Biography:
Dr. John Lam received his B.Sc, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Queen's University in 2003, 2006 and 2010, respectively. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at York University, Toronto. His research interests include high frequency power converters with soft-switching techniques, wide-bandgap based power electronics, renewable energy applications, power management and advanced control techniques for high frequency converters.
Highlights of Professional Activities:
- Associate Editor:
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics (TPEL), since 2017
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics (JESTIE), since 2023
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications (TIA), since 2023
- IET Energy Conversion and Economics, since 2021
- Organizer & Guest Associate Editor:
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics: "Advanced Wide Bandgap Single-Stage Grid-Connected Power Interface", 2024-2025.
- Lead Guest Editor:
- IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics on Industrial Electronics (JESTIE): "Advanced High Frequency Medium Voltage Power Electronic Systems and Control for Distributed Energy Resources (DER)", 2022.
- Guest Editor:
- IET Power Electronics: "Medium and High-Frequency Converters for Low and Medium-Voltage Applications", 2022
- IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications: "Fast, Super Fast And Ultra Super Fast Intelligent and Smart Charging Solutions for Electric Vehicles", 2022
- Guest Associate Editor:
- IEEE CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications: "Power Quality Conditioning in Modern Power Grids Integrated Emerging Power Electronic Systems", 2021
- Topic Chair:
- IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
- Technical Session Chair:
- IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
- IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
- Committee Member:
- IEEE Power Electronics Society Technical Committee - High Performance and Emerging Technologies, since 2017
- IEEE Power Electronics Society Technical Committee - IEEE International Technology Roadmap on Distributed Energy Resources (ITRD) for Power Electronics, since 2020
Awards and Honors:
- 2025: Associate Editor Excellence Award, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
- 2023: 2nd prize paper award, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
- 2022: "2nd Runner-up of the 2022 Engineering Research Project of the Year Award" from the Professional Engineers of Ontario
- 2020: Lassonde Innovation Award - Early Researcher, School of Engineering at York University
- 2019: Star Reviewer Award, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
- 2018: Outstanding Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
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John Lam, Ph.D, SMIEEE, P. Eng
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