest investor-owned electric utilities in To be eligible, recipients must be active in the electric power industry the nation. He was appointed president in but do not need to be IEEE members. Selection is based on evalu- 2003, CEO in 2008, and retired on May 2, ation of accomplishments as revealed by documented testimonials 2012 after observing his 40th anniversary from industry members. Of particular importance is evidence of the with the company. candidate’s promotion of the importance of the power engineering profession and the people practicing it. Work in encouraging industry Under Mr. Olivera’s leadership since 2003, involvement with university power engineering programs, encourag- FPL grew its assets 79 percent to $31.8 ing young engineers through mentoring and career development billion, its revenues by 28 percent to $10.6 programs, recognition programs for power engineers, encouragement billion, and its net income by 50 percent to of professional activities by practitioners, etc. are also considered. $1.1 billion. FPL’s typical customer bill is the lowest of the state’s 55 utilities and 25 percent below the national average. The recipient receives a sculpture, certificate, $2,000 honorarium During the five year period ended Dec. 31, 2011, the company delivered the and a travel stipend of up to $2,000. best service reliability among Florida investor-owned utilities. In addition, FPL produces cleaner electricity with a carbon dioxide emissions rate 36 Past Recipients: percent better than the industry average. Mr. Olivera managed a multibillion dollar capital investment program that included expanded nuclear capacity, a new highly efficient, natural gas, combined-cycle power plant, and three • 2008 Robin A. Hurst new solar energy centers. FPL also has one of the nation’s leading energy • 2009 James A. Kelly efficiency programs. • 2010 James Alan Greer • 2011 Terry Boston Mr. Olivera joined FPL in 1972. He holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University and a master of business administration degree from the University of Miami. Mr. Olivera is a director of AGL Resources Inc. and serves on the Cornell University Board of Trustees. IEEE PES Lifetime Achievement Award IEEE PES Lifetime Achievement Award

Melvin I. Olken 2012 Recipient

The IEEE PES Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2007 For a broad and sustained technical contribution to the development to recognize exceptional power engineers for outstanding career-long of power engineering and the power engineering profession contributions to the art and science of electric power engineering. Melvin I. Olken has been associated with To be eligible, recipients must have been an IEEE Power & Energy Society the electric power industry for over 50 years. member in good standing for at least 10 years. Selection will be based His contributions to the profession include on evaluation of accomplishments as revealed by published works, distinction in engineering practice, professional documented testimonials from industry colleagues, or other objective leadership and service to the IEEE Power & demonstrations of accomplishments over an extended period of work. Energy Society.

Of particular importance is evidence of the candidate’s contributions Upon graduation from City College of New York, to the knowledge base of power engineering profession, whether in Mel began his practice of electrical engineering research, teaching, product development, electric system design, or with American Electric Power. He developed electric utility operations. technical expertise in the design, construction and operation of coal, hydroelectric, and nuclear power plants. He rose The recipient receives a sculpture, certificate, honorarium of $2,000, to the position of Manager, Electrical Generation. Mel was elected and a travel stipend of up to $2,000. IEEE Fellow in 1988 for “contributions to innovative design of reliable generating stations.” As a PES member for over 50 years Mel has been actively involved across Previous Recipients: the spectrum of society activities. He served as a volunteer leader and chair of committees for the PES Winter Meeting. He chaired the Power Stanley H. Horowitz 2008 Generation Committee and served as chair of the PES Technical Council. Mel joined the IEEE staff in 1984 as Society Services Director for Technical Activities. In 1990 he became the Managing Director of Regional Activities and served as secretary of the IEEE Regional Activities Board. In 1995, Mel was named the first Executive Director of the Power Engineering Society. Under his leadership the organizational structure of PES was created. Mel held this position until 2002 when he became the first editor-in-chief of Power & Energy Magazine. Mel and his wife Ethel are the parents of a daughter, Rosanne, and grandparents of Brandon and Molly Laighold. IEEE PES Charles Concordia IEEE PES Charles Concordia Power Systems Engineering Award Power Systems Engineering Award Leonard (Len) Garver 2012 Recipient This IEEE PES Award recognizes outstanding For contributions to the integrated generation and transmission individuals who have contributed to high- simulation and planning for large power systems – including the voltage electric power system engineering. development of chronological security constrained production The field encompasses operations, planning, simulation systems with calculation of nodal marginal clearing prices control, modeling, and analysis of high- voltage power systems and includes the Leonard L. Garver retired in 1994, a Consulting system’s interaction with turbine-generators. Engineer in GE Power Systems, Schenectady, NY.

