Since its founding in 1981, WEMPEC has become a global hub for excellence that continues to make pioneering contributions to research, education, and professional service in our field of electric machines, power electronics, and drives. …
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In Memory of Prof. Tom Lipo
1938 – 2020 by Prof. Tom Jahns Thomas A. Lipo, our esteemed faculty colleague, passed away on May 8, 2020, after a battle with cancer. Tom was a pioneer in the field of electrical machines, …
IEEE Journal Special Issue Commemorating WEMPEC 40th
Call for papers! The Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC) was founded in 1981 by Professors Donald Novotny and Thomas Lipo at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During its history of 40 years, it …
Prof. Jahns named Hilldale Award Winner!
The Hilldale Award is UW-Madison’s highest honor on-campus for Research, Teaching, and Service. It is given annually to only 4 faculty members, one each from Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Biological Sciences. …
Call for Papers on Magnetically Levitated Motor Systems
Prof. Eric Severson is co-organizing a special section for IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. Please click on the Post for details.
Prof. Ludois’s “Wednesday Night at the Lab” talks on PBS about Future Electric Machines
Prof. Ludois, discusses the challenges wind turbines and robots pose to magnetic machine technology and ways to meet the needs for electric machines in the future. Could electrostatic machines be the solution?
Prof. Severson Receives NSF CAREER Award!
Congratulations to Prof. Eric Severson for achieving this significant milestone!! The objective of this research is to overcome fundamental challenges of both conventional motor bearings and magnetic bearings. While today’s electric motors utilize and control …
New Text Book Published!
We are glad to share news about the publication of the text book ‘Feedback Amplifiers: Design Oriented Analysis’, coauthored by Prof Hitchon and Prof. Giri Venkataramanan. Many in the power electronics community are familiar with …
In Memory of Prof. Bob Lorenz
1946 – 2019 Delivered at the Celebration of Life Service at Covenant Presbyterian Church Madison, WI, February 9, 2019 by Prof. Tom Jahns How does one find the right words to capture the essence of …
Prof. Bulent Sarlioglu appointed as a Distinguished Lecturer
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) selected Prof. Bulent Sarlioglu for a prestigious appointment as a Distinguished Lecturer. The honor provides opportunities for researchers at the tops of their disciplines to travel and give …