The 2016 Student award winners have been announced. Congratulations!
2016 Tom R. Burkes Student Awards
Martin Hochberg- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
"For outstanding contributions in the field of Solid State Power Modulators, Components, and Systems - Analyzing a Gate-Boosting Circuit for fast Switching"
Isaac Cohen- University of Texas at Arlington
"For outstanding contributions in the field of Power Electronics, Power Supplies, Prime Power, Rotating Machines, and Energy Converters - Fuzzy Logic Control of a Hybrid Energy Storage Module for Pulsed Power Naval Applications Using a Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed"
2016 High Voltage Association Student Excellence Award
Roya Nikjoo- KTH Royal Institute of Technology
"For outstanding contributions in the field of Dielectrics, Insulation, and Breakdown - Effect of High Voltage Impulses on Partial Discharge Characteristics of oil-Impregnated Paper for Online Diagnostics"
The 2016 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (2016 IPMHVC) is accepting applications for student awards and travel assistance. The deadline to submit all nomination packages is April 1, 2016. Please read the nomination process in detail before submitting a nomination package. Details on each of the awards along with past recipients are detailed below.
The two awards for IPMHVC are:
- The High Voltage Association Student Excellence Award which is open to graduate level research students only.
- The Tom R. Burkes Student Awards which are open to both graduate and undergraduate level research students.
Financial assistance is also possible via:
- Student Travel Grants which are open to both graduate and undergraduate level research students.
Nomination Process
Students applying for an award or grant must be an author or co-author of an abstract submitted to the conference. To be considered for the graduate level awards, nominees must be current graduate students or recent graduate degree recipients (within 18 months prior to the conference date) and should be members of IEEE at the time of the award presentation.
The nomination package for all student awards or grant should include:
- A letter of nomination from the student's research director (advisor) or department head. The letter should specify the student’s level of Academic degree and the start date. The nomination letter must also specify the award(s) for which the student would like to be considered. (Maximum 1 page)
- A CV which includes the student's research contributions, papers, presentations, educational accomplishments, previous awards, and GPA (Maximum 2 pages)
- Copy of the submitted 2016 IEEE IPMHVC abstract(s) where the student is an author.
To be considered for the High Voltage Association Student Excellence Award and the Tom R. Burkes Student Awards, students must additionally submit:
- An extended-version of one accepted abstract. The extended-version should detail the research and can include up to two figures, graphs or drawings. If there is more than one accepted abstract, the extended-version should be based on the accepted abstract that is deemed to be primary by the student. (Maximum 2 pages)
To be considered for a Student Travel Grant, students must also submit:
- A letter (<300 words) from the student detailing their expected participation in the conference and what they hope to learn by attending.
Please submit full nomination packages via e-mail no later than April 1, 2016, to the Student Awards and Travel Grant Chair, Rob Saethre (rsaethre@ieee.org).
High Voltage Association Student Excellence Award
The High Voltage Association Student Excellence Award was established in 2008 to recognize the contributions made by a graduate student in the area of high voltage systems, components, research, and technology. Nominations for this award should emphasize the high voltage technology and design aspects that have been incorporated into the project in the extended version of the primary abstract.
The High Voltage Association, formed by several companies who have products and research in high voltage systems and components, financially sponsors the award.
Nominees for this award must be current graduate students or recent graduates (up to 18 months prior to the conference date) and should be members of IEEE at the time of the award presentation. He/She will be expected to participate in the conference and included in the authorship of a paper or papers accepted for presentation at the conference. The recipient will receive a partial reimbursement travel expenses to the conference, a waived conference registration fee, a plaque stating the award, and a monetary honorarium of $1,000.
Previous High Voltage Association Student Excellence Award Recipients
2014 Kaashif A.M. Omar, Loughborough University, UK
2012 Fahd Banakhr, Loughborough University, UK
2010 James A. VanGordon, University of Missouri, USA
2008 James Thomas Camp, Old Dominion University, USA
Tom R. Burkes Student Awards
In 2002, the IEEE International Power Modulator Conference created two Student Awards in honor of Dr. Tom R. Burkes, Professor, Texas Tech University (1937-1998).
The awards are: Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Established to recognize contributions by a graduate student in engineering, science or technology associated with power modulation, power electronics, or repetitive pulsed power. Exceptional Undergraduate Student Award: Established to recognize and encourage an outstanding undergraduate student in his/her early career in engineering, science or technology associated with power modulation, power electronics or repetitive pulsed power.
Nominees for both awards must be current students or recent graduates (up to 18 months prior to the conference date) and should be members of IEEE at the time of the award presentation. They will be expected to be participants in the conference and included in the authorship of a paper or papers accepted for presentation at the conference. Recipients will receive a waived conference registration fee, a plaque stating the award, and a monetary award of $500. In the case there are no nominations for undergraduate level award, two graduate level awards are presented
Previous Tom R. Burkes Student Award Recipients
2014 Hanyu Ye, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal, Germany
2014 Andrew Fierro, Texas Tech University, USA
2012 Kevin O'Connor, University of Missouri, USA
2012 George Laity, Texas Tech University, USA
2010 Dongdong Wang, Fudan University, China
2010 Titus Chen, (Undergrad. Student Award) Ohio State University, USA
2008 Kalyan Koppisetty, Auburn University, USA
2008 Daniel Weida, Helmut Schmidt University, Germany
2006 John Krile, Texas Tech University, USA
2006 Michael Wolf, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
2004 Shu Xiao, Old Dominion University, USA
2004 Matthew Behrend, (Undergrad. Student Award) Univ. of Southern California, USA
2002 Kelly D. Hahn, University of New Mexico, USA
2002 Matthew Behrend, (Undergrad. Student Award) Univ. of Southern California, USA
Student Travel Grants
The 2016 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference will provide Student Travel Grants to promising students to help defray the costs of attending the conference. These awards, ranging from $500 to $1000, are reserved for full-time graduate, or undergraduate university students in the fields of engineering, science or technology. The criteria for selection will be based on the student's accomplishments and future plans, level of participation in the conference, and individual need relative to the expected travel costs. The applicant should be an author on at least one paper to be presented at the conference.