Meet some of our wonderful past experts and graduated students
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[1] Akshay Singh, GaN-based High-Frequency Isolated Single-Stage AC-DC Converters for More Electric Aircrafts, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, July 2021 (Current Position: Tesla, Inc.).
[2] Yongwan Park, A Bare-Die SiC-based Electro-Thermal Co-Designed Wire-Bondless High-Frequency Dc-Dc Converter, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, July 2021 (Current Position: Post-Doc at University of Maryland).
[3] Michael D’Antonio, Low-Cost and High-Reliability, Single-Stage Microinverter for Residential Solar Applications, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, July 2021 (Current Position: SpaceX).
[4] Shenli Zou, A Gallium Nitride Integrated Onboard Charger, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, May 2020 (Current Position: Rivian).
[5] Zeyu Zhang, Gallium Nitride based Onboard Charger for Electric Vehicles, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, August 2019 (Current Position: AmpX Technologies, Inc.).
[6] Arun Sankar Uma Sankar, Integrated Inductive and Conductive Charging System for Electric Vehicles, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, July 2019 (Current Position: Daimler AG Automotive Company).
[7] Jiangheng Lu, A Single-Phase Integrated Onboard Charger for Electric Vehicles, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, May 2019 (Current Position: Monolithic Power Systems).
[8] Ayan Mallik, Regulated Transformer Rectifier Unit for More Electric Aircrafts, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, Dec. 2018 (Current Position: Tenure Track Assistant Professor at Arizona State University).
[9] Chuan Shi, Propulsion Machine Integrated Universal Onboard Chargers for Electric Vehicles, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, May 2018, (Current Position: Seres, former SF Motors).
[10] Peiwen He, High Frequency Bidirectional DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicle Applications, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, April 2018, (Current Position: Joby Aviation).
[11] Junyi Shen, Energy Management of a Battery-Ultracapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System in Electric Vehicles, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, May 2016, (Current Position: Apple).
[12] Yichao Tang, Miniaturized Power Electronic Interfaces for Ultra-Compact Electromechanical Systems, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, July 2015, (Current Position: Systems Engineer at Texas Instruments Kilby Labs).
[13] Haoyu Wang, Highly Efficient SiC Based Onboard Chargers for Plug-in Electric Vehicles, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, Jul. 2014, (Current Position: Associate Professor at Shanghai Tech University).
[14] Zhihao Li, Market Dominant Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Optimal Control For Minimum Charging Cost and V2G Regulation Service, Ph.D. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Jul. 2012 (Current Position: Electrical Engineer at GE Global Research).
[15] Peng Zeng, Design and Analysis of an Unconventional Permanent Magnet Linear Machine for Energy Harvesting, Ph.D. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Dec. 2011 (Current Position: Engineer at Intel Corporation).
[16] Yusuf Gurkaynak (co-advised with Prof. Ali Emadi), Neural Adaptive Control Strategy for Hybrid Electric Vehicles with Parallel Powertrain, Ph.D. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Apr. 2011 (Current Position: Chief Engineer at SunTech Drive).
[17] Omer C. Onar, Bi-directional AC/DC and DC/DC Converters for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles with Hybrid Battery/Ultra-capacitor Energy Storage Systems, Ph.D. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Jul. 2010 (Current Position: Alvin M. Weinberg Fellow, R&D Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory).
[1] Chayban Ghabech, State of the Art Battery Systems for Electric Vehicles, Non-thesis M.S. student, University of Maryland at College Park, May 2021 (Current Position: Design & Development Institute).
[2] Casey Beyers, M.Sc. Student, A Comparison of the Resonant and Non-Resonant Dual Active Bridge Topologies for Single Phase Microinverters, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland at College Park, Apr. 2021 (Current Position: Northrop Grumman).
[3] Weisheng Ding, Integrated Auxiliary Load DC/DC Converter and Charger for Electric Vehicles, Non-thesis M.S. student, University of Maryland at College Park, May 2017 (Current Position: Electronic Design Engineer at Tesla, Inc.).
[4] Serkan Dusmez, Novel Three-level Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for Hybrid Energy Storage Systems in PHEVs, Non-thesis M.S. student, Illinois Institute of Technology, Jul. 2013 (Current Position: Systems Engineer at Texas Instruments).
