Panelists & Speakers

Steve Pekarek

Professional Title: ASPIRE Research Director/Purdue University

Organization: Purdue (INDOT Pilot)

Sessions: Session 3

Biography

Dr. Steve Pekarek received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1996. From 1997-2004 Dr. Pekarek was an Assistant (Associate) Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is presently the Edmund O. Schweitzer III Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is an active member of the IEEE Power Engineering and Power Electronics Societies, the Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium (ESRDC), and the Research Director of the ASPIRE Center. He has served as the Program Chair of several IEEE conferences, including the International Electric Machines and Drives Conference and the Applied Power Electronics Conference. He is presently serving as the Vice President of Conferences for the IEEE Transportation Electrification Council.