IEEE Canada announces the Phoivos Ziogas Electric Power Medal

On May 14, 2018, in a ceremony in Quebec City, the Canadian arm of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Canada) awarded, for the first time, the Phoivos Ziogas Electric Power Medal to recognize outstanding Canadian engineers who have made important contributions to the field of electric power engineering.

Phoivos Ziogas was a professor in Concordia University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 1978 to 1992; where he also served as department chair. Ziogas was an internationally acclaimed researcher in high power converter topologies and control theory. Much of his work was done in collaboration with industry including Northern Telecom and Inverpower Controls. A Fellow of the IEEE, he contributed extensively to the organization, serving as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.

The first recipient of the award is Ambrish Chandra, a professor Electrical Engineering at Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS). Chandra’s research has contributed to advancement of new theory and control algorithms in the integration of renewable energy sources to distribution systems with improved power quality features; and power quality improvement in distribution systems.

The award was created during the tenure of Amir Aghdam, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Postdoctoral Studies with the School of Graduate Studies, as President of IEEE Canada.

“I am proud to shed light on the contributions of Dr. Ziogas in celebration of those that continue to make significant advances in our field,” says Aghdam.

Read about Phoivos Ziogas’ scientific contributions to the field of electric power.