b'14 Member News March 2022The future of engineeringAchieving great thingswith IET AwardsChao Gong MEng, PhD Researcher, University of York, winner ofan IET Postgraduate Research Prize and a Travel Award in 2021.In June 2021, Chao Gong applied for and won an IET Postgraduate Prize for his research interest in the safety of high-voltage powertrain based electric vehicles. The prize has motivated Chao and built his confidence to go further in his research. With the support of the award, he plans to attend more conferences and summits to collaborate both in the UK and internationally.Its fair to say that ChaosChao is now a ResearchIn addition to his recent award is just the latestAssistant hired by his PhDPostgraduate ResearchChao Gong MEng, PhD Researcherrecognition of over ten yearssupervisor as part of theaward, he also won an IET of studying and working toNewton Advanced Fellowship:Travel Award for international help engineer a better world. Artificial intelligencetravel. Chao travelled toThe IET Travel Awards supported safe operationChina in November 2021 to In 2010 Chao began hisand health prediction forattend the 2021 Internationalfor International undergraduate studies atelectric vehicle motorsJoint Conference onTravel have been Northwestern Polytechnicalproject. He is continuingEnergy, Electrical andoffered for several University, Xian, China whereresearch into the topic ofPower Engineering. years now with a he was awarded a bachelorssafety and reliability of degree in 2014 and laterelectric vehicle powertrains. Members of the panel felt itrecent significant that year went on to studywas a strong application andincrease in the for a masters degree. His interest in electric vehiclesthat the award would addvalue of available is what inspires him to learnvalue and benefit to the IETfunds. Chao was In September 2016, Chaomore about them. As a high- and the wider community.spent two years as atech product, the engineeringsuch a successful Laboratory Engineer at thetechnologies involved areChao has alreadyapplicant although Northwestern Polytechnicalundoubtedly complicated;published over 20 journalhis trip initially had University, working inby pursuing a higher-leveland conference papers andto be postponed.laboratory managementstudy in electric vehicles, hehas published seven IEEE and conducting researchhas been able to deepenTransactions journal papers into electric vehicles. Then,his understanding of them.as the first author. He in November 2018, ChaoPursuing an engineering- has shared his academicProfessor Jan Sykulskistarted at the Universityrelated PhD is enriching hisachievements duringMSc PhD CEng FIET FIEEE of York to become a PhDknowledge and technical skillshis PhD with his peersFInstP FBCS CITP Dr h.c.Chair of the Postgraduatestudent in the departmentto engineer a better world withthrough publications andand Travel Awards Panelof electronic engineering.sustainable transportation. international conferences.If youre inspired by Chaos story and want to find out more about our other winners see theiet.org/postgrad-winners-2021'