Electrification was the singlemost important Dr. Garver received his B.S.E.E., M.S., and Ph.D., engineering accomplishment in the 20th Northwestern University, 1961. century, according to the National Academy of Engineering. A Since joining GE in 1961, Dr. Garver helped significant part of this accomplishment has been the development write programs for integrating generation of high-voltage power systems throughout the world. These and transmission expansion planning. He developments come from the work and creativity of dedicated is recognized throughout the electric utility engineers who have devoted their careers to the utilization and industry for his efforts in developing the “horizon enhancement of high-voltage bulk power systems. The award is to year” method of transmission expansion recognize such dedicated individuals planning. Using this method, the planner sets goals for a future horizon year and then conducts a year-by-year analysis, planning the network The award is named for a man who contributed greatly to power that is needed to reach these goals. In a parallel effort, Dr. Garver was system engineering during a long career (1926 until his death in responsible for the improvement and extension of probability, frequency 2003). His contributions to the technical advancements of Power and duration methods used in generation reliability analysis. System Dynamics during the 20th century are unequaled. Since 1981, Dr. Garver was has focused on the development of methods to calculate the effects of the power delivery system on production costing. The award consists of a plaque and a $5000 honorarium. The He has played a key role in the development of the program to evaluate funds for the award are provided by the General Electric Company. transactions involving various utilities and power pools. The software is an integrated model that calculates chronological hour-by-hour transmission The award was established in 2002 and was presented for the line flow including flows from other companies and contractual obligations. first time in 2003. PUBLICATIONS Previous Recipients: Dr. Garver became a Fellow in the Institute of Electronics and Electrical • 2003 Paul de Mello Engineers, in 1977, with the citation “...for the development of advanced • 2004 William F. Tinney computer techniques in the solution of transmission expansion problems.” • 2005 Prabha S. Kundur He is author of 49 papers dealing with generation expansion and • 2005 John Undrill transmission network planning, and wrote chapters in the Least Cost • 2007 Richard Farmer • 2011 Hermann W. Dommel Electric Utility Planning. 1989. IEEE PES Nari Hingorani FACTS Award IEEE PES Nari Hingorani FACTS Award Stig L. Nilsson For major contributions to the state of the art of Flexible 2012 Recipient AC Transmission System (FACTS) technology and its applications For his contributions to the development of the FACTS concept Power electronics and other static controllers are and towards the development of the STATCOM making a major impact on future power systems and Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitors through application in transmission, distribution, and small generation. Applications in transmission and distribution include HVDC, FACTS and Custom Power. Since the introduction of the Flexible AC Stig Nilsson has more than 50 years Transmission System (FACTS) concept, the technol- experience as an electrical engineer ogy has been moving ahead at an increasing pace. involved with a wide variety of electrical Very significant near to long term benefits of FACTS engineering and management technology are now recognized in the industry. disciplines. After completing mandatory military service in Sweden he began The FACTS Award is presented to individuals who have made a major con- working with HVdc systems for ASEA in tribution to the state of the art of FACTS technology and its applications. 1962 (now ABB) where he was involved The FACTS Award consists of a plaque, engraved medal and an with system simulation studies and later honorarium of one thousand dollars. with project engineering specializing in control and protection of HVdc systems. Funded by contributions from the following companies: •• ABB He came to the US in 1967 as a part of the Pacific HVdc Intertie •• ALSTOM project team. He worked for Boeing with energy management •• EPRI systems for three years and then for close to 20 years for EPRI •• GE Energy involved with numerous R&D projects related to ac substations •• Hingorani Power Electronics and HVdc systems. This is where he initiated EPRI’s FACTS •• National Grid Corporation initiative that led to demonstration of TCSC and STATCOM •• S&C Electric systems. •• Siemens •• Silicon Power Corporation Mr. Nilsson is now a Principal Engineer at Exponent; a •• Westinghouse multidisciplinary consulting with approximately 900 employees located in 20 offices throughout the US and 5 international Recent Past Recipients: offices. • 2004 Colin D. Schauder • 2005 Masatoshi Takeda • 2006 Abdel-Aty Edris • 2007 Aniruddha M. Gole • 2008 Xiaoxin Zhou • 2010 Chris Horwill • 2011 John J. Paserba, Jr. IEEE PES Nari Hingorani IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award Custom Power Award Hirofumi Akagi For major contributions to the state of the art of 2012 Recipient Custom Power technology and its applications. For Fundamental Contributions to the Development of Power electronics and other static Circuit Topology and Control Theory in Static Power controllers are making a major impact on Converters for Distribution and Transmission Systems future power systems through application in transmission, distribution, and small generation. Applications in transmission Hirofumi Akagi (M’87-SM’94-F’96) received and distribution include HVDC, FACTS and the B. S. degree from the Nagoya Institute Custom Power. of Technology, Nagoya, Japan, in 1974, and Since the introduction of Custom Power the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees from the concepts, the technology has been moving Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in ahead at an increasing pace. Very significant near to long term 1976 and 1979, respectively, all in electrical benefits of Custom Power technology are now recognized in the engineering. In 1979, he joined the Nagaoka industry. University of Technology, Nagaoka, Japan, as an Assistant Professor and then Associate The Custom Power Award is for individuals who have made a major Professor in the department of electrical engineering. From 1991 to contribution to the state of the art of Custom Power technology and 1999, he was a Professor in the department of electrical engineering its applications. The Custom Power Award consists of a plaque, at Okayama University, Okayama, Japan. Since January 2000, he engraved medal and an honorarium of one thousand dollars. has been a Professor in the department of electrical and electronic This award is funded by contributions from the following companies: engineering at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. • ABB His research interests include power conversion systems, • ALSTOM motor drives, and applications of power electronics to industry, • EPRI transportation and utility. He has been well known as an inventor • GE Power Systems of the three-level NPC (neutral-point-clamped) inverter, and as a • Hingorani Power Electronics pioneer of the instantaneous reactive power theory in three-phase • National Grid Corporation circuits, which is also referred to simply as the p-q theory. • S&C Electric He has received five IEEE Transactions Prize Paper Awards, the • Siemens 2001 IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award, the 2004 • Silicon Power Corporation IEEE Industry Applications Society Outstanding Achievement Award, • Westinghouse and the 2008 IEEE Richard H. Kaufmann Technical Field Award. Dr. Akagi served as the President of the IEEE Power Electronics Previous Recipient Society for 2007-2008. 2003 Charles Edwards 2005 Neil H Woodley IEEE PES Roy Billinton IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award Power System Reliability Award

