Houston:

An award-winning distinguished professor of Indian origin at the University of Houston’s Cullen School of Engineering has been selected as an international fellow of the Japanese Academy of Engineering, the university said in a statement.

Professor Kaushik Rajashekara, who hails from a small village in Karnataka, was recognized for his contribution to power conversion and electrification of transport, a statement said on Thursday.

The academy said Mr. Rajashekara was elected as an international fellow in special recognition of his “outstanding scientific research and scientific and technological developments in the field of energy, which have promoted greater efficiency of the earth’s energy sources and environmental security for the benefit of the world.” All mankind”.

Mr. Rajashekara, 73, is one of an elite group of fewer than 10 American fellows out of a distinguished group of 800 fellows and 15 international fellows.

“I am deeply honored to have been selected as an International Fellow of the Japanese Academy of Engineering, an honor I hold in high regard. This recognition reflects the long-term relationships I have developed with several respected Japanese universities and industry over the course of my career, and the University of Houston Power Program said Mr. Rajashekara, Director, PEMSEC (Power Electronics, Microgrids and Subsea Power Systems Centre).

For more than three decades, Mr. Rajashekara has worked with Japanese students, engineers, and faculty at several Japanese universities.

As the former chief propulsion systems engineer for GM’s IMPACT electric vehicle and chief technical expert for Rolls-Royce, he frequently visits Japan to hold seminars at Meiji University and other places.

In 2022, Mr. Rajashekara received the Global Energy Award, the most coveted award in the international energy field, awarded by the Global Energy Association.

In 2022, out of a record 119 nominees from 43 countries, only three people worldwide have received this honor.

Mr. Rajeshkara, a self-described “futurist”, believes flying cars will be the next big thing, the statement added.

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