Dr. Bimal K. Bose (Life Fellow, IEEE) is currently an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. He was Endowed Chair
Professor (Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics) at the University of Tennessee from 1987 until
2003, where he was responsible to organize power electronics education and research program. Concurrently,
he was the Distinguished Scientist (1990-1992) and the Chief Scientist (1987-1989) of EPRI (Electric Power
Research Institute) Power Electronics Applications Center (PEAC) in Knoxville, TN, USA. Prior to that, he was a
Research Engineer in General Electric Corporate Research and Development (GE-CRD) (now GE Global
Research Center), Schenectady, NY, USA for 11 years (1976 -1987). From 1971 to 1976, he was an Associate
Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
He is a pioneer in power electronics for his many research contributions that include high frequency link
power conversion, advanced control techniques by microcomputers, invention of transistor ac power switch
for matrix converters, adaptive hysteresis-band current control, artificial intelligence applications in power
electronics, etc.
He has authored/edited eight books in Power Electronics: Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems
and Smart Grid (Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE Press/Wiley, 2019), Power Electronics and Motor Drives – Advances
and Trends (New York, NY, USA: Academic Press, 2006), Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives (Englewood
Cliffs, NJ, USA: Prentice-Hall, 2001), Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives (Piscataway, NJ, USA:
IEEE Press/Wiley,1997), Modern Power Electronics (Piscataway, NJ, USA, IEEE Press, 1992), Microcomputer
Control of Power Electronics and Drives (Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE Press, 1987), Power Electronics and AC
Drives (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA: Prentice-Hall, 1986) Power Electronics and AC Drive Systems (Piscataway, NJ,
USA: IEEE Press, 1982). He holds 21 U. S. Patents.
Dr. Bose received the IEEE Power Electronics Society Newell Award (2005), the IEEE Millennium Medal
(2000), the IEEE Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education (1997), the IEEE Lamme Gold Medal
(1996), the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Dr. Eugene Mittellmann Achievement Award (for lifetime
achievement) (1994), the IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer Award (1994), the Industry Applications Society
Outstanding Achievement Award (1993), the GE Silver Patent Medal (1986), the GE Publication Award (1985),
Calcutta University Mouat Gold Medal (1970), and Honoray Professorship of Shanghai University, China;
University of Mining and Technology, X’an Mining Institute, and Huazhong University of Science and
Technology. He also received the IIEST Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award (2018), the IIEST
Distinguished Alumnus Award (2006), the D. Sc. Degree (Honoris Causa) from IIEST (2013), Distinguished
Lecturership of IAS and IES, and a number of prize paper awards. He is an elected member of the U. S.
National Academy of Engineering. The IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine published a special issue (June
2009) “Honoring Bimal Bose and celebrating His Contributions in Power Electronics”. The IES Dr. Bimal Bose
Energy Systems Award was established in 2014, which was funded by the IEEE Foundation and the IEEE IE
Society.