Armando M. Leite da Silva 2011 Recipient

For contributions to analytical and Monte Carlo simulation This award was created is in honor of Roy based methods in power system reliability assessment Billinton, Professor Emeritus at University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Billinton Armando M. Leite da Silva was born in Rio is an IEEE Life Fellow, Foreign Associate de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1954. He received the of U.S. National Academy of Engineer- BSc from the Catholic University (PUC-Rio) in ing, Fellow of Royal Society of Canada, 1975, the MSc from the Federal University and Fellow of Canadian Academy of of Rio de Janeiro in 1977, and the PhD from Engineering. He has published over 850 the (UMIST), UK, papers and 8 books, has given tutorials, in 1980. presentations and seminars in over thirty countries, delivered over one hundred short courses on system He worked at the Electrical Engineering reliability, and served on IEEE PES committees and other industry Department, PUC-Rio, until 1994. He was a committees. He supervised more than 120 Ph.D. and Master researcher at the Ontario Hydro Research Degree candidates who are spread throughout the United States, Division, Canada (1990-1991) and also at the Power System Unit, Canada and other countries. INESC-Porto, Portugal (2003-2004). Since 1994, he has been a Professor at the Institute of Electric Systems and Energy, Federal Areas covered by the award includes modeling, analysis and University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Brazil. data development to quantify power system reliability, and, as- sessments to plan and operate reliable electric utility generation, In the last 35 years, the main focus of his scientific contributions transmission, distribution systems or interconnected power system has been the development and application of probability methods grids. to assess and minimize the risks related to power system planning, operation, and maintenance. His contributions have laid solid The award is funded by the past students and other associates of mathematical and statistical foundations for the power system Professor Roy Billinton and selected organizations. Management reliability field. He has participated, as the main researcher, in more of the funds was approved by the IEEE Foundation. than forty technical/scientific projects with several utilities in Brazil and abroad. He has more than 300 publications. The recipient of the Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award receives a plaque and an honorarium of US $3,000. Prof. Leite da Silva, an IEEE Fellow since 2000, received the Sebastian Z. de Ferranti Premium Award from the Power Division of the IEE/IET, Past Recipient UK, in 1992. In 2010, he was recognized with the PMAPS Merit Award. In 2011, he received the IEEE PES Technical Committee (PSACE) Prize • 2010 Chanan Singh Paper Award. He is also a Fellow of INESC-Tech in Portugal. • 2011 Wenyuan Li IEEE PES Award for Excellence in IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering Power Distribution Engineering

Richard A. Bush 2012 Recipient

Distribution represents a major utility investment for the transportation of For Providing Leadership and Vision electrical power. It is critical to the quality, reliability and economy of the product. to Distribution Engineering This award was established to recognize those individuals who have contributed to the growth and value of the technology.

Since many people have contributed to the advancement of distribution Rick Bush is the editorial director of Transmission technology, this award is not named honoring one individual. It is awarded & Distribution World magazine where he shares annually by the IEEE/PES to recognize the individual who has made a remarkable advances in technology to engineers in every engineering contribution to the field of distribution technology. The selection country in the world. committee considers all candidates brought to its attention whose work will result in substantial improvements to the effectiveness and utilization of power Previously, Rick worked at Georgia Power Company distribution. where he performed power delivery related research projects, many funded by the Electric The award is funded by long-term grant commitments received from the Asplundh Power Research Institute. Co., Chance Co., Commonwealth Edison Co., Georgia Power Co., Kearney-National Inc., Pacific Gas & Electric Co., PECO Energy Co., and the S&C Electric Co. He has advanced the state of the art in areas including: Thermal stability of backfill materials around cables or duct; Short circuit capability of The award consists of a bronze plaque naming the recipient and the award, an underground distribution cables; Maximum safe pulling lengths for solid honorarium of $1000 and a travel subsidy to attend the PES Awards Ceremony. dielectric insulated cables; Dynamic capacity of overhead lines and switches. Recent Past Recipients Mr. Bush has authored or co-authored 24 technical papers, technical reports • 1999 John G. Anderson or research documents. • 2000 Daniel J. Ward

• 2001 Ronald H. Stillman He has won awards including Georgia Power “Engineer of the Year” 1988, • 2002 John D. McDonald • 2003 Robert Ellis Owen EPRI Technology Applications Recognition Award 1994, and American • 2004 David R. Smith Business Media – Timothy White Award for Editorial Integrity 2010. • 2005 Roger Craig Dugan • 2006 Wayne Beaty Rick received the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and the • 2007 Cheryl A. Warren Masters of Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. • 2008 T. A. Short Rick is a senior member of IEEE. • 2009 Reigh A. Walling • 2010 Phillip P. Barker • 2011 Lee Taylor IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award Distribution Automation Award Anil Pahwa 2012 Recipient The IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky In recognition of his development of innovative and practical Distribution Automation Award was solutions for facilitation of distribution automation technologies established to recognize individuals who and applications, and for his passion in the dissemination of have made a significant contribution knowledge to promote distribution automation to ensure the practical realization of distribution system automation. Anil Pahwa received the B.E. (honors) from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani This award is named in honor of Douglas (India) in 1975, the M.S. from University of M. Staszesky who worked with enormous Maine, Orono in 1979, and the Ph.D. in from energy and passion to bring new technologies and concepts to Texas A&M University, College Station in 1983; the field of distribution automation and to promote the value all in electrical engineering. of investments in such systems to electric utility decision makers. The Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Since 1983 he has worked at Kansas State Award recognizes individuals who displayed that same energy University, where presently he is Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and passion and who have demonstrated success in the Department. His industrial experience includes two years in India in a implementation of systems that provide real benefits for electric switchgear manufacturing company and a year of sabbatical at ABB Inc. utilities and their customers. in Raleigh, NC.

