IEEE NIKOLA TESLA AWARD

RECIPIENTS

2011 – NADY BOULES “For contributions to the design, analysis and

Director, Electrical & Controls Integration optimization of permanent magnet machines and
Research Lab for advancing their utilization in the automotive
General Motors Global Res. & Dev. industry.”
Warren, MI, USA

2010 – PAUL C. KRAUSE “For outstanding contributions to the analysis of

Professor, Purdue University electric machinery using reference frame theory.”
West Lafayette, IN, USA

2009 – DONALD WAYNE NOVOTNY “For pioneering contributions to the analysis and
Professor (Emeritus), understanding of ac machine dynamic behavior
Univ of Wisconsin and performance in adjustable-speed drives.”
Madison, WI, USA

2008 - TIMOTHY J. E. MILLER “For outstanding contributions to the

Professor of Electrical Engineering and advancement of computer-based design and
Director, SPEED Consortium, University analysis of electric machines and their industrial
of Glasgow, United Kingdom dissemination”

2007 – THOMAS W. NEHL “For pioneering contributions to the simulation

Delphi Corporation and design of electromechanical drives and
Shelby Township, MI, USA actuators for automotive applications.”

2006 - KONRAD REICHERT “For contributions to the development of

ETH Zentrum numerical methods and computer analysis and
Zurich, Switzerland simulation of electrical machines and devices.”

2005 – THOMAS M. JAHNS “For pioneering contributions to the design and

Grainger Professor of Power Electronics application of AC permanent magnet machines.”
and Electrical Machines
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI, USA

2004 – SHEPPARD JOEL SALON “For pioneering and outstanding contributions to

Professor, Electrical, Computer and transient finite element computation of electric
Systems Engineering Dept. machines coupled to electronic circuits; and
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute electro-mechanical devices.”
Troy, NY, USA

2003 - AUSTIN H. BONNETT "For leadership in the development and

VP of Technology, Emerson Electric application of design standards, maintenance
Electrical Apparatus Service Association technology, and operating practices to optimize
(EASA), National Electrical Manufacturers induction motor performance."
Association (NEMA), Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI), and US
Department of Energy and Affiliates (DOE)

2002 - JAMES L. KIRTLEY, Jr. "For contributions to the theoretical analysis,

MIT design, and construction of high performance
Cambridge, MA, USA rotating electric machinery, including
superconducting turbogenerators."
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2001 - STEPHEN WILLIAMSON “For the development of advanced mathematical

University of Manchester models and computational tools for induction
Manchester, U.K. machine design.”

2000 - SYED ABU NASAR "For leadership in the research, development

University of Kentucky and design of linear and rotating machines, and
Lexington, KY, USA contributions to electrical engineering education."

1999 - NABEEL ALY OMAR DEMERDASH "For pioneering contributions to electric machine
Marquette University and drive system design using coupled finite-
Milwaukee, WI, USA element network models."

1998 - PAUL DANDENO "For contribution to modelling and application of

University of Toronto synchronous machines, power system controls,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada and stability analysis."

1997 - PRABHASHANKAR KUNDUR "For contribution to modeling and application of

Powertech Labs Inc. synchronous machines, power system controls,
Surrey, BC, Canada and stability analysis."

1996 - JOHN A. TEGOPOULOS "For pioneering contributions in electrical

National Technical Univ. of Athens machine design."
Athens, Greece

1995 - THOMAS A. LIPO "For pioneering contributions to the simulation

University of Wisconsin and application of electric machinery in
Madison, WI, USA solid-state ac motor drives."

1994 - CARL FLICK "For long-term creative contributions and

TECHNO-LEXIC leadership in the design and development of
Westinghouse Electric Corporation advanced high-speed generators."
Orlando, FL, USA

1993 - MADABUSHI V.K. CHARI "For pioneering contributions to finite element

General Electric Co. computations of nonlinear electromagnetic fields
Schenectady, NY, USA for design and analysis of electric machinery."

1992 - THOMAS HERBERT BARTON "For the practical application of the generalized
University of Calgary theory of electrical machines to A.C. and D.C.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada drives."

1991 - MICHEL E. POLOUJADOFF "For contributions to the theory of electrical

University Pierre et Marie Curie machinery and its application to linear induction
Paris, France motors."

1990 - GORDON R. SLEMON “For application of modeling in electric power

University of Toronto equipment and technical leadership in power
Toronto, Ontario, Canada education."

1989 - DIETRICH R. LAMBRECHT "For leadership and contributions to advances in

Siemens AG large turbine generator design, construction, and
Ruhr, West Germany application."
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1988 - EDWARD I. KING "For contributions to computer-aided analysis

Westinghouse Electric Corp. and design of large rotating machinery."
Orlando, FL, USA

1987 - J. COLEMAN WHITE "For contributions to the research, development,

Electric Power Research Institute and design of ac and dc rotating machines."
Palo Alto, CA, USA

1986 - ERIC R. LAITHWAITE "For contributions to the development and

Imperial College of Science & Tech. understanding of electric machines and
London, England especially of the linear induction motor."

1985 - EUGENE C. WHITNEY "For outstanding contributions to the

Westinghouse Electric Corp. development, design, and construction of large
Pittsburgh, PA, USA rotating electric machinery."

1984 - HERBERT H. WOODSON "For contributions to power generation

University of Texas technology particularly in superconducting
Austin, TX, USA generators and magnetohydrodynamic
generators."
1983 - NO AWARD

1982 - SAKAE YAMAMURA "For contributions to the theory of linear induction

University of Tokyo motors and the development of magnetic
Tokyo, Japan levitation of track vehicles."

1981 - DEAN B. HARRINGTON "For contributions to the design, development

General Electric Co. and performance analysis of large steam turbine-
Schenectady, NY, USA generators."

1980 - PHILIP H. TRICKY "For advancement in the development and

Duke University application of Tesla's theories through precise
Durham, NC, USA designs of small induction machines."

1979 - JOHN W. BATCHELOR "For contributions to the design of large turbine

Westinghouse Electric Corp. driven generators and the development
East Pittsburgh, PA, USA of related international standards."

1978 - CHARLES H. HOLLEY "For contributions to the evolution of turbine

General Electric Co. generator designs with achievement in
Schenectady, NY, USA performance and reliability."

1977 - CYRIL G. VEINOTT "For his leadership in development and

University of Missouri application of small induction motors."
Rolla, MO, USA

1976 - LEON T. ROSENBERG "For his half-century of development and design

Allis-Chalmers Power System Inc. of large steam turbine driven generators
West Allis, WI and his important contributions to literature."

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