University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Thomas M. Jahns received his PhD in electrical engineering from MIT (USA) in 1978. In 1998, Dr. Jahns joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a Grainger Professor of Power Electronics and Electric Machines, where he served as Co-Director/Director of the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC) for 14 years from 2007 to 2021. Prior to joining UW, he worked at GE Corporate Research and Development, in Niskayuna, NY, for 15 years where he pioneered the development of high-performance interior permanent magnet (IPM) synchronous machine drives that were subsequently adopted in a wide range of commercial, industrial, and electric traction applications. Since his retirement from the active faculty in 2021, Dr. Jahns is continuing to pursue research as a Grainger Emeritus Professor in the areas of integrated machine drives as well as high-reliability drives for safety-critical applications.
Dr. Jahns received the 2005 IEEE Nikola Tesla Technical Field Award and the IAS Outstanding Achievement Award in 2011. He has served both the IEEE Industry Applications Society and Power Electronics Society (PELS) as a Distinguished Lecturer. Dr. Jahns is a Past President of PELS and served two years as Division II Director on the IEEE Board of Directors (2001-2002). He was elected as a member of the US National Academy of Engineering in 2015 and received the IEEE Medal in Power Engineering in 2022.
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