The funds for this award are provided by S&C Electric Company. His research and teaching interests include distribution automation, The award is administrated by the IEEE Power & Energy Society. distribution system planning and analysis, intelligent computational methods for power systems analysis, renewable energy, and sustainability. The recipient receives a plaque and a travel stipend of up to He has worked on many research projects sponsored by the utilities in $1500, and will designate an engineering school to receive a Kansas, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy. $2,000 scholarship. He has served as officer in several IEEE PES committees over the past 20 years. He was chair of the Distribution Automation Working Group from 2003 to 2006. He is presently chair of Power and Energy Education Past Recipients: Committee, vice chair of Power System Planning and Implementation • 2009 Dean Craig and Jack Li Committee, and an Editor of Transactions on Power Systems. He has been • 2010 Robert W. Uluski a member of the Advisory Committee of the Distributech Conference and • 2011 Cameron Lee Smallwood Expo since 1990.

Dr. Pahwa is a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and ASEE. He was elected Fellow of IEEE in 2003 for contribution to power distribution system automation and restoration. IEEE PES Cyril Veinott IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award

John Sheung-Chun Hsu 2012 Recipient

This award recognizes outstanding contributions For contributions and continuing pioneering work in the field of electromechanical energy conver- on motor topologies sion. Research and developments on electric motors continued throughout the 20th century Dr. John S. Hsu is a distinguished engineer and into the 21st to the point that such devices and lead scientist for Oak Ridge National have now become an integral part of our lives. The Laboratory’s Power Electronics and Electric current ubiquitous presence of the electric motor Machinery Research Group. An ORNL employee in everything we do has resulted from the work of since 1992, Dr. Hsu’s present work is focused on dedicated engineers throughout the world. the motor and inverter technologies for electric vehicles including one of his ongoing pioneer The award is named for the man responsible for works, the brushless non-permanent magnet numerous practical improvements in the design and application of electric motor. In contrast to the permanent-magnet motors over 50 years. Dr. Cyril Veinott made seminal contributions to the synchronous motor that requires costly rare- development of polyphase induction motors, 400 Hz aircraft motors, and earth materials, the brushless non-permanent was a pioneer in the application of digital computers to the design of electric magnet motor concept generates magnetic flux motors. He was responsible for the early measurements and mitigation of in the stator that is injected into the rotor. The electric motor noise. He helped write many IEEE and NEMA standards for prototype motor built according to this concept has successfully passed electric motors. He was the first person to be inducted into the Hall of Fame validation tests and ongoing improvements are in progress. created by the Small Motor Manufacturers Association in 1985. With a B.S. in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, The Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award consists of and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Bristol University, England, Dr. a plaque and an honorarium of $5,000. Hsu contributed to the successes of numerous organizations before coming to ORNL. In 1971, while with Emerson Electric Company, he developed Past Recipients the company’s first brushless permanent-magnet motor. While with the • 2000 Paul I. Nippes Westinghouse Heavy Industry Motor Division during the late 1970s, Dr. Hsu • 2003 M. Azizur Rahman was responsible for the technical innovations of the “Westinghouse World • 2004 Hamid A. Toliyat Series” heavy industry motors. Dr. Hsu also served as the head of Electric • 2005 Ronald G. Harley Machinery and Power Electronics Program, Center for Energy Studies at the • 2006 Scott D. Sudhoff University of Texas from 1986 to 1992. • 2008 Oleg Wasynczuk • 2009 Emil Levi A UT-Battelle Distinguished Inventor, Dr. Hsu holds 48 US patents. He is • 2010 Osama A. Mohammed the author and co-author of more than 100 technical publications, and is a • 2011 Stephen D. Umans Fellow of the IET (IEE). IEEE PES Meritorious Service Award IEEE PES Meritorious Service Award Saifur Rahman 2012 Recipient For exceptional and sustained technicial, administrative, and professional contributions For exceptional and sustained to the IEEE Power & Energy Society technical, administrative, and professional contributions to the IEEE Power & Energy Society

