Daniel Costinett (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2013. He was an instructor at Utah State University in 2013. From 2013-2026, he was with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK); from 2024-2026 he was Full Professor and Associate Department Head. Since 2026, he is the Grainger Professor in Power Electronics with The University of Wisconsin Madison. Dr. Costinett was Co-Director of Education and Diversity for the National Science Foundation/Department of Energy Engineering Research Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT). He has coauthored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications. His research interests include resonant and soft switching power converter design, high efficiency wired and wireless power supplies, on-chip power conversion, medical devices, and electric vehicles.

Dr. Costinett was a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2017, the 2022 Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award, the 2016 and 2020 IEEE PELS Transactions Second Place Prize Paper Award, and the 2015 IEEE IAS William M. Portnoy Award. He received the 2022 Moses E. and Mayme Brooks Distinguished Professor Award, 2015 ECE Faculty of the Year Award, and 2020 Chancellor’s Award for Professional Promise in Research from UTK.