• 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

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

B.E. Electrical Engineering: Notre Dame University-Louaize, 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: University of Connecticut, USA

Pursued Degree: M.S.

Research Interests: Power Electronics and Renewable Energy

Current project area: Variable pole motor controller

E-mail: daryl.biron(@)uconn.edu

M.S. Energy Studies: American University of Beirut, Lebanon

M.S. Engineering Management: American University of Beirut, Lebanon

B.E. Electrical Engineering: Beirut Arab University, Lebanon

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Power Systems, Renewable Energy

Current project area: Microgrids for Space Habitats

E-mail: leila.chebbo(@)uconn.edu

BS Electrical Power Engineering: Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan

MS Electrical Engineering (Power and Control): Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

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

B.Sc. Applied Physics, Electronics & Communication Engineering: University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

M.Sc. Electrical & Electronic Engineering: Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Power  Systems, Microgrids, and Power Electronics Optimization

Current project area: Power Systems, Power Electronics, Electric Vehicles, Motor Drives, Microgrid, Optimization

E-mail:mohammad.hanif(@)uconn.edu

B.S. Electronics Technology, Central Connecticut State University

Pursued degree: M.S. Electrical Engineering

Research interests: Electrical machines and power electronics

Current project area: 3-phase asynchronous motor design and simulation

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

B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut

Pursued degree: M.S. Electrical Engineering

Research interests: Power electronics, renewable energy and power systems

Current project area: SiC high-power inverters

E-mail: uiliam.kutrolli(@)uconn.edu 

BS: Electrical Engineering and Automation: Chongqing University, China

MS: Electrical Engineering and Automation: Chongqing University, China

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.

Research interests: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, Electric Drives

Current project area: Modeling and Control of Power Electronics

E-mail: pengwei.li(@)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

Pursued degree: B.S. Electrical Engineering

Research interests: Space electronics, renewable energy

Current project area: Fault-tolerant solar microgrids

E-mail: matt.silverman(@)uconn.edu

Pursued degree: BS in Mechanical Engineering and BA in Spanish

Research interests: Renewable Energy, Machine Learning

Current project area: Microgrids for Space Habitats

E-mail: ashley.sirowich(@)uconn.edu

Pursued Degree: Ph.D.