Professor Saifur Rahman is the founding director of the Advanced Research Institute at Virginia Tech Past recipients: where he is the Joseph R. Loring professor of electrical and computer 1972- Andrew R. Cooper engineering. He also directs the Center 1974- Howard C. Barnes for Energy and the Global Environment. 1977- Thomas H. Lee He is a Fellow of the IEEE. He is the 1980- Juilius G. Derse founding editor-in-chief of the IEEE 1989- Charles L Rudasill, Jr. Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 1990- Charles L. Wagner He is the vice president for publications 1991- Theodore W. Hissey of the IEEE Power and Energy Society and a member-at-large of the 1992- William R. Brownlee IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee. Currently he is serving as the 1994- S. Harold Gold chair of the US National Science Foundation Advisory Committee 1995- Leo L. Grigsby for International Science and Engineering. He serves on the US 1996- C. John Essel National Research Council Oversight Committee of the Partnerships 1997- John W. Pope for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program run by 1998- Roger K. Sullivan USAID and NSF He is a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE PES, 1999- Virginia Sulzberger and has lectured on smart grid, energy efficient lighting solutions, 2001- Robert A. Dent renewable energy, demand response, distributed generation and 2006- B. Don Russell critical infrastructure protection topics in over 30 countries on all 2008- John W. Estey six continents. 2009- Melvin I. Olken He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1978. His industry and government experience includes work with the Tokyo Electric Power Company in Japan, the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, Progress Energy, and consultancy for the World Bank, the United Nations, US Agency for the International Development and the Asian Development Bank. IEEE PES Uno Lamm IEEE PES Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award High Voltage Direct Current Award

“Engineering - Accomplishment Through Imagination and Truth” Bjarne R. Andersen 2012 Recipient

The Uno Lamm High Voltage Direct Current Award For his visionary and leading contributions to improve was established in 1980 by the Power Engineering HVDC technology through the dissemination and use of Society of the IEEE on the recommendation of the DC Voltage Source Converters Transmission Subcommittee. It provides a means for special recognition of those outstanding engineers and scientists who have contributed to the advancement of Dr. Bjarne Andersen was born in Denmark high voltage direct current (HVDC) technology. and educated at the Technical University The award is named for the man most responsible for of Denmark, where he obtained his MSc in the research and development that led to the first practical application of Electrical Power Engineering, and his PhD an HVDC connection between AC systems. The keys to the solution of this in High Voltage Testing. He joined GEC’s problem were the development of an electric valve which could be used in high HVDC Department, now Alstom Grid, as a capacity, high voltage converters, and a fundamental system technology. This development engineer in 1977, working in the outstanding engineer and scientist was Dr. Uno Lamm, an IEEE Fellow and the field of System Engineering, eventually covering 1965 recipient of the Benjamin Lamme Medal. all bases from harmonic filter design to overall HVDC system design. Dr. Lamm graduated from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, in 1927 During his career with GEC/Alstom he worked in the field of HVDC, and acquired his Doctorate of Technology in 1943. He joined ASEA in 1928 with becoming Director of Engineering with responsibility for HVDC, FACTS the task of developing mercury arc rectifiers as an early assignment. During his and industrial power electronics. His final role with Alstom was as career with ASEA, he received progressively more responsible appointments: Technology Director, where he initiated the development work on VSC head of the Rectifier Department; head of ASEA’s Nuclear Department; HVDC, being particularly interested in multi-level solutions, because Electrotechnical Director; and Consultant to the President of ASEA. Dr. Lamm of their lower power loss. died in 1989 at the age of 85. Dr. Andersen left Alstom in 2003 to set up as an Independent At the invitation of the Subcommittee, ASEA of Sweden provided the initial funds Consultant, where he now works for the end Client for HVDC schemes. that were used to underwrite this Award. In order to sustain this important Award He was the HVDC expert for the Client on the Caprivi project, the first and to permit selection of a medalist every year, the subcommittee solicited additional funds from selected manufacturers and electric utility companies. commercial VSC HVDC scheme to use overhead lines. He is currently involved with three VSC HVDC projects, including the specification of The Uno Lamm HVDC Award consists of a bronze medal, an engraved certificate a multi-level, multi-vendor VSC HVDC scheme, which will enable large and an honorarium of one thousand dollars. amounts of renewable power to be accommodated in North Scotland. Bjarne is currently the Chairman of CIGRE Study Committee B4, HVDC and Power Electronics, and has initiated several working groups in the Recent Previous Recipients: area of HVDC Grids. Bjarne is a Fellow of the IET in UK, and a Senior • 2004 Dennis A. Woodford • 1998 Tadashi Senda • 2005 Michael L. Woodhouse Member of the IEEE. • 1999 Chandra Krishnayya • 2006 Gunnar Asplund • 2001 Dusan Povh • 2007 Peter Lips • 2002 Conrad Beriger • 2008 Willis F. Long • 2003 Göte Liss IEEE Power & Energy Society IEEE Power & Energy Society Ramakumar Family Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award Renewable Energy Excellence Award Ned Mohan 2012 Recipient This award, established in 2011, recognizes outstanding contributions in the field For pioneering research in renewable energy of developing, utilizing and integrating integration and for developing a novel curriculum renewable energy resources, particularly in electrical energy systems with emphasis on those that have minimal carbon footprints, sustainability for global dissemination. in the national and global energy scenarios. Feeding the electrical energy generated Ned Mohan joined the University of from innovative conversion technologies Minnesota in 1975, where he is the Oscar into conventional utility grids and operating A. Schott Professor of Power Electronic the combined system satisfactorily, plus Systems. He received his undergraduate the effective use of locally available renewable energy education in India. He came to the resources in remote and rural areas to improve the human University of Wisconsin in 1969 and earned living environment are major components in this mix. The need his Masters in Nuclear Engineering, and to stimulate and encourage activity towards these goals is the PhD in electrical engineering under the primary objective of this award. supervision of Prof. Harold Peterson. Prize: Plaque, formal certificate, honorarium of $1,000 He has written 5 textbooks; one of them Funding: The award is funded through a quasi-endowment is translated into Chinese, Greek, Italian, Korean, Turkish and fund established through the IEEE Foundation and provided Spanish. He has several U.S. Patents and has supervised nearly by an External Source/Donor. A corpus of U.S. $50,000 will be 100 graduate students, over 30 of them PhDs. He maintains endowed by the Ramakumar family. a strong research program that at present consists of 11 PhD students. Eligibility: Nominees must be members of IEEE and PES with clearly identifiable and valuable contributions in the field of Prof. Mohan is a Morse-Alumni Distinguished Professor and renewable energy. a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at the University of Minnesota. He received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Power and Energy Society of the IEEE in 2008, and the 2010 IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. Prof. Mohan is a Fellow of the IEEE. IEEE PES Outstanding IEEE PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award Power Engineering Educator Award

