10 May 2016
Loughborough academic becomes first in the UK to win prestigious award
Dr Bucur Novac has received the 2016 Sol Schneider Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference.
The IEEE is an association dedicated to advancing innovation and technological excellence. It is the world’s largest technical professional society, designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects of the electrical, electronic, and computing fields and related areas of science and technology.
Dr Novac, School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, will be presented with his award for advances in pulsed high-voltage technology at a conference banquet ceremony on 7 July.
Established in 2004, the Sol Schneider Award recognises extensive service, contributions, and leadership, both technically and administratively, in the power modulator and/or high voltage field.
The award recognises both continuing contributions to research, development, and test technology, as well as the dedication to the advancement of the field through fostering the power modulator and high voltage community.