STEM Speaker Series - Mechatronic Systems Engineering

About the STEM Speaker Series

"What should I study in university?"

"What are my career options if I'm interested in STEM?"

"What is university like?"

If you are a Grade 8-12 student and these questions are on your mind, then perhaps this is the right event for you! The STEM Speaker Series provides high school students with the opportunity to meet and interact with university students, faculty members, and/or working professionals in STEM fields.

During this event, our guest speakers will present and discuss their research and/or the work they do in their profession. They will also talk about their career path and what made them pursue the field they are in. Finally, there will be a Q&A session for students to ask questions and interact with our guest speakers. Check out our website here!

June 2024 Talk: Mechatronic Systems Engineering

Our guest speaker for June is Dr. John Shen. Dr. John Shen is a professor and the director of the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University. He has over 30 years of academic, industrial, and entrepreneurial experience in the field of power electronics, power semiconductor devices, renewable energy systems, fault protection of DC and AC microgrids, and transportation electrification. In this talk, Dr. Shen will provide an introduction to the dynamic field of mechatronic systems engineering and exciting career opportunities within the discipline. Join us to learn more!

Speaker Bio: Dr. John Shen

Dr. John Shen is currently a professor and director of School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He received his BSEE from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 1987, MSEE and PhD in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA in 1991 and 1994, respectively. He has 34 years of academic, industrial, and entrepreneurial experience in the field of power electronics and power semiconductor devices and ICs. He has authored or co-authored over 350 publications and 20 issued U.S. patents. He served the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) in various capacities including Vice President of Products, Chair of PELS Distinguished Lecturers Program, Guest Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transaction on Power Electronics and IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, General Chair of the 8th IEEE Energy Convergence Congress and Expo (ECCE2016) and of the 30th IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD2018), two flagship IEEE conferences in the field. He is a Recipient of the 2012 IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer Award and the 2023 IEEE Power Electronic Society (PELS) Technical Achievement Award for Integration and Miniaturization of Switching Power Converters. He is a Fellow of IEEE and the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. He currently serves on the board of directors of Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR).

Contact

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