Inhalt
Universitätsprofessor Prof. Dr. ir. Dr. h. c. Rik W. De Doncker , Director PGS
Office Location
E.ON Energy Research Center (E.ON ERC), RWTH Aachen University c/o E.ON ERC BuildingRoom 00.03
Mathieustraße 10
52074 Aachen
Department
PGSContact
Phone: +49 241 80 49940Fax: +49 241 80 49949
Email: post_pgs@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de
Homepage: www.eonerc.rwth-aachen.de
Memberships
- Member of the board of directors of the ETG of VDE
- 2005 - 2006 President of the Power Electronics Society (PELS) of the IEEE
- IEEE Fellow
- past-chairman of the Industrial Power Conversion Systems Department der IEEE Industry Application Society (IAS)
- Member Executive Council European Power Electronics and Drives Association (EPE)
- past-chairman of the Joint IAS/PELS German Chapter of IEEE
- member of the Association of German Electrical Engineers VDE
Curriculum vitae
| 1958 | Born in Oudenaarde, Belgium |
| 1981 | Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium |
| 1986 | Doctor in Electrical Engineering with the highest distinction at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Subject: "Synthesis and digital implementation of adaptive field oriented controllers for induction machines with airgap flux control and deep bar compensation" |
| 1987 | Fulbright-Hayes Award und N.A.T.O. Research Stipendium at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA |
| 1987 | Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA |
| 1988 | General Electric (GE) Fellowship at the Interuniversity Microelectronic Center (IMEC), Leuven, Belgium |
| 1989 – 1994 | Senior Scientist at the GE Corporate Research and Development Center, Schenectady/New York, USA |
| 1991 – 1993 | Adjunct Professor at the Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute (RPI), Troy/New York, USA, Department of Electric Power Engineering |
| 1994 – 1996 | Vice President at Silicon Power Corporation (SPCO), Malvern/Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1996 | Professor and head of the Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA) at Aachen University of Technology |
| 1999 | Senior Member IEEE |
| 2001 | Fellow IEEE |
| 2002 | IEEE IAS 2002 Outstanding Achievement Award |
| 2002 - 2004 | IEEE IAS IPCSD Department Chair |
| 2004 | IEEE German Chapter Award |
| 2004 - 2006 | President IEEE PELS (Power Electronics Society) |
| 2006 | Director of the E.ON Energy Research Center and Head of the E.ON ERC Institute Power Generation and Storage Systems (PGS) |
| 2007 | E.ON Research Award |
| 2009 | Nari Hingorani Custom Power Award of the IEEE PES (Power and Energy Society) |
| 2010 | Honorary Doctor Degree "Doktor Honoris Causa" at TU Riga |