M. Azizur Rahman

M. Azizur (Aziz) Rahman (9 January 1941 – 16 June 2018) was a Canadian electrical engineer, professor, researcher and inventor. Born in Santahar, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) on 9 January 1941, Rahman emigrated to Canada to attend the University of Toronto, where he studied electrical engineering.[1]

He taught at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Memorial University from 1976 until his death on 16 June 2018.[1][2] He volunteered significant portion of his time to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and was recognized for his technical contributions by all IEEE power and energy societies. Dr. Rahman became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was granted Life Fellow by the IEEE.[1]

Awards

Rahman had a highly decorated career and won numerous international professional awards in the field of electric motors and machines. His research interests were broad throughout his career.

  • GE Centennial Invention Disclosure Award, 1978
  • IEEE Outstanding Students Counselor's Award, 1980
  • IEEE Notable Service Award for contributions in IEEE and Engineering Professions, 1987
  • IEEE Industry Application Society's Outstanding Achievement Award,1992
  • Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland Merit Award,1994
  • IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineering Educator's Medal,1996
  • IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000
  • IEEE Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award from PES, 2003
  • IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award, 2004
  • Khwarizmi International Award, 2005
  • IEEE Dr. Ing Eugene Mittelmann Outstanding Award from Industrial Electronics Society, 2007
  • IEEE Richard H. Kaufmann Technical Field Award. In 2008
  • IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Distinguished Service Award, 2008
  • A.D. Dunton Distinguished Alumni Award of Carleton University, 2008
  • The Institution of Engineers (IEB) Gold Medal, 2011
  • Prince Albert II Medal (2012) at the seventh Exposition and Conferences Internationales Véhicules Ecologiques and Energies Renouvelables (International Conference and Exhibition on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies) in Monaco.
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) Award, 2015[2]

References
  1. "Professor Azizur Rahman". The Globe and Mail. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018 – via Legacy.com.
  2. "Md. Azizur Rahman". Memorial University. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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