Kaushik Rajashekara received his Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science in 1974, 1977, and 1984, respectively. Kaushik Rajashekara has been a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Houston since 2016. Moreover, he is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and a foreign member of the Chinese and Indian National Academies of Engineering. Kaushik Rajashekara is a recipient of the 2022 Global Energy Prize, the 2021 IEEE Medal on Environmental and Safety Technologies, and several other awards. His research interests mainly focus on power/energy conversion, transportation electrification, renewable energy, and grid integration.