Christina DiMarino honored with fellowship
Christina DiMarino, associate professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and faculty member in the Center for Power Electronics Systems, has been awarded the Dushan Boroyevich Ph.D. '86 Junior Faculty Fellowship by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The Dushan Boroyevich Ph.D. '86 Junior Faculty Fellowship in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was established with generous gifts from Richard S. Zhang, Silva Hiti, Vlatko M. Vlatkovic, V. Himamshu Prasad, and Ashraf W. Lotfi.
The fellowship is named in honor of Dushan Boroyevich, an alumnus and professor emeritus in electrical engineering, past director of the center, member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This fellowship enables the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to recognize and support outstanding junior faculty.
A member of the Virginia Tech community for six years, DiMarino has more than 80 conference and journal papers, several granted patents, and contributions to over 20 sponsored research projects totaling nearly $15 million. She has advised over 20 graduate students, 10 undergraduate and high school students, and two postdocs.
DiMarino received the 2024 Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award from the IEEE Power Electronics Society, the highest individual award for engineers under age 35 in the power electronics field.
Her teaching and research focus on power electronics packaging and integration of wide-bandgap and ultra-wide-bandgap power semiconductors. Through effective teaching and outstanding mentorship, DiMarino has impacted hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students.
DiMarino received her bachelor’s degree from James Madison University and her master’s degree and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.
