Dr. Thomas A.
Lipo
1990 William E. Newell Power
Electronics Award Recipient
The recipient of the 1990 award is Professor Thomas A. Lipo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The announcement and presentation of the award, which consists of a plaque and an honorarium of $1000, was made at the Award Luncheon on June 14 at PESC '90 in San Antonio, Texas.Professor Lipo received his formal education at Marquette University, where he received the BEE degree in 1962 and MSEE degree in 1964, and at the University of Wisconsin, where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1968. He has served in a variety of professional appointments, including Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; National Research Council Fellow at the University of Manchester, England; Electrical Engineer at the Power Electronics Laboratory, General Electric Corporate R & D; Visiting Associate Professor and Professor at Purdue University; and presently Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
While at General Electric, Dr. Lipo helped pioneer the computer simulation of many types of converters and contributed to the analysis and design of a wide range of industrial applications. He continues his research interests in power electronics at Wisconsin. He has published more than 100 technical papers, of which over 50 are in periodic journals. He has received eleven IEEE prize paper awards for his work. In 1986 he receive the Outstanding Achievement Award from the IEEE Industry Applications Society for his contributions in the field of ac drives.
In service to industry, government and other institutions, Lipo has served as consultant to over 20 organizations and presented seminars and worked on special projects for more than 60 groups. He holds eight patents with one additional patent pending.
In his activities in the IEEE, Lipo has served as chair and member of numerous technical committees, as a member of administrative committees, and as the first editor of the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. In 1987 he became a Fellow member of the Institute.
Source: IEEE Power Electronics Society News Letter, Vol. 2, No. 3, July 1990.