Madonna Professor in Power EngineeringDirector, CT Power Electronics Center of Excellence (CONPEX)

• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• M.E. Electrical Engineering: American University of Beirut
• B.E. Electrical Engineering: American University of Beirut

Research interests

• Fault-tolerant power electronics applications in motor drives, renewable energy systems (especially solar photovoltaics), micro-grids, and smart-grid.
• Control and estimation in power electronics applications for efficiency, reliability, and operational enhancement.
• Loss estimation in power electronic systems, specifically in motor drives.
• Modeling, control, and simulation of power and energy systems in general.

E-mail: bazzi(@)uconn.edu

More Information: Personal Website; Google Scholar Profile

B.E. Electrical Engineering: Notre Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon

M.E. Electrical and Computer Engineering: American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Power Systems, Power Electronics, Microgrids, Motor Control, Renewable Energy

Current project area: Automation and Power System Sensing and Optimization

E-mail: shaya.abou_jawdeh(@)uconn.edu

B.S. Electrical Engineering and Automation: Shandong University, China

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Renewable energy, Multi-level energy converters

Current Project Area: Lifetime estimation and optimization of power converters

E-mail: yy.chen(@)uconn.edu

B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA

M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA

MBA: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research Interests: Pulsed Power, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, DC Microgrids

Current Project Area: Pulsed Power Loads within Naval Power Systems

E-mail: elvis.crespo(@)uconn.edu

Current project area: Variable-phase fault-tolerant machines and drives

E-mail: jose.grullon(@)uconn.edu

B.S. Electrical Power Engineering: Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan

M.S. Electrical Engineering (Power and Control): Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research Interests: Power System Analysis, Electrical Motor Drives, Control, Grid synchronization, Power Electronics

Current Project Area: Electrical Motor Drives (Speed Control, Reliability Aspects, and Speed control)

E-mail: hanady.kreashan(@)uconn.edu

B.S. Electronics Technology, Central Connecticut State University

M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA

Pursued degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Electrical Machines and Power Electronics

Current project area: 3-phase Asynchronous Motor Design and Simulation

E-mail: kenneth.r.johnson(@)uconn.edu

Pursued degree: B.S. Electrical Engineering

Research interests: Power Electronics

Current project area: Power Electronics Efficiency Characterization

E-mail: cpt24001(@)uconn.edu 

B.S. Electrical Engineering and Automation: Tibet University, China

M.S. Electrical Engineering: Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Power Electronics, Fault Diagnosis, and Machine Learning

Current project area: Power Electronics and Fault Diagnosis

E-mail: yi.luo(@)uconn.edu

B.S. Electrical Power Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan

Pursued degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Electric machines, power electronics, and microgrids

Current project area: Microgrids for space habitats, microgrids for EV charging infrastructure

E-mail: hasnain.nisar(@)uconn.edu

B.S. Tufts University, Mechanical Engineering

M.S. Tufts University, Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Electronics, and Control

Pursued degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Power Electronics and Their Thermal Behavior and Management

Current project area: Power Electronics

E-mail: kvt24004(@)uconn.edu

M.Sc. Automation and Computer Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Graduate Certificate in Power Electronics, UCONN

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research Interests: Power Electronics, Motor Drives, Hybrid Power Converters and Modulation Techniques