Sandia National Laboratories Senior Scientist Stan Atcitty has been honored with the A.P. Seethapathy Rural Electrification Excellence Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his leadership and innovation in the rural electrification of U.S. tribal nations.
The IEEE, one of the world’s largest technical professional organizations, established the Seethapathy Rural Electrification Award in 2008. The award recognizes exceptional power engineers who have innovated or implemented cost-effective electrification technologies for the rural sector. It is among 24 national awards of the IEEE Power and Energy Society.
Atcitty, a member of the Navajo Nation, leads the power electronics subprogram as part of the Department of Energy Office of Electricity’s Energy Storage Program. He also leads the Tribal Energy Storage Program and the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program, conducting outreach with tribal colleges and universities.