Dr. Edmund Schweitzer III - Alumni Spotlight
Channel: Purdue Engineering
Date: 2020-03-04

Dr. Edmund Schweitzer III is an alumus of Purdue University's School of Electrical and Computer Engineering with two degrees:  BSEE ‘68, MSEE ’71.  He was also named an Outstanding Alumnus of Electrical and Computer Engineering (OECE) in 2003 and most recently named a Distinguished Engineering Alumni (DEA) in Spring 2020.  

Dr. Schweitzer is the founder, president and chief technology officer of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), which operates 61 offices in the United States and 46 international locations. In 2019, Schweitzer established the company in Purdue’s Discovery Park District in West Lafayette. It will become the company’s fourth manufacturing center.

A globally recognized pioneer in digital protection, Schweitzer is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He also is a recipient of the highest award given by the IEEE, the Medal in Power Engineering, for his leadership in revolutionizing the performance of electrical power systems with computer-based protection and control equipment.

More about Schweitzer:   http://bit.ly/DEA-Schweitzer

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