Bimal K. Bose

Biography

Dr. Bimal K. Bose (Life Fellow, IEEE) is professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he held the endowed Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics from 1987 to 2003. There he was responsible for organizing teaching and research in power electronics and motor drives. Concurrently, he held the positions of Distinguished Scientist (1989-2000) and Chief Scientist (1987-89) of the EPRI-Power Electronics Applications Center in Knoxville.

Prior to this, Bose was a research engineer in General Electric's Corporate Research and Development laboratories in Schenectady, New York (1976-87); Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (1971-1976), and faculty member of Bengal Engineering College (now Bengal Engineering and Science University) (1960-71).

Dr. Bose has made extensive research contributions in power electronics and motor drives that include power converters, PWM techniques, microcomputer/DSP control, electric/hybrid vehicle drives, renewable energy systems, and artificial intelligence (expert system, fuzzy logic and neural network) applications in power electronics and motor drives. He has been a power electronics consultant in a wide range of industries. He is Honorary Professor of Shanghai University (1991), China University of Mining and Technology (1996), Xian Mining University (1998), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2002), and Honorary Adviser of Beijing Power Electronics R&D Center (1990). 

He has authored more than 180 technical papers and holds 21 U.S. patents. He has written or edited seven books in power electronics: Advances and Trends in Power Electronics and Motor Drives (2006), Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives (2002), Power Electronics and Variable Frequency Drives (1997), Modern Power Electronics (1992), Microcomputer Control of Power Electronics and Drives (1987), Power Electronics and AC Drives (1986), and Adjustable Speed AC Drive Systems (1981). He was the guest editor of the Proceedings of the IEEE's “Special Issue on Power Electronics and Motion Control” (August 1994).

He has been a member of the editorial board of the Proceedings of the IEEE since 1995. He has served as Distinguished Lecturer of both the Industrial Applications (IA) and Industrial Electronics (IE) Societies of the IEEE, and has served the IEEE in many other positions. He has given invited presentations, keynote addresses, and advanced tutorials extensively throughout the world.

Dr. Bose is a recipient of a number of awards and honors. In 2014, the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society will award the first IEEE Bimal Bose Award for Industrial Electronics Applications in Energy Systems to a young researcher with outstanding contributions to the field of Industrial Electronics applied to Power Electronics and Energy Systems. In 2013, President Pranab Mukherjee of India conferred upon him Bengal Engineering and Science University's Doctor of Science degree Honoris Causa. Earlier awards include the IEEE Millennium Medal (2000), IEEE Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education (1997), IEEE Lamme Medal (1996), IEEE-Industrial Electronics Society Eugene Mittelmann Award for life-time achievement in Power Electronics (1994), IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer Award (1994), IEEE-Industry Applications Society Outstanding Achievement Award (1993), IEEE Life Fellow (1996), Calcutta University Mouat Gold Medal (1970), GE Silver Patent Medal (1986), and GE Publication Award (1985.)

In turn, Dr. Bose has funded the Bimal Bose Award for the Institute of Electrical and Telecommunications Engineers (IETE) in India since 1986. Given annually for an original, outstanding contribution in the field of power electronics, the award consists of 10,000 rupees, a citation, and a travel subsidy of 2000 rupees. The recipient is also invited to deliver a paper at one of IETE's centers.

Further Reading

IEEE Bimal Bose Award for Industrial Electronics Applications in Energy Systems.