Prof. Katherine Kim Receives Research and Teaching Awards from NTUEE

On December 29, 2023, Prof. Katherine A. Kim received two prestigious awards from the National Taiwan University Electrical Engineering Department (NTUEE):

  • NTU EECS 112th Annual Academic Contribution Award
  • NTU EECS Outstanding EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) Teaching Award
Prof. Katherine Kim receiving the 112th Annual Academic Contribution Award.
Prof. Katherine Kim receiving the Outstanding EMI Teaching Award.

Prof. Kim was honored to recieve the awards and gives thanks to all the mentors, collaborators, and colleagues who have supported her work during her career. She will continue to work hard on transformative research and create an exceptional education environment for her students.

PEARS Lab Attends WiPDA-Asia 2023 in Hsinchu, Taiwan

Prof. Katherine A. Kim, Selin Bagci, and Lien-Chieh Chen attended the Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Asia (WiPDA-Asia 2023) in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on August 27-29, 2023. Master’s student Lien-Chieh Chen presented his work on “Comparison of Bidirectional Flyback and Split-Inductor Boost converter Topologies for Photovltaic Differential Power Processing Systems” (photo below). His paper recieved the “Best Student Presentation Award”!

Lien-Chieh Chen presenting his work at WiPDA-Asia 2023 in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Prof. Katherine Kim Gives a Talk for the Center for Bilingual Education (CBE) at National Taiwan University (NTU)

Prof. Katherine Kim gave a talk on May 16, 2023, at the English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Happy Hour in her talk entitled “Ideas and Tools for Evoking Student Engagement in EMI Courses.” It was an excellent opportunity to share her experience with using flipped learning in electrical engineering classes and hear ideas from the attendees. A full article about the event was published by NTU’s Center for Bilingual Education here: https://www.facebook.com/NTUCBE/posts/pfbid0tqAM28xA9UtyTYqpK8JkBzjER2TdMJyTooP4ecAmuvkWryq4qM64MRJEQpBaHMLAl

Picture courtesy of the Center for Bilingual Education, NTU

Prof. Katherine Kim Gives Plenary at APEC 2023

Prof. Katherine Kim was honored to give a Plenary Talk on “Developing the Power Electronics Workforce Through MOOC Degree Programs and Public Educational Videos” with Dr. Robert W. Erickson at APEC 2023 in Orlando, Florida, USA on March 20, 2023. The recorded version of the talk is below.

https://ieeetv.ieee.org/channels/pels/apec-2023-keynote-developing-the-power-electronics-workforce-through-mooc-degree-programs-and-public-educational-videos-robert-w-erickson-katherine-a-kim-

Webinar for IEEE IA/IE/PELS Jt. Chapter Kerala, India

The IEEE IA/IE/PELS Joint Chapter in Kerala, India, invited Prof. Katherine Kim to give a webinar on “Differential Power Processing DC-DC Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Applications” on May 18, 2020. The Chapter in Kerala is very active and the webinar was well attended by the members, with over 100 attendees. Thanks to the chapter organizers for their great efforts.

Power Electronics Photo Contest Voting

Every year, Prof. Katherine A. Kim teaches a power electronics course. As part of the course, there is a photo contest. The photos for the Fall 2019 Introduction to Power Electronics has been posted and are open for voting.

The class’s photos and descriptions are posted here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/72392935@N06/albums/72157712084784577

Based on the photos and descriptions, vote on your favorites here:
Voting Form – Introduction to Power Electronics Photo Contest

Voting will be open until December 18 at midnight. Participation is open to everyone, but one vote per person.

Fall 2019 Introduction to Power Electronics photo submissions

Invited Seminar at University of Macau, Macau, China

Prof. Katherine A. Kim gave a seminar on “Differential Power Processing DC-DC Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Applications” at University of Macau in Macau, China. Prof. Kim was invited by Prof. Chi-Seng Lam of the State-Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI & Institute of Microelectronics at the University of Macau. The seminar was supported by the IEEE Macau IES Chapter.

Attendees at Prof. Kim’s seminar
In front of the State-Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI & Institute of Microelectronics

Attended IFEEC 2019 in Singapore

Prof. Katherine A. Kim attended the  IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference in Singapore, on November 25-28, 2019. Prof. Kim served on the organizing committee as the Tutorial Co-Chair.

