IEEE Annual Election - Division VII Candidates (Energy and Power Engineering)

MOHAMED E. EL-HAWARY
(Nominated by Petition)

Professor
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.moelhawary.com

Dr. El-Hawary received his Bachelor’s from University of Alexandria, and Ph.D. degree from the University of Alberta, all in EE. He served on faculty at Memorial University of Newfoundland, COPPE at the Federal University of Rio de Janiero and the University of Alexandria. His work in computational solutions for economic operation of power systems including hydro-thermal systems, and applying computational intelligence techniques to power system operational problems is frequently referred to by users, and is documented in ten textbooks and research monographs and more than 300 research articles.

He is IEEE Press Power Engineering Series Editor, and Founding Editor, Power Letters of PES. He is Associate Editor for the three major Electric Machines and Power Systems' Journals, and Editor, Electrical Power Engineering, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. He is an IEEE Life Fellow, and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Engineers Canada and the Engineering Institute of Canada.

IEEE Accomplishments –

• I helped make IEEE Press books older than three years a free IEEE membership benefit.
• I contributed to the 2003 IEEE Board of Directors decision to add the category of industrial and practical contributions to the IEEE Fellow evaluation process.
• I proposed to PES Governing Board creation of the Power Engineering Letters, and was Founding Editor (1998-2004,) establishing its operational foundation framework. As Chair of PES Life Long Learning Committee, established a framework for a cutting-edge program of tutorials.
• The Power Engineering Series of IEEE Press is recognized as the premier book publishing program world-wide. As Editor-in-Chief, I developed overall policy, acquisition philosophy and author recruitment for power engineering books.
• As 2004-2005 Secretary of IEEE, provided leadership streamlining IEEE documents to achieve consistency and clarity. As Region 7 Past Director, I crafted the Region Bylaws to reflect the new Governance model approved late in 2004.
• As 2002-2003 Director of Region 7, formalized the IEEE Canada Web site as a major unifying instrument for the Region. I created a tradition visiting more than 70% of the Sections in the region, and led Anniversary Celebrations, such as Region 7, and Toronto Section Centennial, and the Winnipeg Section 50th Anniversary.

Statement – I place my experience and insights at your service to further our growth, and respond to challenges created by a changing industry.

• To familiarize IEEE leaders and community of the relevance of the work of PES volunteers responding to industry’s needs.
• To remove barriers between PES and other IEEE entities to maximize benefits to members.
• Enhance IEEE relevance to industrial partners, by responding to members’ lifelong growth needs by creating opportunities to meet the challenges facing the PES community.
• Create educational and professional activities assisting younger and transitioning members to meet needs of an evolving industry.
• Offer skill sharpening services to enhance students’ competitiveness.
• Actively promote and assist IEEE Fellow grade recognition for PES industry members.
• Promote an annual congress of Power and Energy that acts as an umbrella for conferences hosted by IEEE societies engaged in our business.
• As Regional Director I reached out to our Sections. With PES leaders will reach out to Chapters to further our understanding of your needs.

I am honored to serve.

