On the morning of July 6, Dushan Boroyevich, a member of the National Academy of Engineering in the United States, IEEE Fellow, and distinguished professor at Virginia Tech, was appointed as an honorary professor at Tsinghua University in a ceremony organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering. Attendees included Department Chair Kang Chongqing, Deputy Party Secretary Wu Wenchuan, Deputy Chair Zheng Zedong, Head of the Advanced Power Conversion and Electrified Transportation Research Team Li Yongdong, and Assistant Chair Zhao Biao. The ceremony was presided over by Assistant Chair Sun Kai.

Kang Chongqing presented Dushan Boroyevich with the appointment certificate for honorary professor of Tsinghua University

During the ceremony, Sun Kai introduced Professor Dushan Boroyevich’s academic background and major contributions, particularly his outstanding achievements in modeling and control of high-capacity power electronic conversion systems. Kang Chongqing presented Dushan Boroyevich with the appointment certificate for honorary professor of Tsinghua University and expressed high hopes for future collaboration.

Dushan Boroyevich giving academic lecture

After the appointment ceremony, Professor Dushan Boroyevich delivered an academic lecture titled “Global Power Links for Sustainable Energy Abundance.” In his lecture, he provided a detailed overview of the distribution of global sustainable energy and the feasibility and current status of building a worldwide electricity transmission network. Following the lecture, faculty and students engaged in a lively discussion with Professor Dushan Boroyevich regarding trends and challenges in global energy interconnection.

Group photo with faculty and students after the appointment ceremony

Professor Dushan Boroyevich is a world-renowned scientist in the field of power electronics. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia in 1976, a master's degree from the University of Novi Sad in 1982, and a PhD from Virginia Tech in 1986. He is currently a distinguished professor at Virginia Tech, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and an IEEE Fellow. He has served as the president of the IEEE Power Electronics Society, vice president of Virginia Tech, and director of the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES). In 2007, he received the William E. Newell Award, the highest award in the field of power electronics.

The CPES, led by Professor Dushan Boroyevich, is the first national engineering research center in electrical engineering approved by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and has become one of the most influential research institutions in power electronics over its 30-plus years of existence, consistently leading the development of power electronics science and technology.

Professor Dushan Boroyevich has led numerous research projects in high-capacity power electronic conversion and power supply systems, achieving remarkable innovations in modeling, control, and design optimization of power electronic systems. He has proposed a comprehensive set of modeling and control solutions specifically for multiphase power electronic converters, which are widely applied in fields such as renewable energy generation, power systems, and electrified transportation. As a mentor, he has supervised over 100 doctoral and master’s students and published more than 900 academic papers, receiving six international paper awards and numerous excellence awards in research and teaching.