Awards/Achievements

  1. Dy-Editor in Chief (EiC), IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (JESTPE), 2025-2027
  2. Highlighted letter for the November 2024 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2024
  3. Robert Uyetani Professor of Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, 2024
  4. Cover Featured Article for the December 2023 issue of IEEE Power Electronics Magazine, 2023. (Cover Page)
  5. UIC Distinguished Professor, University of Illinois Chicago, 2023
  6. IEEE Power & Energy Society’s Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award, 2023
  7. Graduate Mentoring Award, University of Illinois Chicago, 2023
  8. One of the 2 highlighted letters for the June 2023 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Issue (Paper Link)
  9. Featured Article for the June 2023 issue of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2023 (Cover Page)
  10. Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), 2022
  11. Prize Paper Award, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2022 (Award Certificate Link)
  12. One of the 2 highlighted letters for the June 2022 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Issue (Paper Link)
  13. Honoring Our Professors’ Excellence (HOPE) Award, University of Illinois Chicago, 2021
  14. Regional Distinguished Lecturer for the US Region, IEEE Power Electronics Society, 2021-2024
  15. Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
  16. Distinguished Researcher of the Year Award in Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago, 2020
  17. Editor at Large, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2019-2024
  18. One of the 2 highlighted transaction papers for the May 2018 IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Issue (Paper Link)
  19. Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), 2016-2019 (Video Link)
  20. Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016
  21. Best Paper Presentation, respectively, at IEEE APEC, IEEE IECON, and IEEE IECON, 2015, 2012, 2003
  22. Inventor of the Year Award, University of Illinois Chicago (awarded to only 1 recipient each year), 2014 (award ceremony pictures) (UIC News)
  23. University Scholar Award (highest award of the university), University of Illinois (sole engineering recipient in all 3 campuses), 2013 (letter) (award ceremony picture)
  24. Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Power Electronics and Distributed Generation, 2013
  25. Teaching Recognition Program (TRP) Award, Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University of Illinois, Chicago, 2011
  26. Certificate of Recognition from the IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics for Outstanding Contribution as an Associate Editor to elevate the ranking of the transaction to number one in terms of impact factor, 2009
  27. Faculty Research Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activities at University of Illinois at Chicago, 2008, 2006
  28. Outstanding Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking, 2007
  29. IEEE International Future Energy Challenge Award – first among U.S. universities, 2005
  30. Young Investigator Award, Office of Naval Research, 2005 (One of the most prestigious awards for a tenure-track professor n USA)
  31. CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2003 (One of the most prestigious awards for a tenure-track professor n USA)
  32. Prize Paper Award, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2002
  33. Received ~60 sponsored projects – PI in majority of them, 2001-to date
  34. Olympiad Award for outstanding performance in mathematics, Math. Society of India, 1984
  35. National Merit Scholar (ranked 9th out of 250,000 students), India, 1983