IEEE Activities – (S’68-M’72-SM’76-F’90-LF’09) OFFICES: Board of Directors, 2002-03, 2004-05. Secretary, 2004-05. Executive Committee, 2004-05. COMMITTEES/BOARDS: IEEE Fellow Committee Member, 2008-10. EAB Editorial Board for Engineering, Technology and Computing Portals Member, 2008. Documents Working Group Member, 2004-05. Trust and Communications Member, 2003. Admission & Advancement Committee Member, 1998-2000. Meetings and Services Committee Member, 1997-2001. Technical Activities Board, Board Member, 2000. Regional Activities Board Representative, 2000. Professional Interest in Technical Access, 2006. Publication Services and Products Board Member, 2005-07. Member-at-Large, 2008-10, 2006-07. TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee, 2009-10. IEEE Press Board Member, 1994-2006. Editor-in-Chief, 2004-07. Power Engineering Series, Editor-in-Chief, 1999-2010. Understanding Science and Technology Series, Editor-in-Chief, 1996-99. Awards Board: Honorary Membership Committee Member, 2007-08; Board Member, 1997-2002. Prize Paper/Scholarship Awards Chair, 1997-2001. Prize Papers Committee Member, 1997-2001. Member and Geographic Activities Board, Sections Congress Program Chair, 2008. Regional Activities Board: Sections Congress Program Chair, 2005-07; Board Member, 2002-04. Awards & Recognition Committee: Chair, 2001; Member, 2002-03. Regional Conferences Committee Chair, 2001. Women in Engineering Committee, PSPB Liaison, 2008-09. REGION: Region 7: Awards and Recognitions Committee: Member, 2007-08; Chair, 1994-98; Sections Congress Coordinator, 2006; Past Regional Director, 2004-05; Regional Director, 2002-03; Vice Chair, 2000-01; Director-Elect, 2000-01; Publications Committee Chair, 1999-2000; Student Activities Vice Chair, 1987-90; Canadian Electrical Engineering Journal, Associate Editor, 1986-92. COUNCIL: Eastern Canada Council Awards Chair, 1979-82. SECTION: Canadian Atlantic Section, Life Member Affinity Group, 2010. STUDENT BRANCH: Dalhousie University Student Branch Councilor, 2009-10; Awards Committee Chair, 2008-09; Technical Activities Committee Chair, 2001-06; Student Activities Committee, Chair and Student Counselor, 1983-87. Newfoundland and Labrador Section: Chair, 1979-80; Vice Chair, 1977-79; Newsletter Editor, 1975-79; Secretary, 1975-77. SOCIETIES: Power Engineering Society (PES): System Operations Committee Chair, 2005-06; Vice Chair, 2003-04; Secretary, 2001-02; Technical Conference Papers Coordinator, 2003-04; Chapters Representative, 1992-2002; Power Letters, Founding Editor, 1998-2003; Awards Committee Member, 1992-2002; Long Life Learning Sub-Committee Chair, 1996-2001; Education Committee Member, 1986-2007; Operating Economics Sub-Committee Chair, 1994-2001; Computer and Analytical Methods Sub-Committee Secretary, 1986-91. Control Systems Society (CSS): Newsletter Associate Editor, 1975-79. CONFERENCES: IEEE Canada Electric Power and Energy Conference, General Chair, 2010. Systems, Man and Cybernetics Conference (SMC), Conference and Meetings Committee, General Chair, 2005-07, 1984. Large Engineering Systems Conference on Power Engineering (LESCOPE), General Chair, 1998-2000. Technical Program Committee, Chair, 2000-07. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE/CCGEI), General Chair, 2000. Technical Program Committee, Chair, 1994. REPRESENTATIVES: Conferences Committee, Regional Activities Representative, 2000. Editorial Board of IEEE/OUP Encyclopedia of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Member, 1997-2000. AWARDS: IEEE Canada, W. S. Read Service Award, 2010. EAB Meritorious Achievement Award, 1999. Power Engineering Educator of the Year, 1999. IEEE Canada General A.G.L McNaughton Gold Medal, 1999. IEEE Fellow, 1990.
 

SAIFUR RAHMAN
(Nominated by IEEE Division VII)

Joseph R. Loring Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Virginia Tech
Arlington, Virginia, USA
www.saifurrahman.org

Dr. Saifur Rahman is the Joseph R. Loring professor of electrical and computer engineering and the founding director of the Advanced Research Institute at Virginia Tech. He is an IEEE Fellow, PES distinguished lecturer and editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech. He served for three years as program director in the Engineering Directorate at the US National Science Foundation. He was a research scientist at the Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan, for one year. He also worked for Progress Energy in North Carolina and the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. He has consulted for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Development Program. In 2006 he served as vice president of the IEEE Publications, Products & Services Board. He is currently the IEEE Power & Energy Society vice president for New Initiatives and Outreach.

IEEE Accomplishments – As the chair of the IEEE TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee, I have helped to streamline the IEEE product offerings. For example, IEEE Xplore now has various content offerings like IEEE Electronic Library (IEL), the IBM Journal, the Physics (API) journal, and options for IEEE to market and sell publications from highly regarded professional societies. Previously, as the chair of the TAB Periodicals Committee (2004-05) I organized the new periodical proposal review process into a two-phase process. This allowed the conceptual, technical and business models to be reviewed separately for the society/councils to carefully examine the relevance, overlap and sponsorship issues. In 2001-03 when I was the vice president for publications of the IEEE Power and Energy Society, I introduced the 90/90 metric which targeted reviewing 90% of the papers within 90 days. This cut down the backlog of papers waiting for decisions from years to months. As the current vice president for New Initiatives and Outreach for PES, I have attracted several international conferences to be technically or financially cosponsored by our society. This has allowed for more international visibility for the society thus helping to increase its membership, and breadth and depth of the content the society offers.

Statement – IEEE, as a global organization, provides platforms for knowledge development and knowledge sharing among members of the academia, industry and government. As Division VII Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, I will work with division and region directors and the IEEE Board of Directors to develop business models for educational and training products for new systems and technologies in smart grid, and power and energy systems. Products will include tutorial materials, webinars, learning modules and technical papers to benefit IEEE members and the broader technical community. Since the mid-90s, I have served as major committee chairs on three IEEE boards, namely Education Activities (EAB), Technical Activities (TAB) and Publication Services and Products (PSPB). In 2006, I served as the chair of the IEEE Publications, Products & Services Board, and a member of the IEEE Board of Directors. Since 2007, I have been serving as the chair of the TAB/PSPB Products and Services Committee. Currently I am also serving as the vice president for New Initiatives and Outreach for IEEE PES, and a member of this society’s governing board.

