The activities of the Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) are governed by a Constitution and Bylaws administered by an Administrative Committee (AdCom) consisting of elected members-at-large and ex-officio voting and non-voting members:

  • The President, under direction of AdCom, oversees the day-to-day affairs of the Society.
  • AdCom’s Members-At-Large consists of 18 members, of which 6 members are elected annually for a 3-year term by the DEIS membership.
  • Ex-officio voting members are: The current President, Administrative Vice-President, Technical Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and immediate past-President.
  • President, VP-Administrative and VP-Technical are appointed by AdCom’s consent annually.  Secretary and Treasurer are appointed by the President.
  • Ex-officio non-voting members are all previously retired past Presidents of the Society, the Editor-in-Chief of the Transactions, the Co-editors-in-Chief of the Magazine, and the Emeritii Editors-in-Chief of both the Transactions and the Magazine.

DEIS Officiers

Davide FabianiPresidentUniversity of Bologna, Italy
Akiko KumadaVice President – AdministrativeUniversity of Tokyo, Japan
Mona GhassemiVice President – TechnicalUniversity of Texas at Dallas, USA
Qiang LiuSecretaryUniversity of Manchester, UK
Paul GabersonTreasurerRetired, USA
Brian StewartPast PresidentUniversity of Strathclyde, UK

Members-at-large

Kevin Alewine2025 – Administrative CommitteeShermco, USA
Nicolas Duarte2025 – Administrative CommitteePPG, USA
Allen L. Garner2025 – Administrative CommitteePurdue University, USA
Masatake Kawada2025 – Administrative CommitteeTokushima University, Japan
Tofail Syed2025 – Administrative CommitteeUniversity of Limerick, Ireland
Sastry Pamidi2025 – Administrative CommitteeFlorida State University, USA
Jerome Castellon2026 – Administrative CommitteeUniversité de Montpellier, France
Istvan Denes2026 – Administrative CommitteeBosch, Germany
Sneha Hegde2026 – Administrative CommitteeUniversité de Montpellier, France
Behazd Kordi2026 – Administrative CommitteeUniversity of Manitoba
Diego Robalino2026 – Administrative CommitteeMegger Group
Xianqing Zhang2026 – Administrative CommitteeTongji University
Zachary Gibson2027 – Administrative CommitteeAirForce Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, USA
Virginie Griseri2027 – Administrative CommitteeUniversité Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France
Nandini Gupta2027 – Administrative CommitteeIndian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Severine Le Roy2027 – Administrative CommitteeUniversité Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France
Alan Sbravati2027 – Administrative CommitteeHitachi Energy, Raleigh, USA
Roger Schurch2027 – Administrative CommitteeUniversidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile

Standing Committee Chairs

Gregory C StoneAwards and RecognitionStone Dielectrics, Canada
Daniel L SchweickartConstitution and BylawsUS Airforce, USA
Christian FranckEducationSwiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
Paul LewinFellowsUniversity of Southampton, UK
Paul GabersonFinanceRetired, USA
Reimund GerhardHistory University of Potsdam, Germany
Frank HegelerMeetingsUS Naval Research Lab, USA
Mattewos TefferiMembership/Chapters, co-Chair (R1-7 &R9)G&W Electric Co., USA
Thomas AndritschMembership/Chapters co-Chair (R8)University of Southampton, UK
Feipeng WangMembership/Chapters, Chair R10Chongquing University, China
Sneha HegdeWomen in EngineeringUniversité de Montpellier, France
Tofail SyedDiversity Equity and InclusionUniversity of Limerick, Ireland
Mattewos TefferiYoung ProfessionalsG&W Electric Co., USA
Brian StewartNominations and AppointmentsUniversity of Strathclyde, UK
Rajeswari SundararajanPublicationsPurdue University, USA
Virginie GriseriTechnical WebmasterUniversité Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France

Editors of DEIS Publications

Michael WübbenhorstTransactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Editor-In-ChiefKU Leuven, Belgium
Huseyin HizirogluTransactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Part A Co-EditorKettering University, USA
Giovanni Mazzanti Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Part B Co-EditorUniversity of Bologna, Italy
Tony Lujia ChenElectrical Insulation Magazine Editor-In-ChiefThe University of Manchester, UK

DEIS Representatives

Sastry PamidiIEEE Council on SuperconductivityFlorida State University, USA
Mark WinkelerIEEE Nanotechnology CouncilELANTAS PDG Inc., USA
Christina Villeneuve-FaureIEEE Nanotechnology CouncilUniversité Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France
Zhongyang ChengIEEE Sensors CouncilAuburn University, USA
Mona GhassemiUSA Technology Policy Council R&D Policy CommitteeUniversity of Texas at Dallas, USA
Andrea CavalliniIEEE Transportation Electrification CouncilUniversity of Bologna, Italy
Hui MaIEEE Smart Grids Steering CommitteeUniversity of Queensland, Australia
Tofail SyedIEEE Diversity and Inclusion RepresentativeUniversity of Limerick, Ireland
Sneha HedgeWomen in Engineering (WIE) RepresentativeUniversité de Montpellier, France
Mattewos TefferiIEEE Young Professional (YP) RepresentativeG&W Electric Co., USA
Antonios TzimasIEEE Industry Engagement Committee (IEC) RepresentativeAdvanced Energy Industries, UK

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