SIUE’s Wang Accepts IEEE Outstanding Educator Award
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Professor Xin Wang, PhD, has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) St. Louis Section 2019 Outstanding Educator Award. Wang, an associate professor in the SIUE School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, accepted the honor at the IEEE Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Engineer’s Club of St. Louis.
The Outstanding Educator Award is presented to IEEE members who motivate students to research, study and get involved in engineering topics and technologies, and those who encourage students to pursue careers in the engineering field. This award recognizes the superlative research and education contributions that Wang has brought to the SIUE community.
“I was overwhelmed when I heard that I was going to receive the outstanding educator award,” Wang said. “I am fortunate enough to work with my wonderful colleagues at the SIUE Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. I could not have obtained this award without the great help and support from my colleagues. I am also very thankful to my previous students.”
One of Wang’s projects, “Ushering in the Smart and Autonomous Power Converters for Utility Power Grid,” proposes an innovative method of designing power converters. The newly designed power converters will keep the power grid stable even when power is coming from solar, wind and other forms of distributed power generation resources, which directly connect to the grid through a converter.
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Photo: Xin Wang, associate professor in the SIUE School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
