In January 2024, Prof. Katherine A. Kim was elected as the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) Vice President for Global Relations for the 2024-2025 term. In this role she will serve both global relations and educational activities for PELS. Her goals for her term are to expand educational activities globally, such as PELS PhD Schools, Educational Videos (PELSTube), and Educational Outreach, with underlying values of transparency, accessibility, and inclusion. She is the first woman in PELS history to serve as a vice president.
