Research
My research is in the following main areas:
| Power Electronics |
| Electric Machinery and Drives |
| Integrated Power Circuits |
| Numerical Modeling of Electromechanics |
| Biomechanical Energy Conversion |
| Hybrid electrical energy systems |
PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS: Please apply to the program through the normal channels (for example, the ECE Website). Please do not e-mail or call me regarding admission unless you have a referral. Unfortunately, I cannot speculate accurately on your prospects for admission without comparing your full application to all the others.
SPONSORED PROJECTS:
The Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics supports a number of research and education projects. Through this center, my colleagues and I can conduct exploratory research in a number of areas. We distribute a number of fellowships and research assistantships for these tasks.
The National Science Foundation is supporting a five-year project, "Optimal Diversification of Multiple Energy Sources." This is a research and education initiative for achieving the best-use of available electricity supplies. I am also co-PI on two new NSF grants. One involves advances in digital control of power converters, with an emphasis on design tools and performance. The other involves magnetic sensing and data processing in steel or concrete structures.
A project sponsored by the Office of Naval Research is "Automated Extraction of Low Order Models for Magnetic Devices." In this project, we're attempting to make simple, rapid-to-simulate mathematical models for magnetic devices such as inductors, transformers, and electric machines. Rather than apply simplifying assumptions, we are beginning with the most detailed and general representation of the devices and mathematically extracting low-order models using order-reduction techniques with known error bounds.
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation is supporting the 2007 Solar Decathlon project at the University of Illinois.
Corporate gifts from Advanced Analogic Technologies and Northrop Grumman Space Technologies have provided additional financial support.
Most of the lab work is accomplished in the Advanced Power Applications Laboratory in Everitt Lab. There are also many opportunities for scholarships and awards. See my resume for more information.