Director of Center for Power Electronics Systems, University Distinguished Professor; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech.
Education
Ph.D. (1974), Duke University
Professional Experience
Academic experiences:
Virginia Tech:
Assistant Professor (1977-80); Associate Professor (1980-83); Professor (1983-86); J.S. Tucker Professor (1986-95); L. Hester Engineering Chair (1995-98); UDP (1999-2017)
Founder and Director, Virginia Power Electronics Center and the Industry partnership Program (1983-97)
Director, Technology Development Center, Virginia Center for Innovative Technology (1987-97)
Founder and Director, Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES); NSF ERC (1998-2017)
Industry experiences:
Member of Technical Staff, TRW (1974-77)
Founder and Chairman of the Board, VPT (1992-2009)
President, IEEE Power Electronics Society (1993-94)
Member of the Technology Advisory Board, Delta Electronics (2002-present), Silergy.
Member of the Board, Delta Environmental and Educational Foundation (2002-present), in charge of its China Science and Education Program since 1999.
Member of the Board, Delta Electronics (2003-2018), NEM, Cyntec, VTIP, Artesyn, Zytec
Member of the IEEE Power Electronics Society, Industry Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society
Specialties
Power electronics, analog electronics, and high-frequency power conversion and system integration technologies
Awards and Honors
IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award (1988)
PCIM (Power Conversion and Intelligent Motion) Arthur E. Fury Award (1998), for Leadership in Innovation and in Promoting Power Electronics System Technology
PCIM Award for Leadership in Power Electronics Education (1990)
Fellow of IEEE (1990)
Alumni Award for Research Excellence, Virginia Tech (1990)
Honorary Sun Yuen Chuan Chair Professor, National Tsing Hua University (2001)
Outstanding Alumni Award, National Cheng Kung University (2004)
Ernst-Blickle Award, SEW-Euro Drive Foundation (2005)
Member of the US National Academy of Engineering (2011)
Honorary Li Kwoh-Ting Chair Professor, National Cheng Kung University (2011)
Inducted into VirginiaTech Faculty Entrepreneur Hall of Fame, 1st class inductee.
Chinese Academy of Engineering, Foreign member (2013)
IEEE Medal in Power Engineering (2015)
Member of the US Academy of Inventors (2017)
Honorary Professor: Zhejiang Univ., Shanghai Univ., Nanjing Aeronautical and Astronautic Univ., Tsinghua Univ., Hua Zhong University of Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Xi-An Jiao-Tong Univ., Beijing Jiao-Tong Univ., Shanghai Jiao-Tong Univ., National Chiao Tung Univ., Hefei Industry Technology Univ.