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Ontario, Canada. She has received a
number of awards, including first place
at the IEEE PES Student Poster Contest
in 1999,
the EPRI Award Innovators
and Technology Award for contributions
to the FACTS technology in 2002,
and the U.S. National Committee of
CIGRE Recognition Awards for noteworthy
CIGRE technical papers in
2002 and 2006.
IEEE Activities and
Accomplishments
Edvina joined the IEEE Power & Energy
Society in 1996 as a graduate student
to publish her first IEEE transactions article
on HVdc. In 1999, Edvina obtained
her first industry job and switched from
an IEEE PES student to a professional
member. She started actively volunteering
for PES in 2008, first as Region 4
representative (2008-2011), followed
by Region 1 representative (2012-2016).
During that period, she boosted Region 1
professional Chapter activities by more
than 50%.
Edvina was an active contributor
to the PES Scholarship Plus award
(2011-2016), participating in the Steering
Committee work and as the chair
of Region 1 Selection Committee
(2011-2015).
In 2016, Edvina accepted the role
of PES vice president Education and
began her most productive period
as a PES volunteer. She took care of
the existing PES student scholarships
and helped establish the PES Outstanding
Student Scholarship by creating
an international selection committee
of esteemed professors around
the globe.
Her major accomplishment was
the conception and formation of PES
University, an online site that offers
continuous education products for PES
members. In a short period of time, PES
University has become a go-to site for
educational webinars and tutorials.
To drive this growth, Edvina formed
the New Product Development organization
with a mix of new and veteran
PES members.
She has initiated the first PES HighSchool
initiative in 2018, when for the
98
ieee power & energy magazine
first time, the high-school students are
invited to present a project, visit T&D
Exhibition hall, and learn about power
industry.
Edvina is an active member of:
✔ IEEE PES Long-Range Planning
Committee member (2014-
2021)
✔ Editorial board member, IEEE
Power & Energy Magazine
(2016-2021)
✔ IEEE PES Technical Committee
Program Chairs member (2016-
2021)
✔ Global Power System Transformation
Consortium-Workforce
Development Pillar group
(2020-2021).
Statement
Due to COVID-19 and software advancements,
online education is becoming
the norm. PES must follow that
path by providing relevant information
in expertly prepared educational
materials. The PES online courses, papers,
webinars, and tutorials should
be aggressively expanded to provide
Continuing Education Units
(CEUs)
worldwide. The PES CEUs have a potential
to become globally recognized
and accredited for power and energy
industry professional development and
training activities. In short, the PES online
platform for continuing education
should be an active place for PES members
who are continuing their education
and earning credits.
Due to the current health crisis,
most professional meetings, even
conferences, are performed virtually.
The present practice can be used to
bring together geographically distant
PES members to PES committees,
technical groups, and diversify the
current volunteering PES workforce
even further.
I will work hard to provide leadership
and strategic direction to increase
access and inclusion through virtual
events and by making the PES University/PES
Resource Center the " go-to "
places to seek continuing education and
earn professional credits that are recognized
worldwide.
Candidates for Secretary
Sri Niwas Singh
Sri Niwas Singh,
a professor in the
Department of Electrical
Engineering,
Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT),
Kanpur, India, has
been teaching and conducting research in
power systems areas. He has eight years
of industrial experience and more than
24 years of academic experience at Hong
Kong Polytechnic University, AIT Bangkok,
DTU Denmark, and IITs. He has
worked in various administrative capacities,
such as vice chancellor, head of the
department, chair, and Board of Governors
member, among others. He has received
several awards, including the
INAE Young Engineer Award (2000),
CBIP Engineer Award (1996), Humboldt
Fellowship of Germany (2005 and
2007), INAE Outstanding Teacher Award
(2016), and NPSC 2020 Academic Excellence
Award. He has supervised 31
Ph.D. students and 42 master's degree
theses, written 23 book chapters, six
edited books, and two textbooks. He
has conducted several national/international
projects and published more
than 510 research papers in various
international journals/conferences
(h-index = 51; >10,000 citations). He is
FIEEE (U.S.A.), FIET (U.K.), FNAE,
FIE(I), and FIETE.
IEEE Activities and
Accomplishments
✔ IEEE positions
* Treasurer, IEEE Uttar Pradesh
(UP) Section (2005)
* Vice-chairman, IEEE UP Section
(2011-2012)
* Chai rman, IEEE PES/IAS
Chapter, IEEE UP Section
(2012-2013)
* Chairman, IEEE UP Section
(2013-2014)
* Administrator, IEEE Online
Communities (2006-2016)
* IEEE Region 10 Conference
and Technical Seminar coordinator
(2015-2018)
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