Thomas A. Lipo (M’64–SM’71–F’87) is a native of Milwaukee, WI. From 1969 to 1979, he was an Electrical Engineer in the Power Electronics Laboratory, Corporate Research and Development, General Electric Company, Schenectady NY. He became a Professor of electrical engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1979 and in 1981, he joined the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he served for 28 years as the W. W. Grainger Professor for power electronics and electrical machines. He is presently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Wisconsin and WCU Distinguished Visiting Professor at Hanyang Unversity in Ansan Korea.

    Dr. Lipo has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the IEEE Industry Applications Society, the William E. Newell Award from the IEEE Power Electronics Society, and the 1995 Nicola Tesla IEEE Field Award from the IEEE Power Engineering Society for his work. In 2002, Dr. Lipo was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering(UK), in 2008, a member of the National Academy of Engineering(USA) and in 2013, a member of the National Academy of Inventors(USA). For the past 30 years, he has served the IEEE in numerous capacities, including President of the IEEE Industry Applications Society in 1994.