Prof. Ali Bazzi, Ph.D., UTC Associate Professor of Engineering Innovation
- 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
- 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.
More Information
Jonathan Blake
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA.
Pursued degree: M.S. (Part-time)
Research interests: Power converter design and control
Current project area: Dual-active bridge converters
E-mail: jonathan.blake@uconn.edu
Muhammed Ali GΓΌltekin
BS: Istanbul Technical University, Control and Automation Engineering, 2016
MS: Istanbul Technical University, Electrical Engineering, 2020
Pursued Degree: Ph.D.
Research interests: Power Electronics, Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy
Current project area: Modeling and Control of Electric Drives and Devices
E-mail: muhammed_ali.gultekin(@)uconn.edu
Ethan Hotchkiss
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA.
Pursued degree: M.S.
Research interests: Power Electronics
Current project area: Design and Control of a Multi-Level Inverter
E-mail: ethan.hotchkiss@uconn.edu
Arshiah Yusuf Mirza
M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Connecticut, USA.
B.Tech. Electrical and Electronics Engineering, JNTU-Hyderabad, India
Pursued degree: Ph.D.
Research interests: Electric Machines & Drives, Sustainable Energy, Power Electronics
Current project area: Performance enhancement of electric machines and drives.
E-mail: arshiah.mirza(@)uconn.edu
Zhe Zhang
M.E. Electrical Engineering: Beijing Jiaotong University
B.E. Electrical Engineering: Beijing Jiaotong University
Pursued degree: Ph.D.
Research interests: Power electronics and electric drives
Current project area: Mitigating electromagnetic interference
Other interests: Robotics
E-mail: zhe.4.zhang(@)uconn.edu
Alumni
Visiting Scholars:
Prof. Christos Mademlis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (Spring 2017)
Ph.D.:
Yiqi Liu (Fall 2017)
Weiqiang Chen (Fall 2018)
M.S.:
Amruta Kulkarni (Spring 2014)
Weiqiang Chen (Spring 2015)
Xiaofang Shi (Summer 2015)
Artur Ulatowski (Spring 2016)
Yiqi Liu (Fall 2016)
Interns:
Elie Libbos (Summer 2017)
Johyun Min (Summer 2017)
Aline Ghaoui (Summer 2019)
B.S.:
Anthony Trombetta
Ethan Dumaine
Michael Stettenbenz
Daniel Popoli
Jonathan Weiss
Jonathan Rarey
Jason Meyer
Antony Xenophontos
Luocheng Wang
Manal Tahhan
Nolan Grant
Patrick Vicente
Alexander Sawyer
Ernesto Ortega-Hernandez
Bryan Davis
Amy Robinson
Bailey Andrew
Daniel Dabkowski
John Rockett