Dr. Steve Leeb
1999 Outstanding Young Power
Electronics Engineer Award Recipient
Steven B. Leeb (S'89-M'93) received his Bachelor of Science and
Doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
1987 and 1993, respectively. He has been a member of the MIT faculty
in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
since 1993. He currently serves as an Associate Professor in MIT's
Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems.
From 1987 - 1991 he was a reservist in the US Air Force. In this
capacity he assisted the microelectronics branch of the Wright
Research and Development Center at Wright-Patterson AFB with the
design of high frequency switching power supplies for advanced
avionics applications. At MIT, he is concerned with the design,
development, and maintenance processes for all kinds of machinery and
servornechanisms with electrical actuators, sensors, or power
electronic drives. Some of his current research interests include
advanced lighting ballast design to provide optical wireless
communication networks for the disabled, inductively-coupled power
transfer systems, adaptive tracking con-trol schemes for power
electronic drives, electric utility system monitoring, and the
development of actuators and sensors using novel or custom materials
includ-ing gel polymer. He teaches a broad array of classes at MIT,
and is especially concerned with instilling strong technical literacy
and a passion to build in engi-neering students.
Source: Flyer from Award Presentation
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