Young Engineer of the Year (YEOY)

Young Engineer of the Year (YEOY) is an award given during Houston Engineer’s Week. Below is IEEE’s current and previous award winners.

2017 Young Engineer of the Year

Kristopher Dow

Kristopher (Kris) Dow is currently a Software Engineer at IBM, where he specializes in enterprise storage products. Previously, Kris was an embedded systems engineer at Schneider Electric for the Remote Terminal Unit product line. In 2012, Kris received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Houston with a computer concentration. Kris has been an active member of IEEE for 9 years, beginning as a student. He’s served as IEEE’s representative on the Houston Engineer’s Week planning committee. He enjoys spending time with his wife and son, playing basketball, running, and reading.