{"672818":{"#nid":"672818","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Dimitrova Awarded IEEE Power and Energy Society Scholarship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology fourth-year electrical engineering student Denitsa Dimitrova was selected as a 2023-2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power and Energy Society (PES) Scholar.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe initiative provides scholarships and real-world experience to undergraduates who are interested in power and energy engineering careers. Dimitrova was one of 82 undergraduate students to receive the honor this year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe was inspired to apply for the scholarship by School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) research engineer Zhiyang Jin during her Fall 2023 ECE 3072 class.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI recommend all students going into power to apply for this program,\u201d Dimitrova said. \u201cI think it\u0027s a great initiative to continue inspiring and highlighting a path for students in this field where we will have to meet the increasing energy demands of the future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDimitrova plans on using the scholarship to continue her studies and research, focusing on electric energy systems and circuit technology threads.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe\u2019s conducted research in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/deepakraj-m-divan\u0022\u003EECE Professor Deepakraj Divan\u2019s\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cde.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Distributed Energy\u003C\/a\u003E, focusing on modular battery storage systems for energy access in emerging markets.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside of the classroom, she\u2019s had several internships in power generation and storage, is an ECE Ambassador, a Benchtop MPI volunteer at the Hive Makerspace, and a sea kayaking staff member for Outdoor Recreation Georgia Tech (ORGT).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese experiences have had a profound effect on her academic journey and career development, as a recent expedition to Antarctica with ORGT inspired her to shift the applications of her research to assist in the maintenance of the extreme environments on Earth and aid in creating a more sustainable industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ee-scholarship.org\/\u0022\u003E2024 PES Scholar application\u003C\/a\u003E opens in March.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDimitrova plans on using the scholarship to continue her studies and research, focusing on electric energy systems and circuit technology threads.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dimitrova plans on using the scholarship to continue her studies and research, focusing on electric energy systems and circuit technology threads."}],"uid":"36558","created_gmt":"2024-02-07 19:54:58","changed_gmt":"2024-03-20 16:39:41","author":"zwiniecki3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673003":{"id":"673003","type":"image","title":"Dimitrova IEEE Scholarship.jpg","body":null,"created":"1707335719","gmt_created":"2024-02-07 19:55:19","changed":"1707335719","gmt_changed":"2024-02-07 19:55:19","alt":"Denitsa Dimitriva IEEE PES Scholar","file":{"fid":"256343","name":"Dimitrova IEEE Scholarship.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/07\/Dimitrova%20IEEE%20Scholarship.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/07\/Dimitrova%20IEEE%20Scholarship.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1806988,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/02\/07\/Dimitrova%20IEEE%20Scholarship.jpg?itok=caGMNif-"}}},"media_ids":["673003"],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"193157","name":"Student Honors and Achievements"}],"keywords":[{"id":"188640","name":"pes"},{"id":"1187","name":"IEEE"},{"id":"3517","name":"power"},{"id":"436","name":"electricity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EZachary Winiecki\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["zwiniecki3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}