Daniel Costinet

An associate professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Daniel Costinett (ElCompEngr’11; MElEngr’11; PhD’13) received the 2022 Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power Electronics Society. Awards from the IEEE are among the highest honors bestowed on technical engineers worldwide, recognizing early career engineers who have made outstanding contributions to the field of power electronics. Daniels's research focuses on the detailed modeling, control and optimization of power electronics. He pushes the limits of charging efficiency to improve electric cars, medical devices and airplanes and to lower renewable energy costs.