New PELS Fellows

Each year on January 1, the membership grade of Fellow is conferred by invitation on a number of IEEE members to recognize distinction in the profession of electrical and electronic engineering. Members of the Power Electronics Society are encouraged to nominate deserving candidates for this honor using nomination forms available from IEEE by a request in writing to the Fellows Department, IEEE Operations Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, USA, or by fax to TEL +1-908-981-9019.

Senior members are eligible for nomination to this grade by an IEEE member of any grade. The deadline for submitting nominatios for consideration in 1997 is March 15. Evaluations for the Power Electronics Society are made by the PELS Fellows Evaluation Committee chaired by Professor John Kassakian of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Here is a list of new Fellows who are members of the Power Electronics Society.

Professor Tung-Hai Chin, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, for contributions to the development of adjustable-speed drives of induction machines and pioneering research work on power electronics.

Professor Alexander E. Emanuel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA, for advances in the theory of power quality, real-time measurement, and effects of power system harmonic distortion.

Dr. Tsutomu Ohmae, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, for contributions to microprocessor-controlled motor drives and their industrial applications.

Mr. Yasuo Watanabe, Yokosuka Research Laboratory, Nagasaka, Japan, for contributions to the development of insulation of UHV ac and dc transmission lines and analysis of lightning performance of overhead power transmission lines.

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