Event Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities 
Each year, we are proud to highlight leading society members and industry principals for their notable contributions to the power and energy industry through the following distinct honors and awards. Individuals from all 10 Regions have been recognized for their contributions.
Join us in celebrating the 2025 IEEE PES Awards recipients at the 2025 IEEE PES General Meeting on Tuesday, July 29th, at 7 p.m. in Austin, Texas, USA. The awards gala tickets can be purchased here. Check out highlights from the 2024 IEEE PES Awards Gala.
2025 IEEE PES Award Recipients
| Award | Awardee | Citation |
| IEEE PES Award for Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering | Curtis Wayne Carr | For sustained contributions to the advancement of innovative engineering tools for electric power distribution system analysis |
| IEEE PES Charles Concordia Power Systems Engineering Award | Ali Abur | For contributions to power system state and network model estimation |
| IEEE PES CSEE Yu-Hsiu Ku Electrical Engineering Award | Daozhi Xia | For contributions and achievements in power systems stability analysis, power systems control methods, and harmonics power flow theory |
| IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award | Mohammad Nasir Uddin | For contributions to the development and application of control techniques for AC motor drives |
| IEEE PES Douglas M. Staszesky Distribution Automation Award | Joydeep Mitra | For contributions to reliability, protection, and control of microgrids and active distribution systems |
| IEEE PES/IAS A. P. Seethapathy Rural Electrification Excellence Award | Manish R. Murudkar | For technical leadership and contribution to engineering advances that create resilient rural electric grids nationwide through clean energy initiatives |
| IEEE PES Leadership in Power Award | Luiz Barroso | For leadership in power and energy systems through research, policy, markets, and regulatory contributions |
| IEEE PES Lifetime Achievement Award | Anjan Bose | For sustained pioneering contributions to automation and control of power grid operations, training, and education |
| IEEE PES Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award | Juan Carlos Balda | For contributions to the design and prototyping of power converters based on silicon carbide semiconductors and to the development of high-power testing capabilities |
| IEEE PES Nari Hingorani FACTS Award | Xiao-Ping Zhang | For contributions to modelling and design of FACTS Controllers in AC and DC transmission systems |
| IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award | Yi Wang | For contributions to data analytics and forecasting in smart distribution grids |
| IEEE PES Patrick P. Ryan Meritorious Service Award | Meliha Selak | For contributions and leadership in global technical and educational activities and membership growth of PES in Chapters, the Governing Board, Technical Committees, and the Distinguished Lecturer Program |
| IEEE PES Peter W. Sauer Outstanding Power Engineering Educator - Graduate | Mladen Kezunovic | For innovations in protective relaying education |
| IEEE PES Peter W. Sauer Outstanding Power Engineering Educator - Undergraduate | Anurag K. Srivastava | For contributions to education and mentoring in power systems resiliency |
| IEEE PES Prabha S. Kundur Power System Dynamics and Control Award | Bikash C. Pal | For contribution to robust control and estimation of power systems |
| IEEE PES Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award | Claudio Cañizares | For outstanding contributions to microgrid operation and control in the context of renewable energy systems integration and energy access for remote Indigenous communities |
| IEEE PES Robert Noberini Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Professionalism Award | Clinton J. Andrews | For contributions and leadership to IEEE and PES professional activities in support of Energy Policy, Environmental Planning, Industrial Ecology, Sustainability, and Social Implications of Technology |
| IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award | Mahmoud Fotuhi-Firuzabad | For contributions to methods, algorithms, and solutions for assessment and enhancement of reliability, resilience, and operational efficiency of electric power delivery systems under uncertainty |
| IEEE PES Uno Lamm HVDC Award | Ying Jiang Hafner | For contributions and dedication to applications and advancements of voltage-sourced converters, enabling HVDC as a technology of choice for renewable integration and supporting the global energy transition |
| IEEE PES Wanda Reder Pioneer in Power Award | Lingling Fan | For leadership in technical innovations of power grid stability analysis and dedicated services to IEEE PES publications and education |
| PES Prize Paper Award | Authors: Can Huang, Qinran Hu, Linwei Sang, Donald D. Lucas, Robin Wong, Bin Wang, Wanshi Hong, Mengqi Yao, Vaibhav Donde | “A Review of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) for Wildfire Mitigation: Policies, Practices, Models and Data Sources” Publication Data: IEEE Transactions on Energy Markets, Policy and Regulation, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 187-197, Sept. 2023 |
| PES Prize Paper Award | Authors: Aleksandar M. Stankovic, Kevin L. Tomsovic, Ian Dobson, Ninel Cukalevski, James A. Kavicky, Victor Levi Frederic D. Petit, Giovanni Sansavini , Fabrizio De Caro , Martin Braun , Joseph Eto, Blair Fink, Christian Hachmann , Joe H. Chow, , David Hill , Chen-Ching Liu , Lamine Mili , Rodrigo Moreno , Chuanyi Ji , Mathaios Panteli , Chanan Singh, Yin Xu , Anurag K. Srivastava , and Shijia Zhao | “Methods for Analysis and Quantification of Power System Resilience” Publication Data: IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 4774-4786, Sept. 2023 |
| PES Working Group Recognition Award for Outstanding Technical Report | Chair: Antonello Monti Vice-Chair: Ryan Quint Secretary: Deepak Ramasubramanian Contributors: Ahda Pavani, Alexandra Cameron Karpilow, Ali Mehrizi-Sani, Alvaro Ortega Manjavacas, Amar Ramapuram, Anderson Hoke, Antonello Monti, Babak Badrzadeh, Costas Vournas, Deepak Ramasubramanian, Federico Milano, Giovanni De Carne, Graham Dudgeon, Ilhan Kocar, Joe Chow, Jose Daniel Lara, Juan Sanchez-Gasca, Koji Yamashita, Lingling Fan, Mariko Shirazi, Mario Paolone, Nilesh Modi, Pouyan Pourbeik, Renan Furlaneto, Rodrigo Henriquez-Auba, Ryan Quint, Shruti Dwarkanath Rao, Shuan Dong, Siby Jose Plathottam, and Xiaoyu Wang. | PES-TR113, Simulation methods, models, and analysis techniques to represent the behavior of bulk power system connected inverter-based resources - Prepared by the: IEEE PES Power System Dynamic Performance Committee, Published: Sept 2023 |
| PES Work Group Recognition Award for Outstanding Standard or Guide | Chair: Marc Lacroix Vice-Chair: Eric Thibodeau Contributors: Jay Anderson, Arijit Kumar Bose, Mike Dood, Herb Falk, James Formea, Steffen Fries, Didier Giarratano, Shane Haveron, Dennis Holstein, Mario Jardim, Anthony Johnson, Steven Kunsman, Jason Lombardo, Johan Malmstrom, Steve Mark, Aaron Martin, Ryan Newell, Craig Preuss, Harsh Vardhan, and Nathan Wallace. | IEEE 1686, IEEE Standard for Intelligent Electronic Devices Cybersecurity Capabilities - Developed by the: IEEE PES Power System Communications and Cybersecurity Committee, Standards Board Approval: 8 Nov 2022 |
The recipients for the following will be announced shortly.
- IEEE PES Frank Lambert Outstanding Chapter Awards (Large Chapter Category)
- IEEE PES Frank Lambert Outstanding Chapter Awards (Medium Chapter Category)
- IEEE PES Frank Lambert Outstanding Chapter Awards (Small Chapter Category)
Note that the IEEE PES individual award pages will be updated with the 2025 recipients’ details once they are received.