Dr. Shen has been a Professor and Director at the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering of Simon Fraser University, in British Columbia, Canada, since January 2022. Previously, Dr. Shen had been the Grainger Endowed Chair Professor of the Illinois Institute of Technology from January 2013 to December 2021. Earlier, he held various positions, including Senior Principal Staff Engineer, with Motorola Inc. from 1994 to 1999. He was on the faculty of the University of Central Florida from 2004 to 2012 and the University of Michigan-Dearborn from 1999 to 2004. Dr. Shen served as Chief Scientist and member of the Board of Directors of the Great Wall Semiconductor Corporation (now a division of Renesas Electronics) from 2002 to 2012, during which time he invented the world s first sub-m lateral power MOSFET for ultrahigh density DC/DC power converters. He served the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), a professional society with over 10,000 members, in various capacities including as Vice President of Products, AdCom member at large, general chair, technical program chair, and/or organizing committee member of over 30 international conferences. He is Fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors and Fellow of IEEE. Dr. Shen has 34 years of academic, industrial, and entrepreneurial experience in power electronics, power semiconductor devices, renewable energy systems, microgrids, transportation electrification, sensors and actuators. He has published over 300 journal and conference papers and several book chapters, received two Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transaction Prize Paper awards and holds 18 U.S. patents. Dr. Shen received his B.S. from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and M.S. and doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, all in electrical engineering. Dr. Shen s qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive knowledge of electronics and power conversion, his understanding of the evolution of technical innovation in the semiconductor and power conversion industries and his experience as a director.