James O. Gray Scholarship

Named in memory of James O. Gray, the scholarship recognizes students pursuing studies in process control systems engineering, plant automation or instrumentation & measurement.

Prize:

$5,000 and a certificate for Graduate student; $5,000 and a certificate for Undergraduate student. Funds will be paid to the school on behalf of the student.

Funding:

Graduate level scholarship is funded by a donation from the James O. Gray Fieldbus Foundation Scholarship Fund to establish the James O. Gray Scholarship Fund of the IEEE Foundation; first professional degree scholarship is funded by the IEEE Systems Council.

Presentation:

The award will be presented at the IEEE International Systems Conference held each spring in North America.

Basis for Judging:

Evaluations will be based on the application and stated financial need. The application shall include an essay on why these fields of study are important and how the applicant could have impact in these fields. At least three letters of recommendation shall be provided, two of which shall be from current or former university professors who taught the applicant or know him personally.

Eligibility:

IEEE student members studying process control systems engineering, plant automation or instrumentation & measurement at the graduate and/or first professional degree from an accredited university, with no other scholarships and a cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.8 or above, or equivalent metric of the educational achievements.

No relatives of current members of the IEEE Board of Directors, the Systems Council Governing Board, the James O. Gray Scholarship Committee, or IEEE staff may be candidates, nominate or endorse candidates for this Scholarship.

Nomination Details:

Nominations are now open for the James O. Gray Scholarship. The deadline for nominations is March 1.

Nomination Form:

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Recipients

2023

Oluleti Victor

8 (Africa, Europe, Middle East)

Biography

Oluleti Victor is an accomplished, talented student, recognized for his outstanding contributions and his dedication to making a positive impact on society. Born and raised in Ede town, Osun State, Nigeria, Victor developed a passion for Engineering at a young age. His relentless drive and innovative mindset propelled him to success in various projects.

During his secondary school education, he held the post of the president of JET club and won several prizes upon graduation. In his current Undergraduate years at Obafemi Awolowo University, he has participated in many projects aimed at implementing Engineering prototypes using microcontrollers and FPGAs. Under his leadership, he has coordinated several group projects such as the development of an analog electronics trainer kit, Image processing and detection on microcontrollers and FPGA, Energy management systems with FPGAs for the Innovate FPGA contest, 2022, actively participating in the OAU ILABS research group on areas of photogrammetry and extended reality(particularly mobile phone-based Augmented reality) from his third year, and Smart Attendance system on FPGA using the Viola-Jones algorithm in his fourth year and so much more. He is currently working as an Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering intern for Chevron Nigeria Limited, undergoing training on the Chevron Engineering Standard for Instrumentation and Control, working on the design of Process Control Systems, Distributed control systems, and the use of PLCs in plant automation.

Beyond academic achievements, he has also shown commitment to his local student Branch activities since his sophomore year, participating in the organization of general assemblies and professional skills development and a great interest in world policies and matters, participating in the IMUM conferences.

With a steadfast commitment to his work and personal growth, he continues to inspire others to reach their full potential. His dedication to his work serves as a testament to the power of determination. As he embarks on solving more challenges, Victor remains focused on leaving a lasting legacy in the world of Engineering.

Affiliation(s)

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY

Nigeria

Undergraduate

Harikrishna Rao Mohan Rao

7 (Canada)

Biography

Harikrishna Rao Mohan Rao (Hari) is a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. His research work focuses on advanced data-driven solutions for the improvement of industrial alarm systems. His aim is to develop reliable decision support systems that improve operations and reduce operator workload in the process industries. He received a B. Tech degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kerala, India, in 2012, where he was awarded the Proficiency Prize for the Best Outgoing Student. His undergraduate project was completed at the Indian Space Research Organization. He obtained training from Bharat Petroleum, a Fortune 500 Oil and Gas company in India.

Hari joined the graduate program at the University of Alberta with over seven years of industrial experience in the fields of process control and automation, alarm management, and fault detection. He holds two patent-approved invention disclosures for his work on the early detection of component failures using process data. His research works have been accepted to prestigious conferences, namely, the American Control Conference and the World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC). Hari is a student member of the IEEE and the International Society of Automation (ISA). Outside of academia, Hari advocates for mental health on campus and has been selected to represent the University at the Healthy Campus Alberta Summit. He is passionate about tennis and recently developed an interest in ice hockey. Additionally, he enjoys self-discovery through traveling, trekking, scuba diving, and paragliding.

Graduate

2021

Joseph Kawiecki

Undergraduate

Sepideh Kianbakht

Graduate

2020

Mahnoor Mehmood

Graduate

2019

S. Varun Kumar

Undergraduate

Mayra Yucely Beb Caal

Graduate

2018

Bruno Carvalho

Graduate

2017

Mahmoud Saleh

Graduate

Keerti Gautam

Undergraduate

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