Conference Grant Proposal for 2016 IEEE IPMHVC
Abstract
Funding is being requested to support the 2016 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (San Francisco CA) with technical activities including the participation of graduate students and under-represented groups including women, awards, and technical session support including audio-visual set up and configuration of poster and oral session facilities.Acknowledgment of support by the U.S. The IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) is a biannual conference fully sponsored by the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society and technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Science Society. The IPMHVC is the premier conference for engineers, researchers, technical managers, and students to meet and discuss the latest developments in power modulator, pulsed power, and high voltage technologies. Topics include power electronics and their use in novel prime power and system topologies, high power microwave sources and their applications, the impact of high voltages on dielectrics and insulation, and industrial and medical applications of power modulators. These developing technologies are of direct interest to academia, industry and government labs, as well as NSF, DOE, DOD, NIH and many other agencies. The first Power Modulator Symposium s meeting was in 1950, when it was known as the Hydrogen Thyratron Symposium and organized by the US Army. Its 25th meeting was held in 2002 as a joint meeting with the High Voltage Workshop. On the other front, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory organized the first High Voltage Workshop in 1965, when it was called the Workshop on Voltage Breakdown in Electronic Equipment at Low Air Pressures. The 19th High Voltage Workshop was held in 2002, as a joint meeting with the Power Modulator Symposium. The 2008 Conference in Las Vegas, NV was the first “officially” merged conference of the Power Modulator Symposium and the High Voltage Workshop. Recent meetings were held in Santa Fe, NM (2014), San Diego, CA (2012), and Atlanta, GA (2010). Projected attendance is approximately 250-400 participants. It is anticipated that 20% will be Government/Federal attendees and 80% will be non-federal attendees. It is anticipated that more than 60 students will attend based on past attendance. The conference will include plenary, oral, and poster sessions on research in pulsed power, dielectrics, and high voltage technologies. Additionally, the following awards are presented: the Kenneth J. Germeshausen Award, the William G. Dunbar Award, and the Sol Schneider Award. Additionally, the High Voltage Association presents a student award and IPMHVC presents an Exceptional Undergraduate and Exceptional Graduate Student award in honor of Dr. Tom R. Burkes, a renowned professor from Texas Tech University. Oral sessions will include plenary, invited and contributed papers. Plenary papers are 50 minutes for presentation 10 minutes for discussion; Invited papers are allotted 25 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions. Contributed papers are allotted 12 minutes for presentation and 3 minutes for discussion. Because of the importance in student attendance for growing and developing the future leaders in the fields of power modulators, high voltage electronics, and pulsed power, travel grants are provided. These travel grants, which are typically $500-$1000, will help to defray the costs of registration, travel, and lodging in San Francisco to encourage this participation, which is critical to workforce development in academia, industry, and defense for this field.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 23, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612423
Entities
People
- Allen L Garner
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Virginia