Every year, the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society offers fellowships to eligible graduate students who are pursuing areas of work of interest to the society.
To learn more about the fellowship or apply for a future one, check out the Education portion of the DEIS website here.
Below are the 2025 fellows (in alphabetical order):
Pujan Adhikari
Pujan Adhikari received his B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Tribhuvan University in 2022 and is currently pursuing his doctoral studies in Electrical Engineering since 2023 at the University of Texas at Dallas in the field of High power-density (U)WBG Power Module Packaging.
Project Title: “A Hybrid Insulation System for High-Power-Density (U)WBG Power Modules: Integrating Nonlinear Field Grading Layers with Advanced Dielectric Liquids”
Dongduan Liu
Dongduan Liu (Student Member, IEEE) received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Guangxi University, Nanning, China, in 2022. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Project Title: “Discovery and Design of High-Temperature Dielectric Polymers via Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks”
Tengteng Niu
Tengteng Niu was born in Gansu Province, China in 2000. He received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, in 2021. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University. His research interests focus on AI-driven design of high-performance insulating materials.
Project Title: “Multi-Objective Deep Reinforcement Learning-Driven Inverse Design of Epoxy Resins”
James Oxford
James Oxford is currently working for his PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester, with involvement in advanced nanomaterials research with the Henry Royce Institute and the National Graphene Institute. His research investigates the effects of thermal and mechanical ageing on DC electrical treeing in XLPE material, both sequentially and in-situ, while also considering possible applications of nanomaterials. This ties in with his work on the on the international project ‘DC Dynamic’, which investigates the feasibility of state-of-the-art dynamic subsea HVDC cables for floating substations in offshore wind power, co-funded by the European Union. James achieved his BEng degree in Mechatronic Engineering in 2024, also from the University of Manchester, which allowed him to progress immediately to a PhD in EEE. During his undergraduate studies James worked on the Engine and Drivetrain team for Manchester Stinger Motorsports. James co-founded and currently leads a volunteer kitchen in Stockport, funded by the Manchester Students Union, which provides 50+ hot meals a session for those living in in-between housing, such as asylum seekers or families suffering from homelessness or domestic issues. He is a student member of CIGRE, IEEE, and DEIS.
Project Title: “Embedded Soft Electrodes for Electrical Treeing Experiments with In Situ Applied Mechanical Strains”
Abdellatif Rashed
Abdellatif Rashed was born in Gharbiya, Egypt, in 1996. He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Tanta University, Gharbiya, Egypt, in 2018 and 2023 respectively. In 2019, he joined Tanta University as an Instructor, and later became an Assistant Lecturer in 2023. In the beginning of 2022, he conducted a physics semester at Cantabria University, Santander, Spain in the framework of Erasmus KA-107 Scholarship. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Pau, France under Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. His current main research interests focus on multi-physical characterization of ceramic materials- including insulators and capacitors- for integration into power electronic modules.
Project Title: “Dynamic Performance of SiC-MOSFET with Zero-Distance Integrated Decoupling BaTiO3 Capacitor with Enhanced Dielectric Properties in a Double Pulse Test Bench Configuration”
Alai Muniozguren Uzquiza
Alai Muniozguren received his B.Sc. in Mechatronic Engineering from the University of Mondragon, Spain, in 2022, and his M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Zaragoza, Spain, in 2023. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Engineering at the University of Navarra, San Sebastián, Spain. Since 2023, he has been with the Asociación Centro Tecnológico CEIT, San Sebastián, working on industry-oriented research projects involving impedance spectroscopy, as well as the design and optimization of sensors for the characterization of fluids and metallic components. His research interests include impedance measurements, dielectric liquid characterization, dielectric phenomena, and sensor development.
Project Title: “Predictive monitoring of grease degradation in wind-turbine via impedance analysis.”