[5] Elvir Kahrimanovic, Power Electronics Converters for Solar Plug-In Hybrid Chicago Public Buses, Non-thesis M.S. student, Illinois Institute of Technology, Dec. 2011 (Current Position: System Application Engineer at Infineon Technologies).
[6] Yichao Tang, Hybrid Battery-Ultracapacitor Energy Storage systems for Next Generation Shipboard Power Systems, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Apr. 2011 (Current Position: Systems Engineer at Texas Instruments Kilby Labs).
[7] Rambabu Surada, A Novel Approach Towards Integration of Propulsion Machine Inverter with Energy Storage Charger in Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, May 2010 (Current Position: Senior Engineer at Lucid Motors).
[8] Haojie Luan, Dynamic Modeling and Optimum Load Control of Ocean Wave Energy Harvesting Systems, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, May 2010 (Current Position: Software Development Engineer in Test at Microsoft).
[9] Hao Chen, Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Micro-Arial Vehicles and Unmanned Air Vehicles, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, May 2010 (Current Position: Senior Electronic Design Engineer at Tesla Inc.).
[10] Cong Zheng, Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting from Human body Motion, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Jul. 2009 (Current Position: Senior Systems Applications Engineer at Dialog Semiconductor).
[11] Yao Da, Hybrid Offshore Wind and Tidal Turbine Energy Harvesting System With Independently Controlled Rectifiers, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, May 2009 (Current Position: Electrical Engineer at Regal Beloit).
[12] Zhihao Li, Battery/Ultracapacitor energy storage systems for Small Electric Vehicles, M.S. Thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, Dec. 2008 (Current Position: Lead Design Engineer at GE Aviation).
[1] Samantha Falco, Fall 2020 – Spring 2021, Research Topic: Solar Microinverter Analyses, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[2] Ngozi Amanze, 2018-2019, Research Topic: Extraction and optimization of parasitic impedances in printed circuit boards using finite element analysis, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[3] Melissa Kelley, Summer 2019, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Designing the Low Voltage System of a Formula Style Electric Vehicle, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[4] Varun Iyer, Summer 2019, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: High Voltage Systems of a Formula Electric Vehicle, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[5] Derek Prestera, Summer 2019, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Control System for a Racing Electric Vehicle, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[6] Nicholas Rabchevsky, Summer 2019, Research Topic: Vehicle Dynamics for a Racing Electric Vehicle, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[7] Preston Der, Summer 2019, Research Topic: Leadership of a New Formula SAE Electric Vehicle, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[8] Calvin Leung, Summer 2019, Research Topic: Data Processing for a Formula SAE EV Vehicle, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[9] Nick Ferinde, Summer 2019, Research Topic: Chassis and Suspension for a Formula SAE EV Vehicle, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[10] Reece Roehsler, Summer 2019, Research Topic: Development of Mechanical Systems for a Formula SAE EV Vehicle, Undergraduate student from University of Maryland.
[11] Jake O’Brien, Summer 2018, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Design of Driving Power Supply for an AC/DC Converter, Undergraduate student from Ithaca College.
[12] Gurpreet Kaur, Summer 2018, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: η-ρ-σ Trade-off Quantification in More-Electric-Aircraft Power Electronic Systems, Undergraduate student from College of Southern Maryland.
[13] Firehiwot Gurara, Summer 2018, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Development of Wi-Fi Communication Channel for Wireless Charging, Undergraduate student from Cornel University.
[14] Logan Johnson, Summer 2018, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Auxiliary Power Supply for an Integrated Onboard Charger, Undergraduate student from Liberty University.
[15] Christine Ahn, Summer 2018, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Digital Control System using Dual-Core DSP for an AC-DC Converter, Undergraduate student from Cornel University.
[16] Samira Nikpour, Summer 2017, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Auxiliary Power Supply for Electric Vehicles, & Summer 2016 – Fall 2016, Auxiliary Power Supplies for More Electric Aircrafts, Current Position: Accenture.
[17] Alex Wiitamaki, Summer 2017, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Flyback Converter Design for an Electric Vehicle On-Board Charger, Current Position: Undergraduate student at North Dakota State University.
[18] Jimmy Ye, Summer 2017, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Control Design and Power Loss Analysis of Single-Phase Charging, Current Position: Undergraduate student at Columbia University.
