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 Presidenthvvgh.
- 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 Officers
Davide Fabiani | President | University of Bologna, Italy |
Akiko Kumada | Vice President – Administrative | University of Tokyo, Japan |
Mona Ghassemi | Vice President – Technical | University of Texas at Dallas, USA |
Qiang Liu | Secretary | University of Manchester, UK |
Paul Gaberson | Treasurer | Retired, USA |
Brian Stewart | Past President | University of Strathclyde, UK |
DEIS Adcom members-at-large
Kevin Alewine | 2025 – Administrative Committee | Shermco, USA |
Nicolas Duarte | 2025 – Administrative Committee | PPG, USA |
Allen L. Garner | 2025 – Administrative Committee | Purdue University, USA |
Masatake Kawada | 2025 – Administrative Committee | Tokushima University, Japan |
Tofail Syed | 2025 – Administrative Committee | University of Limerick, Ireland |
Sastry Pamidi | 2025 – Administrative Committee | Florida State University, USA |
Jerome Castellon | 2026 – Administrative Committee | Université de Montpellier, France |
Istvan Denes | 2026 – Administrative Committee | Bosch, Germany |
Sneha Hegde | 2026 – Administrative Committee | Université de Montpellier, France |
Behazd Kordi | 2026 – Administrative Committee | University of Manitoba |
Diego Robalino | 2026 – Administrative Committee | Megger Group |
Xianqing Zhang | 2026 – Administrative Committee | Tongji University |
Zachary Gibson | 2027 – Administrative Committee | AirForce Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, USA |
Virginie Griseri | 2027 – Administrative Committee | Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France |
Nandini Gupta | 2027 – Administrative Committee | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India |
Severine Le Roy | 2027 – Administrative Committee | Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France |
Alan Sbravati | 2027 – Administrative Committee | Hitachi Energy, Raleigh, USA |
Roger Schurch | 2027 – Administrative Committee | Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Chile |
DEIS Chairs of Standing Committees
Gregory C Stone | Awards and Recognition | Stone Dielectrics, Canada |
Daniel L Schweickart | Constitution and Bylaws | US Airforce, USA |
Christian Franck | Education | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland |
Paul Lewin | Fellows | University of Southampton, UK |
Paul Gaberson | Finance | Retired, USA |
Reimund Gerhard | History | University of Potsdam, Germany |
Tony Lujia Chen | Electrical Insulation Magazine Editor-In-Chief | The University of Manchester, UK |
Frank Hegeler | Meetings | US Naval Research Lab, USA |
Mattewos Tefferi | Membership/Chapters, co-Chair (R1-7 &R9) | G&W Electric Co., USA |
Thomas Andritsch | Membership/Chapters co-Chair (R8) | University of Southampton, UK |
Feipeng Wang | Membership/Chapters, Chair R10 | Chongquing University, China |
Sneha Hegde | Women in Engineering | Université de Montpellier, France |
Tofail Syed | Diversity Equity and Inclusion | University of Limerick, Ireland |
Mattewos Tefferi | Young Professionals | G&W Electric Co., USA |
Brian Stewart | Nominations and Appointments | University of Strathclyde, UK |
Rajeswari Sundararajan | Publications | Purdue University, USA |
Michael Wübbenhorst | Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Editor-In-Chief | KU Leuven, Belgium |
Huseyin Hiziroglu | Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Part A Co-Editor | Kettering University, USA |
Giovanni Mazzanti | Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Part B Co-Editor | University of Bologna, Italy |
Virginie Griseri | Technical Webmaster | Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France |
DEIS Representatives
Sastry Pamidi | IEEE Council on Superconductivity | Florida State University, USA |
Mark Winkeler | IEEE Nanotechnology Council | ELANTAS PDG Inc., USA |
Christina Villeneuve-Faure | IEEE Nanotechnology Council | Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France |
Zhongyang Cheng | IEEE Sensors Council | Auburn University, USA |
Mona Ghassemi | USA Technology Policy Council R&D Policy Committee | University of Texas at Dallas, USA |
Andrea Cavallini | IEEE Transportation Electrification Council | University of Bologna, Italy |
Hui Ma | IEEE Smart Grids Steering Committee | University of Queensland, Australia |
Tofail Syed | IEEE Diversity and Inclusion Representative | University of Limerick, Ireland |
Sneha Hedge | Women in Engineering (WIE) Representative | Université de Montpellier, France |
Mattewos Tefferi | IEEE Young Professional (YP) Representative | G&W Electric Co., USA |
Antonios Tzimas | IEEE Industry Engagement Committee (IEC) Representative | Advanced Energy Industries, UK |