About the Award
This award was established in 2005 to honor innovators who contributed to the technical areas of this department. This award is named in honor of Dr. Gerland Kliman, in memory of his many contributions and innovations to these technical areas.
Basis for Judging:
The award may be presented annually to an individual for meritorious contributions to the advancement of power conversion technologies through innovations and their application to industry. The technical field for this awards includes, but is not limited to Electrical Machines, Electrical Drives, Power Electronic Systems and Power Electronic Devices.
Online Submission Form:
The IEEE IAS Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department (IPCSD) Gerald Kliman Innovator Award was established to honor innovators who contributed to the technical areas of IPCSD Department. The department administers this award program.
For more details on the IAS Gerald Kliman Award, including the nomination deadline and links to the nomination forms, visit the Awards page on the IEEE IAS Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department site.
Sponsored by:
This award is sponsored by General Electric through the IEEE Foundation.
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Award Honorees
Latest Award Winner
The 2026 IEEE IAS Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department Gerald Kliman Innovator Award was presented to Dr. Mohammad S. Islam for contributions to motors and sensors for safety-critical automotive applications.
Past Recipients Include:
| Year | Award Recipient |
| 2025 | Dr. Tobias Geyer |
| 2024 | Mohammad Anwar |
| 2023 | Noriko Kawakami |
| 2022 | Ayman EL-Refaie |
| 2021 | Robert N. Guenther, Jr. |
| 2020 | Vladimir Blasko |
| 2019 | Alex Qin Huang |
| 2018 | Fei “Fred” Wang |
| 2017 | Richard Lukaszewski |
| 2016 | Jih-Sjeng (Jason) Lai |
| 2015 | Manoj Shah |
| 2014 | Jan Abraham Ferreira |
| 2013 | Fang Zheng Peng |
| 2012 | Thomas Habetler |
| 2011 | Leo Lorenz |
| 2010 | William Peterson |
| 2009 | John MIller |
| 2008 | Ira J. Pitel |
| 2007 | Bruno Lequesne |
| 2006 | Kaushik Rajashekara |
| 2005 | Russel J. Kerkman |