Newly Founded Joint IEEE PELS/PES Chapter at UConn Organizes Kickoff Reception

A new IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and Power and Energy Society (PES) joint student branch chapter has been established at the University of Connecticut (UConn) as a part of IEEE Region 1 within the Connecticut section. On 21 October 2022, the chapter hosted a kickoff reception and networking event for invited students, faculty and industry (
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). The founding branch chapter chair, Arshiah Mirza, delivered a welcome note, shared the chapter plans and introduced the executive board. It was followed by an informative, invited talk by Dr. Xinsheng Lou from GE Steam Power on “Dynamic Simulation for Boiler Fault Detection and Diagnosis Using AI. ” The floor was then open for networking and reception. Over 35 students, faculty and professionals from industry attended the event over great food and fall weather at the UConn main campus.