On November 25, she chaired the tutorials entitled “Multi‐Cell & Multi-Level Power Converters ‐ A Way to Go Beyond the  Limits” by Prof. Petar J. Grbović from the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and the tutorial entitled “Recent Advances in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines for Applications in Automotive and Renewable Energy Systems” by Dr. Rukmi Dutta and Prof. Faz Rahman, from the University of New South Wales, Australia. On November 27, Prof. Kim also served as a chair for Technical Session 22 (C2‐RET3): Renewable Energy Technologies 3.

Group at IFEEC 2019 in Singapore

Attended S2PC 2019 in Tokyo, Japan

Prof. Katherine A. Kim, Prof. Yu-Chen Liu, and student Ting-Yu Lin attended the Symposium on Semiconductor Power Conversion in Tama, Tokyo, Japan October 25 – 27, 2019.

On Saturday, October 26, undergraduate student Ting-Yu Lin (National Ilan University, Taiwan) presented collaboration work on “Measurement and Analysis Procedure for Power Profiles in Wearable Photovoltaic Applications” during the poster session.

Ting-Yu Lin presenting her poster at S2PC 2019

Attended ECCE 2019 in Baltimore, MD, USA

Prof. Katherine A. Kim attended the  IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition in Baltimore, MD, USA, on September 29 – October 28, 2019. Prof. Kim served on the organizing committee as one of the Women in Engineering (WIE) Chairs.

On September 29, Prof. Kim gave a tutorial on “Differential Power Processing For Solar Photovoltaic Systems: Development and Applications”.

Tutorial at ECCE 2019

On September 30, Prof. Jin Ye (University of Georgia, USA), Prof. Norma Anglani (University of Pavia, Italy), and Prof. Kim organized the ECCE 2019 Women in Engineering Event. The event held a panel on the role of women in Energy Conversion Systems, with panelists from academia and industry in the US and worldwide.

WIE Event panel discussion at ECCE 2019

On October 2, Prof. Kim hosted the PELS-IAS WIE Breakfast where Dr. Tanya Gachovska gave a talk entitled “The Role of Mentorship in My Career Path from Bulgaria to Canada”. She shared experiences and inspiring stories from her education, personal life, and career.

WIE Breakfast attendees at ECCE 2019

On October 3, Prof. Kim received the Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award for 2019 from the IEEE Power Electronics Society. She was honored to recognized “for contributions to differential power processing converter techniques for photovoltaic applications”.

Katherine A. Kim receiving the Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award

Prof. Katherine A. Kim Receives the IEEE PELS Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award

It has been announced that Prof. Katherine A. Kim is the recipient of the IEEE PELS Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award for 2019. She is cited ” for contributions to differential power processing converter techniques for photovoltaic applications .” She is honored to have received the award and would like to thank her students for their hard work, mentors for their advice, and family for their unwavering support. She will receive the award at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo 2019 in early October.

Attended ICPE 2019-ECCE Asia in Busan, Korea

Prof. Katherine A. Kim and M.S. student Bo-Kyung Yoon attended the International Conference on Power Electronics (ICPE 2019-ECCE Asia) in Busan, Korea, on May 27-30. 2019. On Monday, May 27, Prof. Kim gave a tutorial with Prof. Jeehoon Jung (UNIST, Korea), Prof. Yu-Chen Liu (National Ilan University, Taiwan), and Ching-Jan Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) on “High-Frequency Power Converter Design: Magnetics, Gate Driver, Control, and EMI”.

Tutorial at ICPE 2019-ECCE Asia

On Tuesday, May 28, Prof. Kim served as a Session Chair for the “TuB3: PV System for Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Systems I” technical session. On Wednesday, May 29, M.S. student Seungbin Park (UNIST, Korea) presented a collaboration paper entitled ” Design Methodology of Bidirectional Flyback Converter for Differential Power Processing Modules in PV Applications”.

