Dr. Tarlochan Singh Sidhu is a renowned scientist, electrical engineer, educator and technical leader. His distinguished leadership and innovations in the area of power system protection and automation have been recognized nationally and internationally through various awards and fellowships. Through his volunteer work as editor of journals, member of editorial boards and in technical professional societies, he has provided outstanding service to the power system community. Dr. Sidhu's achievements in academia are enormous in both quantity and innovative quality. In addition to numerous scholarly publications, he has contributed to engineering education in Canada by developing unique educational programs and research laboratories in collaboration with industry for training of future engineers.