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Prof. em. Dr. Johann Kolar was elected into the 2024 Class of Fellows by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
The National Academy of Inventors announced the election of exceptional inventors into the 2024 Class of Fellows. The NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
Prof. em. Dr. Johann Kolar receives IEEE Medal in Power Engineering
Prof. em. Dr. Johann Kolar has been awarded the IEEE Medal in Power Engineering 2025 sponsored by the IEEE Industry Applications, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics, and Power & Energy Societies.
First-place Prize Paper Award for 2023 in Open Journal of Power Electronics
It is our pleasure to announce that the Editorial Board of the IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics (OJPEL) has awarded the paper entitled “Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Based Fast and Accurate Inductor Modeling and Design” (authors: Dr. Thomas Guillod, Dr. Pantelis Papamanolis, Prof. em. Dr. Johann W. Kolar) with the First-place Prize Paper Award for 2023.
First Prize Paper of the Year 2023
We are pleased to announce that the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (TPEL) has selected the paper entitled “100 kHz Large-Signal Bandwidth GaN-Based 10 kVA Class-D Power Amplifier With 4.8 MHz Switching Frequency” (author: Dr. Pascal Niklaus et al.) as the FIRST PRIZE PAPER of the year 2023.
JESTIE Outstanding Paper Award 2023
It is our pleasure to announce that the Editorial Board of the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics (JESTIE) has awarded the paper entitled “Design and Realization of a Highly-Compact Tubular Linear Actuator for a Novel Total Artificial Heart” (author: Dr. Rosario Giuffrida et al.) with the Outstanding Paper Award for 2023.