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and reach where I am today. Although my goals are yet unfulfilled, I often feel that I am the happiest person on earth. Achieving the goals of life requires persistent ambition, courage, and hard work, but when you reach the top of the
Himalayan mountain, the mind remains filled with perennial pleasures. My advice to young engineers: have a dream in life and try to realize that dream with hard work. Have a long-term ambition and short-term career goals, with the fire always burning in your mind
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p.m. work day office. The thoughts linger most of the time beyond the office hours, and often new ideas come when I am taking bath, walking alone in the evening, or even in the midnight when I suddenly wake up with the flash of new idea. There is no difference between scientific research and transcendental meditation.". Bose is a powerful presence in the world of power electronics. Dr. Bimal Bose received the
Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the President of India,
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agencies/industries, i.e., National
Science Foundation, Electric Power Research Institute, USDA, Research Triangle Institute, GE-CRD, Bendix Corporation, Fuji Electric, Ansaldo, General Dynamics, Lutron Electronics, PCI Ozone Corporation, American Superconductors, Emerson Electric, Kolmorgen Corporation, Delco Remy, etc.
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Bose established the foundation of
University of Tennessee Power Electronics Program and built it to the center-point of the world. Dean of Engineering Wayne Davis comments, "He strengthened the program and paved the way for landing the National Science Foundation-backed CURENT program. His efforts
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Bangladesh (then part of India) and being born into a large poor family, it was my dream to see the whole world with my own eyes and make important contributions to the world. I had to overcome mountainous hurdles, step by step, to fulfill the ambitious goals in life
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problems. He was a visiting professor in
Aalborg University, Denmark (1997), University of Padova, Italy (2003), Federal University of Mato Grosso Sul, Brazil (2006), Savilla University, Spain (2008), and European PhD School on Power Electronics, Italy (2010). He was a consultant in large number of
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Bose has contributed to the global promotion of power electronics by his books, publications, patents, tutorials, invited seminars and keynote speeches around the world. In an article "Eleven Years in
Corporate Environment" he writes: "Research ideas do not necessarily come within the 8 a.m. to 5
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Bose is the sole author/editor of eight books in power electronics some of which have been translated into several foreign languages, and some of which are widely used as texts throughout the world. His book "Power
Electronics and AC Drives"(1986) is the first English language text book in power
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teaching and research program for 15 years. He is recognized as world-renowned authority and pioneer in power electronics for his many contributions that include high frequency link power conversion, advanced control techniques by microcomputers,
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I have helped pioneer the advancement of artificial intelligence applications in power electronics and motor drives. In any technology advancement, our goal should be its application solely for the benefit of
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Franquelo, Leopoldo; Nagy, Istvan; Wen, Changyun (2009). "Honoring Dr. Bimal K. Bose [Tributes]".
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Power Electronics in Renewable Energy Systems and Smart Grid (Wiley/IEEE Press, 2019)
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Microcomputer Control of Power Electronics and Drives (IEEE Press, 1987)
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Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives (Prentice-Hall, 2001)
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have helped both our college and the world at large".
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Adjustable Speed AC Drive Systems (IEEE Press, 1981)
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415:2015. "Doing Research in Power Electronics",
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403:IEEE Trans. On Industrial Electronics
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892:"IEEE Lamme Medal Recipients"
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365:Int’l. Jour. of Electronics
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243:University of Tennessee
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158:artificial intelligence
121:IEEE Meritorious Award,
119:IEEE Millennium Medal,
372:IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl.
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223:University of Calcutta
154:electrical engineering
104:, Global promotion of
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358:Selected publications
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