Fred C. Lee

Background

Lee, Fred C. Naturalized.

Education

Bachelor of Science, National Cheng Kung U., Taiwan, 1968; Modern Sciences and Arts, Duke U., 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Duke U., 1974.

Career

Teaching assistant, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1970-1972; research assistant, Spacecraft Sys. Research Laboratory, 1972-1974; member technical staff, TRW Systems, 1974-1977; from assistant professor to professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1977-1983; James S. Tucker professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1986-1994; Lewis A. Hester engineering chair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, since 1994; director Virginia Power Electronics Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, since 1985; board directors, Zytec, 1986-1997; director, NSFERC Center for Power Electronics Sys., 1998. Board directors Artesyn Technologies.

Member of advisory board Power Integrations Inc., 1988-1994. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Virginia Power Technologies, Inc., since 1994.

Achievements

• Fred C. Lee has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (William E. Newell Power Electronics award 1989, past associate editor transactions on Power Electronics, member advertising committee), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power Electronics Society (chairman meeting committee, member advertising committee, member fellow evaluation committee, chairman power electronics specialists conference 1987, vice president 1988, president 1993-1994), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Engineers Industrial Applications Society, British Institute Engineers.