On July 29, 2025, Professor Clint Andrews was recognized with the IEEE PES Robert Noberini Distinguished Contributions to Power Engineering Professionalism Award. The award acknowledges members of the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) for their sustained efforts and significant achievements in advancing professional activities within power engineering.
Dr. Andrews has held leadership roles as a volunteer in the IEEE’s Society on Social Implications of Technology for many years.
During his acceptance speech, Professor Andrews commented on his career and the complexities involved in transforming energy systems. “I have spent a career encouraging the transition to a cleaner, more affordable, and more secure energy system. This is a domain where engineering professionalism plays a mixed role. It helps us avoid costly errors, but it also slows down progress. In the planning and policy world I inhabit, too many people are happily ignorant of the technical details and simply assume that the engineers can figure it out. Sometimes this turns out to be true. But I have learned that the energy transition is taking a long time—a lifetime!—for good reason, because the technical challenges are real and carry high stakes.
Alongside involvement in PES, where I published my first technical paper decades ago, I have been a longtime volunteer leader in IEEE’s Society on Social Implications of Technology. That group has helped me articulate a view of engineering professionalism with which I will close. True engineering professionals do their very best to anticipate unexpected consequences of their work. They “model it twice, before building it once;” they act ethically; they reflect on their past decisions; they keep track of how their systems are currently performing; and they stand ready to learn something new.
I thank you for this award.”
The IEEE PES Robert Noberini Award was created to recognize long-term dedication and notable contributions by professionals working within areas served by PES.
