On Sunday, 7th March 2010, IEEE Life Fellow from Memorial University, Canada, Professor M. A. Rahman paid a visit to BRAC University, Bangladesh to discuss about IPM Technology. In collaboration with IEEE Bangladesh Section and IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Bangladesh Chapter, IEEE BRAC University Student Branch organized this seminar. The purpose of this event was to provide the students from various universities in Bangladesh a unique experience to interact with one of the most influential Bangladeshis in the scientific society of today.
Prof. M. A. Rahman, who was born in Santahar, Bangladesh, on January 9, 1941, has been with the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, since 1976. He is currently a Professor and a University Research Professor. He has 48 years of teaching, including about ten years of full-time and concurrent industrial, utility, and consulting experiences. As well as the vast experience in the field of engineering and technology, Prof. Rahman is the recipient of numerous awards, including the GE Centennial Invention Disclosure Award in 1978, the IEEE Notable Service Award for contributions to IEEE and Engineering Professions in 1987, the IEEE Industry Applications Society’s Outstanding Achievement Award in 1992, the Professional Engineers of Newfoundland Merit Award in 1994, the IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineering Educator’s Medal in 1996, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal 2000, the IEEE Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award in 2003, the IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award in 2004, the Khwarizmi International Award in 2005, the IEEE Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award in 2007, the IEEE Richard Kaufmann Technical Field Award in 2007, the IEEE Power and Energy Society Distinguished Service Award in 2008, and the A. D. Dunton Award of Distinction in 2008. He is also the first Canadian to receive the highest achievement awards from four major IEEE societies.
In this seminar on “Advances of IPM Technology for Compressor Drives in Air-conditioners”, Prof. Rahman discussed about his pioneering work on IPM technology which is related to today’s development of Hybrid cars like Toyota Prius. Information provided in the seminar along with the personal story revealed by Prof M. A. Rahman inspired the participating young engineers to reach higher goals in the field of science, engineering and technology.
The bio of Prof. M.A. Rahman is given below:
Dr. Rahman was born in Santahar, Bangladesh, on January 9, 1941. He received the B.Sc.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1962, the M.A.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, in 1965, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa in 1968. In 1962, he was with BUET as a Lecturer and was promoted to Full Professor in 1974. Since 1976, he has been with the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, where he is currently a Professor and a University Research Professor. He has 48 years of teaching, including about ten years of full-time and concurrent industrial, utility, and consulting experiences. He has been a Visiting Professor and a Research Fellow at the Imperial College London, London; Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Universities of Toronto, Manitoba, Nanyang, Hong Kong, Malaya, and Tokyo Science; and Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He has published more than 635 papers, including 11 patents, and seven books. His current research interests are in machines, IPM technology, hybrid electric vehicles, intelligent controls, power systems, power electronics and wireless communications.
Dr. Rahman is the recipient of numerous awards, including the GE Centennial Invention Disclosure Award in 1978, the IEEE Notable Service Award for contributions to IEEE and Engineering Professions in 1987, the IEEE Industry Applications Society’s Outstanding Achievement Award in 1992, the Professional Engineers of Newfoundland Merit Award in 1994, the IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineering Educator’s Medal in 1996, the IEEE Third Millennium Medal 2000, the IEEE Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award in 2003, the IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award in 2004, the Khwarizmi International Award in 2005, the IEEE Eugene Mittelmann Achievement Award in 2007, the IEEE Richard Kaufmann Technical Field Award in 2007, the IEEE Power and Energy Society Distinguished Service Award in 2008, and the A. D. Dunton Award of Distinction in 2008. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Province of Newfoundland, Canada. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (Japan), a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (U.K.), a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, a Life Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (Bangladesh) and a Life Fellow of IEEE.
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