IEEE Activities – (S’74-M’78-SM’83-F’98) OFFICE: Board of Directors, 2006. COMMITTEES/BOARDS: IEEE Nominations and Appointments Committee Member, 2009. IEEE 125th Anniversary Ad Hoc Committee Member, 2008-09. IEEE Strategic Planning Committee Member, 2006. IEEE Marketing and Sales Committee Member, 2007-10. Technical Activities Board (TAB): TAB Finance Committee Member, 2007-10, 2004-05; TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee Chair, 2007-10; TAB Periodicals Committee Chair, 2004-05. Educational Activities Board (EAB): EAB Member, 2002; Life Long Learning Council Chair, 2002; EAB Finance Committee Member-at-Large, 2002; EAB Continuing Professional Education Committee Chair, 2002. IEEE-USA: IEEE-USA Energy Policy Committee Member-at-Large, 2004-10. Publication Services and Products Board (PSPB): Vice President, 2006; Chair, 2006; Vice Chair, 2010, 2004-05; Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2010; PSPB Finance Committee, Member, 2006-10. PSPB Operating Committee: Chair, 2006; Member, 2007-10, 2004-05. PSPB Strategic Planning Committee: Chair, 2006; Member, 2007-10, 2004-05. PSPB Nominations and Appointments Committee Chair, 2009. PSPB/TAB Electronic Products and Services Committee Chair, 2007-08. SOCIETY: Power & Energy Society (PES): Vice President – New Initiatives/Outreach, 2008-10; Vice President – Technical Information Services, 1999-2003. COUNCIL: IEEE Sensors Council, Member, 2000. SECTION: Virginia Mountain Section: Section Chair, 1986-88; Vice Chair, 1984-85. REPRESENTATIVES: TAB Representative to PSPB, 2007, 2005. Sensors Society Representative to IEEE Power Engineering Society, 2001-03. The Proceedings of the IEEE, TAB Periodicals Committee Standing Committee Representative, 2003.
 

CHERYL (CHERI) A. WARREN
(Nominated by IEEE Division VII)

Chief of Staff to CEO
National Grid
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
www.cherylawarren.com/ieee/index.htm

Cheri Warren holds a BSEE (’87) and MSE (’90) from Union College. She has worked at GE, Central Hudson Gas and Electric, Power Technologies, Inc., Navigant Consulting and National Grid. She has over 20 years of experience and is known for her ability to create real and lasting change. Her core strengths reach far beyond her top technical talent into staff motivation and clarification of complex issues that result in a high performance environment. She has proficiency in multiple electric utility business functions including management, electric reliability assessment with a focus on fact-based decision making, asset management, PAS-55 certification, regulatory standards and testimony, performance-based regulation, key customer management, utility operations, distribution design, utility transmission and distribution audits, benchmarking, power quality, software product development and implementation (i.e., analysis, GIS, and SCADA), and software systems integration. She is currently the Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive at National Grid.

IEEE Accomplishments – I have been a dedicated volunteer since I was president of our student chapter in 1987 at Union College. Over the years I have led the Working Group on Distribution Reliability (formerly Distribution System Design) as well as the TF for Distribution Reliability Indices. In that time, we received a technical recognition award for our outstanding contribution to Standards making related to 1366-1998 and creation of a new approach for identifying major events. In the early 2000s we began holding web-based meetings to allow as much participation as possible.

I was vice chair of the Distribution Subcommittee from 1999-2001 and led as chair from 2005 to 2010.

I really enjoyed chairing the Awards Committee where I got to meet a number of our top contributors whilst they were being celebrated.

I received the IEEE PES Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering Award in 2007 for contributions to electric reliability.

Serving on the PES Board, as secretary, allowed me to more broadly understand all the great ways volunteers contribute around the world. Under Wanda Reder’s leadership we positioned the society to lead on Smartgrid activities.

I am the author of a number of papers and have spoken at seminars worldwide.

Statement – The citizens of the world stand at the cusp of another major technological revolution. We simply must create a sustainable world; where we are not dependent on shrinking fossil fuel reserves, where we fundamentally change the way we interact with energy and use a whole lot less of it, where globally the standard of living is improved with water being made available to all. We, at IEEE, have a unique opportunity to help drive significant change across the globe to meet these ambitions. Leveraging collaboration between our 38 societies, such as Computer, PES, Communications and Education, allows us to bring a unique perspective to solving these crucial issues. Governments are reaching out to us for guidance on how to transform the way we live.

I stand willing, ready, and eager to help steer our great volunteer society through these exciting times. Serving on the Board of the Power and Energy Society under Wanda Reder has given me a broad perspective on volunteering and the ways that one small group can help to make significant change.

IEEE Activities – (S’85-M’87-SM’99) COMMITTEE/BOARD: IEEE Presentations Online Ad Hoc Committee, Member, 2009. SOCIETY: IEEE Power & Energy Society: Secretary, 2008-09; Awards and Recognition Committee, Chair, 2004-05. REPRESENTATIVE: TAB Awards and Recognition Committee, Division VII Representative, 2004-05. AWARD: IEEE PES Excellence in Power Distribution Engineering Award, 2007.