For leadership in the power engineering field and contributions Mohammad Shahidehpour to the engineering profession and engineering education 2012 Recipient

For leadership in the power engineering field and contributions This award recognizes excellence in classroom teaching, course development to the engineering profession and engineering education and the promotion of student, local, transnational and technical activities.

To be eligible for this award, an individual must provide classroom instruction Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour is Bodine in electrical engineering at a college or university with an accredited Chair Professor in the Electrical and Computer electrical engineering program or equivalent, be a member of PES for at Engineering Department and Director of the least one year, and be nominated by any PES member and endorsed by Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation the chapter or technical committee of which the individual is a member. at Illinois Institute of Technology. He is currently the Principal Investigator of over $35M projects The award consists of a plaque and honorarium of $1,000. on smart grid research and development.

Past Recipients: He served on the Governing Board of the IEEE Power and Energy Society as VP of Publications • 1996 S. S. Venkata and is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. He was • 1997 Peter W. Sauer the General Chair of the 2012 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies • 1998 Chanan Singh Conference (ISGT) in Washington DC, and the Great Lakes Symposium on • 1999 Mohamed E. El-Hawary Smart Grid and the New Energy Economy in Chicago. • 2000 Vijay Vittal Dr. Shahidehpour has received the Edison Electric Institute Outstanding • 2001 Charles A. Gross Power Engineering Faculty Award, IEEE Burke Hayes Award for his research • 2002 Bruce F. Wollenberg on hydrokinetics, Technologist of the Year Award from the Illinois Technology • 2003 Leo Grigsby Association, and the Innovation Award from the Association of Electrical • 2004 Chen-Ching Liu Engineering Department Heads. He received an Honorary Doctorate from • 2005 Robert J. Thomas the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. • 2006 James S. Thorp • 2007 Göran Andersson Dr. Shahidehpour is a Research Professor at King Abdulaziz University in • 2008 Ned Mohan Saudi Arabia, and an Honorary Professor at North China Electric Power • 2009 Lalit Goel University in Beijing and Sharif University of Technology in Tehran. He is the • 2010 Richard G. Farmer author of 6 books and 400 papers on electric power systems including a • 2011 Thomas J. Overbye book published in 2003 on communication and control in electric power systems. As an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, he has lectured in 25 countries on electricity restructuring issues. He is an IEEE Fellow. IEEE PES Outstanding IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award Young Engineer Award Alejandro D. Domínguez-García This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the leadership of 2012 Recipient technical society activities including local and/or transactional PES and other technical societies, leadership in community and humanitarian For outstanding contributions in the leadership of technical activities, and evidence of technical competence through significant society activities, leadership in community and humanitarian engineering achievements. activities, and evidence of technical competence

To be eligible for the Outstanding Young Engineer Award, an individual must be thirty-five years of age or under on January 1 of the year the Alejandro Domínguez-García is an Assistant award is presented, be a member of PES for at least one year, and have a Professor in the Electrical and Computer minimum of a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from an accredited electrical Engineering Department at the University of engineering program or equivalent. He r she can be nominated by any Illinois, Urbana, where he is affiliated with the PES member and must endorsedby the chapter or technical committee Power and Energy Systems area. He is also a of which the individual is a member. Grainger Associate since 2011.

The recipient receives a plaque and will designate a college or university His research interests are in the areas of with an accredited program in ele trical engineering or equivalent to receive system reliability theory and control, and their a $2,000 scholarship for an electrical engineering undergraduate. applications to electric power systems, and power electronics.He is an Editor for The IEEE Recent Past Recipients: Transactions on Power Systems. (Through 2007, the recipient received the Walter Fee Outstanding He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Young Engineer Award) Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 2007 and the degree of Electrical Engineer from the University of Oviedo • 1994 Lei Wang (Spain) in 2001. • 1997 Mariesa L. Crow • 1998 Kraig Joseph Olejniczak After finishing his Ph.D., he spent some time as a post-doctoral research • 1999 Miguel Velez-Reyes associate at the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems • 2000 Christopher Wayne Hickman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining MIT as a • 2002 Jeffrey H. Nelson, Noel N. Schulz graduate student, he was with the Department of Electrical Engineering of • 2003 Richard Eric Brown the University of Oviedo where he held the position of Assistant Professor. • 2004 Mark Laufenberg • 2005 Efraín O’Neill-Carrillo He received the NSF CAREER Award in 2010, and the Young Engineer Award • 2006 Marcelino Madrigal, Ganesh Venayagamoorthy from IEEE Power and Energy Society in 2012. • 2007 Karen Nan Miu Miller • 2008 William (Bill) Rosehart • 2009 Zhenyu (Henry) Huang • 2010 Luiz A. Barroso • 2011 Ted K. A. Brekken

