Taufik's Patents and Awards

Patents

• A. Prinstil, T. Gallagher, Taufik, and J. Gentile, "Direct Connect UEI Cartridges for DC Power Systems", US Patent No. 12,080,979.
• Taufik and Owen Jong, "Zero Voltage Switching Hybrid Voltage Divider", US Patent No. 11,699,953. 
• Taufik and Owen Jong, “Multiple Input Single Output DC-DC Converter with Equal Load Sharing on the Multiple Inputs”, US Patent No. 10,404,061.
• Taufik, D. Garinto, K. Ohn, and I. Waters, “System Method and Apparatus for a Multi-Phase DC-to-DC Converter”, US Patent No. 7,782,032.

Awards

• 2024 Northrop Grumman and Dan/Paula Heye Annual Award for Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
• 2021 Raytheon Excellence in Teaching and Applied Research Award, College of Engineering, Cal Poly State University
• Best Paper Award, 2021 International Conference on Engineering and Technology, Paper entitled "Effect of Non-Ideal on the Design and Efficiency of High Voltage Gain Transformerless DC-DC Converter Topology".
• Inducted to the Cal Poly Faculty Expert Guide website, Spring 2021
• Best Paper Award, 2020 10th Electrical Power, Electronics, Communications, Control, and Informatics Seminar, Paper entitled "Design and Development of a DC Light Bulb Using High Power LEDs". 
• 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award - In Recognition and Appreciation of the Research Contributions to the Field of Power Electronics, presented at the 2019 International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, Las Vegas, December 2019.
• Best Paper Award, 2019 International Conference on Engineering and Computing - Malaysia, for paper entitled "Battery Management System on Electric Bike Using Lithium-Ion 18650".
• 2018 Distinguished Scholarship Award, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
• 2018 Don and Paula Heye Annual Award for Outstanding Club Advisement, College of Engineering, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo.
• AY 13–14, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18 Hood Endowed Professor, EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2017 Faculty/Staff Appreciation Award, "For Going Above and Beyond in Inspiring and Assisting MEP Students", Multicultural Engineering Program, Cal Poly, SLO.
• 2014 – 2015 The Most Influential Professor, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO.
• 2014 Outstanding Professor, College of Engineering, Cal Poly State University, SLO.
• 2014 Faculty/Staff Appreciation Award, "For Going Above and Beyond in Inspiring and Assisting MEP Students", Multicultural Engineering Program, Cal Poly, SLO.
• 2013 Outstanding Engineer Award, IEEE Power Engineering Society Chapter, Central Coast Section.
• 2013 Faculty/Staff Appreciation Award, "For Going Above and Beyond in Inspiring and Assisting MEP Students", Multicultural Engineering Program, Cal Poly, SLO.
• 2012 Indonesian Diaspora Award for Education, The 1st Congress of Indonesian Diaspora, Los Angeles, July 2012.
• 2012 Outstanding Teaching Award, American Society of Engineering Education - Pacific Southwest Section.
• 2011 – 2012 High Pass Filter Faculty Award, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2010 – 2011 Fourier Faculty, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2009 – 2010 Favorite Professor, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2008 – 2009 Favorite Professor, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2008 – 2009 Most Friendly Professor, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2007 – 2008 Professor With Best Class Projects, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2007 – 2008 Most Humorous Professor, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2007 – 2008 Best Story Teller Professor, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2006 – 2007 Best Overall Professor, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2006 – 2007 Professor Most Likely to Hang Out after Classes, IEEE Student Branch and EE Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2005 – 2006 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, Academic Advising Council, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2005 – 2006 Most Outstanding Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2006 Electrical Engineering – Lockheed Martin Excellence in Teaching Award
• 2005 Professor Of The Year, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• 2005 Lockheed Martin "Most Supportive Professor", SWE Cal Poly
• 2005 – 2006 Faculty Appreciation Dinner and Recipient, IEEE Student Branch, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2004 – 2005 Instructor From Whom Students Learn The Most, Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2004 – 2005 Best EE Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2004 – 2005 Best EE Lab Instructor, Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2004 – 2005 Department Chair Award, Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2004 – 2005 Faculty Appreciation Dinner and Recipient, IEEE Student Branch, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• Nominee, 2005 Outstanding Faculty Advising Award, Academic Advising Council, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2003 – 2004 Faculty Appreciation Dinner and Recipient, IEEE Student Branch, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2003 – 2004 Best EE Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2003 – 2004 Instructor From Whom Students Learn The Most, Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, SLO
• 2002 – 2003 Faculty Appreciation Dinner and Recipient, IEEE Student Branch, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2001 – 2002 Best EE Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, Cal Poly State University, SLO
• 2001 – 2002 Faculty Appreciation Recipient, Engineering Student Council, Cal Poly State University, SLO