IEEE Power Electronics Magazine - September 2021 - 6

and head of the Power Electronics
and Electromagnetic Compatibility
(EMC) group at the University of
Twente, The Netherlands, Prof. Jan
Abraham (Braham) Ferreira passed
away at the age of 62. PELS pays tribute
to Braham in the " In Memoriam "
column. In the " Happenings " column
" October is Energy Awareness Month:
How Did You Celebrate? " Brian Zahnstecher
attempts to educate the readers
on the importance of observing
energy efficiency day in October. Likewise,
the " Women in Engineering "
(WiE) column presents a fireside chat
with Duy-Loan Le, former Senior Fellow
at Texas Instruments (TI). In the
WiE hosted PELS webinar moderated
by Lauren E. Kegley, Duy-Loan shares
insight and wisdom from her decades
long career.
In the " Expert View " column " Achieving
Higher Power Density with Good
Old Si MOSFETs " Phil Davies highlights
the role of silicon transistors
in designing cutting-edge high power
density, high efficiency dc-dc converters.
According to Davies, clever combination
of advanced topologies and power
architectures can enable good old
silicon to deliver highest performance
at high power and high frequencies.
Furthermore, in the " Entrepreneur
Viewpoint " " Academic Entrepreneurship:
The NSF I-Corps Program-Case
Study Part II " Prof. Issa Batarseh
shares his team's experience and
the lessons learned by participating
in the National Science Foundation
sponsored I-Corps program. In eight
weeks spent in the program, the author
established his third spin-off
company offering ebooks. Likewise,
in the " Member and Industry Profile "
column " My Golden Journey as a
Professional Engineer, " Pierre Thollot
shares decades of experience in power
electronics and the industry. By the
way, Thollot is the past president of
PELS. Lastly, Bob White's " White Hot "
column focuses on automating magnetics
design. " Society News brings activities
from PELS Chapters around the
world, including IEEE PELS Students'
and Young Professionals' Symposium
and PELS Day celebrations around the
world. Finally, the " Event Calendar "
provides a year's listing of conferences
and workshops.
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