IEEE Fellows Working Group Recognition Award Fellows elected to the class of 2012 who are members of the IEEE Power & Energy Society Outstanding Standard or Guide Ahmad Bahai for contributions to multi-carrier wireless and wire-line communication systems “IEEE Std C37.06, Nov.6, 2009, Standard AC High-Voltage Junshan Zhang Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current for contributions to cross-layer optimization of wireless networks Daniel Schweickart Basis – Preferred Ratings and Related Required for contributions to insulation systems and design guidelines for aerospace applications Capabilities for Voltages above 1000 Volts” John Kay for contributions to arc resistant medium voltage control and protection technologies George Montillet, Chair Rambabu Adapa for leadership in DC and flexible AC transmission systems George Arnold W.J. (Bill) Bergman Robert Jeanjean for leadership in architecture and protocols for the electric grid and telecommunication networks Roy Alexander Anders Johnson Christoph Brunner for development of global standards for substation automation and smart grids Mike Anderson Steve Lambert Ronnie Chu for contributions to power systems planning Mauricio Aristizabal Albert Livshitz Kara Clark for contributions to modeling of wind power generation Stan Billings Hua Y. Liu Abdel-Aty Edris Franco Lo Monaco for leadership in applications of flexible Wallace Binder alternating current transmission systems to extra high voltage networks Erich Gunther Frank Blalock Bill Long for contributions to the development and standardization of techinques for electric power quality Anne Bosma Tony Mannarino Kunihiko Hidaka for contributions to measurement and electrical John Brunke Yasin Musa insulation technologies in high voltage engineering Haran Karmaker Jeffrey Nelson for contributions to the analysis, design Eldridge Byron and standards of large electrical machines T.W. Olsen Mark Lauby Chih Chow for leadership in the development and application Miklos Orosz of techniques for bulk power system reliability Patrick Dilillo Mark McGranaghan Rod Sauls for contributions to the analysis of power quality issues Randy Dotson Farnoosh Rahmatian Carl Schneider for contributions to optical voltage and current sensors Denis Dufournet in high-energy electric power systems Devki Sharma Wanda Reder Kenneth Edwards for leadership in power engineering implementation and workforce development R. Kirkland Smith Arturo Roman-Messina Leslie Falkingham for contributions to analysis of electric power system Brad Staley Nisheeth Singh Tom Field for contributions to online control and analysis for power systems Tom Tobin Ichiro Tai Marcel Fortin for leadership in development of nuclear instrumentation and control systems Jeff Williams Joel Spira Alan Kollar for leadership in developing and commercializing light control technologies Remus Teodorescu Carl Kurinko Charles Wagner for contributions to grid-connected renewable energy converter systems technology Chunting (Chris) Mi Helmut Heiermeier Thomas Wolfe for contributions to hybrid electric vehicle modeling and power control MD Masrur Luther Holloman Richard York for contributions to fault diagnostics in electric motor drives and automotive electric power systems Prize Paper Award Prize Paper Award

“On Some aspects of “A Fault-Tolerant Technique for Delta-Connected Power System Stabilizer Blocking Logic” Vector-Control AC Motor-Drives”

Matthias Baechle, David Stutz, Valerijs Knazkins Ahmed Sayed-Ahmed, Behrooz Mirafzal, Nabeel A. O. Demerdash

Matthias Baechle started his career as an electronics Ahmed Sayed-Ahmed received the B.Sc and M.Sc technician. He graduated from the University of Applied degrees in Electrical Engineering from Cairo University. Science, Constance, Germany, in 2007 with a Dipl. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Eng. degree in electrical power engineering. In 2007, Marquette University in 2009. From 1999 to 2005, he he started with ABB in Canada in electrical engineering worked in the oil & gas industry as a senior electrical and excitation systems testing. After returning to engineer. He is currently a project engineer in the Switzerland, he continued as a system-development control firmware team, R&D department, standard and power-systems engineer. His current work focuses drives group at Rockwell Automation. He received on development of hardware and software, system Rockwell Automation Innovation Award in 2009 for his modeling, analysis, control, design, and testing. technical contributions.

Valerijs Knazkins received the MSc., Technical Dr. Mirafzal received his Ph.D. degree in electrical Licentiate, and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering engineering from Marquette University in 2005. He from Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, is an Assistant Professor of ECE at Kansas State Sweden in 1999, 2001, and 2004, respectively. He University. His current research interests include held a Research Associate position from 2004 to applications of power electronics in sustainable energy 2009 in the Department of Electric Power Systems at systems and motor drives. Dr. Mirafzal is the recipient Royal Institute of Technology. In 2009 he joined the of the IEEE IAS Prize Paper Award and an Innovation Department of Excitation Systems and Synchronizing Award from Rockwell Automation. He is an author on Equipment, ABB Switzerland. Since March 2012 he is more than 40 papers. He also holds two U.S. patents. the Head of Excitation Technology of ATPE.

