Women in Sustainability Series 2026 - Navigating the Energy Landscape – a Power Electronics Engineer’s View in 2026: Denise Athaide
Energy solutions are driven by regional needs, changing regulations, and dynamic market forces. Power electronics is an enabling technology that plays a crucial role in providing impactful and sustainable solutions for these energy transitions. In Denise's current role, she wears many hats varying from power electronics engineer, technical project leader, and technology strategist. In this session, Denise will share what it means to navigate and contribute to today's evolving energy landscape through this lens.
All are welcome! IEEE membership is not required.
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- Starts 09 January 2026 05:00 AM UTC
- Ends 19 May 2026 04:00 AM UTC
- No Admission Charge
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Biography:
Denise Athaide is a Sr Tech Specialist in Power Electronics, Hybrid and Electrification Tech in Corporate Research at Cummins Inc. She has been there since 2020 in addition to an internship while a student. Prior to Cummins she spent time working with the US Department of Energy supporting the review of funding applications and working with the GreenLight Solutions Foundation.
Denise holds a MS in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Electrical Power and Energy Systems from Arizona State University in addition to a BS in Electrical Engineering from Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology. Throughout her time as a student she was also an active IEEE member.
