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2026 CPES Annual Conference - Best Presenters
May 14, 2026
The 2026 CPES Annual Conference was a spectacular showcase of cuttingedge research, bold ideas, and industrydriven innovation. Join us in applauding the winners of the Best Oral Presentation Awards and the Best LabDialogue Presentation Awards!
Best Oral Presentation Awards
Minh Ngo, Modeling of N-Level Current Balancing Transformers for Modular High Power Transformer Winding Building Blocks
Research Advisor: Dong Dong
Sponsored by CPES High Density Integration Consortium (HDI)
Abhinav Soni , 100 kV Isolated WPT-Based Auxiliary Power Supply for Medium Voltage Systems
Research Advisor: Dong Dong
Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Tarik Teker, Warpage Evaluation of Double-Sided Cooled SiC Power Modules Using Al2O3 Spacers
Research Advisor: Christina DiMarino
Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
Best Lab Dialogue Presentation Awards
Ashkan Barzkar, Modeling and Investigation of Common-Mode Currents Propagation in PEBB 6000: A 10 kV SiC MOSFET-Based Power Electronics Building Block
Research Advisor: Rolando Burgos
Sponsored by: Office of Naval Research
Arthur Mendes, Hierarchical Distributed Digital Control of a Three-Phase ac-dc-ac 13.8 kV ac 22 kV dc Flying Capacitor-Based Power Conditioning System
Research Advisor: Rolando Burgos
Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy
Shivani Nair, Single-Stage Direct MVAC-to-LVDC Modular Power Converter for Data Centers, Hydrogen Production, and EV Fast Charging
Research Advisor: Richard Zhang
Sponsored by Electric Hydrogen
Ning Yan, Synchronized and Self-Balanced 22 kV SiC-Based Super-Cascode Switch
Research Advisor: Rolando Burgos
Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy
