Professor Xia Daozhi is honored for his contributions to power system stability analysis and control methods.

For his outstanding contributions to power system stability analysis and control methods, as well as harmonic power flow theory, Professor Xia Daozhi from the School of Electrical Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) has been awarded the 2025 ‌Gu Yuxiu Electrical Engineering Award by the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE) and the IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES).

The award, established by CSEE and IEEE PES, represents China's first international engineering accolade and is widely recognized for its prestigious status and industry exclusivity. This honor is granted annually to one expert with remarkable accomplishments in electrical engineering and advanced power technology.

Born in January 1934 in Taizhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Xia graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University) in 1953.

He began teaching at Jiao Tong University and later relocated to Xi'an during the university’s westward migration in 1958. After a two-year academic visit to Purdue University in 1980, he became a professor and doctoral supervisor in 1986. He served as deputy director of the Electrical Engineering Department (now Electrical Engineering School) and deputy director of the Electrical Technology Research Institute at XJTU until his retirement in 2004.

A renowned power system operation and control expert, Xia is recognized as a pioneer in harmonic power flow analysis and a co-founder of the National Conference on Power Systems and Automation in Higher Education Institutions.

As a senior member of IEEE, he contributed to multiple national research initiatives, including advisory roles for China's National Basic Research Program and committees under CIGRE and CSEE.

His publications include the monograph Harmonic Analysis and Filtering in High-Voltage DC Transmission Systems and influential textbooks such as Power System Analysis for undergraduate education and Power System Analysis (Volume 2) for graduate education.