Nabeel A. O. Demerdash received the B.Sc.E.E. David Stutz started his career as an electronics degree from Cairo University, Egypt, in 1964, and technician. He graduated from the University of the M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from the University Applied Sciences, Burgdorf, Switzerland, in 2005 of Pittsburgh, in 1967 and 1971, respectively. He with a Dipl. Eng. degree in electrical engineering. In is currently a Professor in the ECE Department, 2005 he started with the Development Group of ABB Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. He is the author Switzerland, focusing on the development and testing or coauthor of more than 100 papers published in of UNITROL 6000 control software. Since 2011 he various IEEE Transactions. His research interests is with the Department of Excitation Systems and include power electronic applications to machines Synchronizing Equipment and is currently working as and drives, computational electromagnetics and fault a development and power systems engineer. diagnostics/prognostics. Outstanding Large Chapter Award 2012 Outstanding Large Chapter Award 2012 New York Chapter (Co-Winner) Phoenix Chapter (Co-Winner) William Montgomery, Chair Naim Logic, Chair

The New York Chapter is recognized as co-winner of the 2011 Outstanding The Phoenix Chapter is recognized as co-winner of the 2011 Outstanding Large Chapter Award for its outstanding performance under the leadership Large Chapter Award for its outstanding performance under the leadership of of Chapter Chairman William F. Montgomery and the Chapter Executive Chapter Chairman Naim Logic and the Chapter Executive Committee. Committee. The Chapter Executive Committee of this PES chapter had an active year with The Chapter Executive Committee of this joint PES/IAS chapter continues strong focus on chapter activities, students, section events and the PSCE a long tradition of activities that support its membership. Numerous conference. Focused and dedicated committees are in place to coordinate committees are in place with dedicated chairs to coordinate and and implement a wide range of activities. implement various activities. Some significant 2011 highlights include: Some significant 2011 highlights include: • 7 technical meetings covering a wide range of topics and averaging over • 14 technical meetings covering a wide range of topics and averaging 60 attendees. over 70 attendees. • 6 Educational programs in a new format that utilized the PSERC Electric • Various Educational programs that support both PES and IAS interests Power and Energy Systems Seminar series at Arizona State University and provide CEU credit to the attendees • Various activities that promote and inform about our engineering profession • Wide ranging Public Affairs programs and activities that promote and and the electric power industry to the public inform about our engineering profession and the electric power industry • Support for student related activities at the elementary, high school and • Support for student related activities at the elementary, high school university level are provided in a variety of ways. This includes: and university level are provided in a variety of ways. This included: o Significant communication and interaction with Arizona State University o Communication and interaction with 15 universities in the NYC area o Scholarships at the university and middle/high school levels o Scholarships o Participation in various student competitions • Strong and continuing tradition of recognizing members through various • Extensive involvement with the PSCE (Power System Conference and chapter, region and PES awards Exposition) by providing key organizing committee support and participation • Total membership changes have been minimal, however there are before and during the conference. The PSCE was a great success. several defined efforts to expand membership • Membership growth of 6%, with ongoing efforts to achieve additional growth • A dedicated focus on membership advancement, especially within the and grade advancement. executive committee. • Recognition of deserving members utilizing the Outstanding Chapter • A Chapter golf tournament with over 100 attendees that provides Engineer Award in conjunction with a monetary award. networking opportunities and financial support of the chapter activities • A robust web page with a wide variety of current and historical information to serve the chapter membership very well.

Runners-Up in this category were the Delhi, Madras and Queensland chapters Outstanding Small Chapter Award 2012 Western Saudi Arabia Chapter Bander Allaf, Chair

The Western Saudi Arabia Chapter is recognized as winner of the 2011 Outstanding Small Chapter Award for its outstanding performance under the leadership of Chapter Chair Bander Allaf and the Chapter Executive Committee.

The Western Saudi Arabia PES Chapter continues to grow in a variety of ways and find new means to serve its members. Its involvement with the IGST (Integrated Smart Grid Technologies) conference is one indicator of this. Chapter membership increased again this year by almost 15%. The Chair and the Executive Committee provide excellent leadership for the chapter and for the benefit of its members.

Some examples of 2011 activities include:

• 4 Technical meetings on various topics that drew an average of more than 50 attendees… including a large contingent of students. • A technical tour of the Al-Jamia 380kV substation • 3 full day tutorials including topics on smart grid communications, reliability and demand response • A focus on membership growth and advancement which has resulted in continuous increases in both for several years. This year the chapter saw a membership increase of 15% • Student support and involvement in a number of the chapter’s activities. High student participation in meetings and events • Creation of a Women in Engineering Affinity group and an associated full day workshop attended by more than 50 women engineers and students • Membership recognition was achieved by utilizing the Outstanding Chapter Engineer Award and several other means throughout the year. • Significant involvement with the IGST (Integrated Smart Grid Technologies) Conference which was well attended and very successful

All these activities are especially impressive given the small size of the chapter… about 40 members! IEEE Power & Energy Society Award Endowment Fund Founding Benefactors S&C Electric Company Siemens Exelon Corporation We Energies Tokyo Electric Power Company TXU Energy Alstom Grid Dr. Narain & Joyce Hingorani ABB Murty P. Bhavaraju In Memory of John W. Pope; The Southern Company Charitable Foundation and his friends Dr. Rama Ramakumar and Family

The endowments of the Founding Benefactors help provide permanent funding for IEEE Power & Energy Society awards.

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