[19] Alexander Fiore, Summer 2017, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Decoupled Bipolar Auxiliary Power Supply for More Electric Aircrafts, Current Position: Graduate student at The University of Texas-Austin.
[20] Mengistu Belay, Summer 2016, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Low-Power Wireless Charging, Current Position: Undergraduate student at University of Maryland.
[21] Elena Botello, Summer 2016, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Study of DC-DC Stage of Onboard Chargers for Electric Vehicles, Current Position: Undergraduate student at the St. Mary’s University.
[22] Karen Alvarez, Summer 2016, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Comprehensive Study of Regulated Transformer Rectifier Units, Current Position: Undergraduate student at University of Maryland.
[23] Kelly Fernandez, Spring 2014 – Spring 2016, Undergraduate Research Fellow (URF), Research Topic: Totem-Pole Bidirectional Power Factor Correction Stage for Electric Vehicles, Current Position: PhD Student at UC Berkeley.
[24] Bryan P. Faulkner, Summer 2015, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Control of a Single-Stage Three-Phase Buck-Boost Power Factor Correction Rectifier, Current Position: Electronic Design & Analysis Engineer at the Boeing Company.
[25] Ashley A Del Valle Morales, Summer 2015, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Control of a Single-Stage Three-Phase Buck-Boost Power Factor Correction Rectifier, Current Position: Undergraduate student at University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez.
[26] Matthew Cleveland, Summer 2015, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Cell Equalization and Parameter Estimation of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells for Electric Vehicle Applications, Current Position: Undergraduate student at Duke University.
[27] Julio Valeriano, Summer 2015, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Comparison of Boost PFC and Bridgeless PFC for EV Chargers, Current Position: R&D Lab Technician at Sonnen Inc.
[28] Bruce Lee, Summer 2014, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Power Electronic Converters with Flexible Devices, Current Position: Engineering in Training at Antella Consulting Engineers.
[29] Michael Fralick, Summer 2014, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Interleaved SEPIC Power Factor Correction Stage for Onboard Chargers, Current Position: Undergraduate student at University of West Florida.
[30] Jose Rosas, Summer 2014, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Electromagnetically Integrated Transformer Design for Power Electronic Resonant Converters, Current Position: Controls Engineer at Oshkosh Corporation.
[31] Helion Dhrimaj, Summer 2013, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: A Neural Network Pattern Recognition and Fuzzy Logic Control as an Energy Management Approach for a Battery/Ultracapacitor Energy Storage System, Current Position: Electrical Engineer at Otis Elevator Company.
[32] Kouami Messeko, Summer 2013, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Gallium Nitride Semiconductor Switch Technology, Current Position: Undergraduate student at the Morgan State University.
[33] Ricardo Peterson, Summer 2013, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: Comparison of Switching Performance of Si, SiC, and GaN Transistors for Power Electronic Devices, Current Position: PhD Student at Stanford University.
[34] Joshua Wu, Summer 2013, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: A Symmetrical Bidirectional DC-DC Resonant Converter for On-Board PEV Battery Charging Applications, Current Position: Nuclear Engineer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
[35] Nariman Niknejad, Summer 2013, NSF REU in Transportation Electrification, Research Topic: A Symmetrical Bidirectional DC-DC Resonant Converter for On-Board PEV Battery Charging Applications, Current Position: Protection and Controls Senior Commissioning Engineer at Eaton Corporation.
[36] Adam Gorski, Summer 2013, Baltimore-Washington DC Electric Vehicle Initiative (BEVI) YES-Corps Summer Program, Research Topic: Battery Chemistries for Electric Vehicles, Current Position: Network Engineer at Rivada Networks.
[37] Oluwatoni Fuwape, Summer 2013, Baltimore-Washington DC Electric Vehicle Initiative (BEVI) YES-Corps Summer Program, Research Topic: Super-capacitor Technology for Electric Vehicles, Current Position: MS.c Student at Johns Hopkins.
[38] Giles Djoko, Fall 2012 – Spring 2013, NSF LSAMP Fellow, Research Topic: Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging Standards, Current Position: Avionics Systems Design Engineer at Lockheed Martin
[39] Tshikuna Muanankese, Fall 2011-Spring 2012, NSF LSAMP Fellow, Research Topic: Integration of Power Electronics Interfaces for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Current Position: MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School.