Seungbin Park (UNIST, Korea) presenting ” Design Methodology of Bidirectional Flyback Converter for Differential Power Processing Modules in PV Applications”

On Thursday, May 30, M.S. student Bo-Kyung Yoon presented an energy harvesting paper entitled “Realistic Circuit Modeling Using Derating Factors for Triboelectric Nanogenerators in Energy Harvesting Applications”. Prof. Kim also organized and ran the Young Researcher’s Activity – Mentorship Dinner on Tuesday, May 28 and the Women in Engineering Luncheon on Wednesday, May 29. Both events served as important networking and mentorship opportunities for young researchers and women in power electronics. The speaker for the Women in Engineering Luncheon was Prof. Meiqin Mao, Hefei University of Technology, who shared her experience as an educator and researcher in power electronics and renewable energy. Prof. Kim also served as a Vice Chair for the Technical Program Committee of ICPE 2019-ECCE Asia.

Women in Engineering Luncheon featuring Prof. Meiqin Mao (Hefei University of Technology, China)

Attended WiPDA-Asia 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan

Prof. Katherine A. Kim attended the IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications in Asia (WiPDA-Asia) in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 23-25. 2019. On Saturday, May 25, Ph. D. student Yong-Long Syu (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan) presented a collaboration paper on “High Switching Frequency TCM Control for Bidirectional Interleaved Buck Converter Without Phase Error for Battery Charging” during the poster session.

Yong-Long Syu and Prof. Katherine A. Kim presenting their poster on “High Switching Frequency TCM Control for Bidirectional Interleaved Buck Converter Without Phase Error for Battery Charging”

Prof. Kim also served as a session chair for the “Oral 1 Application” technical session on Friday, May 24. She was also the Publications Chair for WiPDA-Asia 2019.

Presented Paper at APEC 2019

At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) 2019, in Anaheim, CA, USA, Selin Bagci presented her paper on “Low-Power Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting With Parallel Differential Power Processing Using a SEPIC” during the T40 Power Electronics Applications Session on March 21, 2019. Selin is a previous PEARS undergraduate intern and current MS student at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Congratulations to Selin on her first major conference presentation.

Invited Seminar at National Ilan University, Yilan, Taiwan

Prof. Katherine A. Kim gave a seminar entitled “Enabling Solar Photovoltaic Energy for Wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) Applications” at National Ilan University, Yilan, Taiwan. Prof. Kim was invited by Prof. Yu-Chen Liu of the Electrical Engineering Department of National Ilan University.

Prof. Kim giving a seminar at NIU
Question and answer session after seminar at NIU
Group picture of seminar attendees

Attended S2PC 2018 in Jinju, Korea

Prof. Katherine Kim and graduate student Hoejeong Jeong  attended the Symposium on Semiconductor Power Conversion (S2PC) in Jinju, Korea on November 2-4, 2018.

On November 3, 2013, Hoejeong Jeong presented a poster on “Structure of Segmented Differential Power Processing System for Photovoltaic Applications” during Poster Session I.

 

Prof. Katherine A. Kim elevated to IEEE Senior Member

Prof. Katherine A. Kim was elevated to IEEE Senior Member, within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), in July 2018. For IEEE Senior Member grade, the applicant can self-nominate or be nominated by someone else. If you have over 10 years of professional experience (graduate school counts as professional experience) and have significant performance over 5 years (usually as a professor or engineering professional), you can apply.

Prof. Kim is most active in the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). She served as the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Student Membership Chair in 2012-2013, PELS Member-At-Large for 2016-2018, and PELS Women In Engineering Co-Chair in 2018. Starting from 2017, she became an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. Prof. Kim plans to continue contributing to the Power Electronics field through her researcheducational videos, and service to the power electronics community. She would like to thank all her advisers and mentors through the years for their guidance and support.

Attended KIPE 2018 Annual Conference

The PEARS Lab attended the Korean Institution of Power Electronics (KIPE) 2018 Annual Conference (전력전자학술대회), July 3-6, 2018, in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do, Korea. The group enjoyed listening to technical sessions and trying the local cuisine of Hoengseong Korean beef.

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On Tuesday, July 3, Prof. Katherine Kim also helped Prof. Seong-Mi Park of Korea Lift College and Prof. Kyung-Hee Han of Halla University organize the first KIPE Women Power Electronics Engineers Meeting. The event featured talks by Prof. Soyeon Kim of the Republic of Korea Naval Academy, Seo-Hyun Yeo a PhD student at Chonnam National University, and Dr. Hwi-Il Sun of the Korean Energy Research Institute (KERI). It was an important mentorship and networking opportunity for women in power electronics in Korea.

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