December 12, 2012 – IEEE announced its list of 2013 IEEE Medal recipients, the highest awards bestowed by IEEE, so congratulations to IEEE fellow Hermann W. Dommel, professor emeritus with The University of British Columbia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Dommel receives the Medal in Power Engineering—sponsored by the IEEE Industry Applications, Industrial Electronics, Power Electronics and Power & Energy Societies—“For pioneering contributions to the methods of analyzing electromagnetic transients and optimal power flow in electric power systems”.