Meet the EERE Faculty

Expertise Area: Microcontrollers
Education: B.A. Physics (1974), MSEE (1976), University of Iowa.

Expertise Area: Micro-grid, Smart-grid, Power electronic, Power System, Energy Storage Systems, Renewable energy sources & its integration, Mechatronics System, and Advanced Control System
Education: BS Electrical & Electronics Engineering (2006), Khulna University of Engineering & Technology; MS Mechatronics Engineering (2010), International Islamic University Malaysia; PhD Control System & Renewable Energy (2016), University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (ABD).

Expertise Area: Electromagnetics, Microwave Systems, Speech Processing
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering (2002), Texas A&M University; M.S. Electrical Engineering (2008), Colorado State University; Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (2011), Colorado State University

Expertise Area: Solar Energy
Education: B.S. Physics (1985), Northwest Normal University (China); M.S. Solar Engineering (1991), Yunnan Normal University (China); M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering (2002), University of Rochester; Ph.D. Physics (2008), University of Toledo.

Expertise Area: Photovoltaics, Semiconductor Devices, Flexible Printed Electronics, Renewable Energy
Education: B.S. Electronics Engineering Technology (1999), OIT; M.S. Electrical Engineering (2002), University of Washington; Ph.D. Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (2007), University of New South Wales.

Expertise Area: Energy Systems, RF, Wireless, Geothermal Energy, Wind Power
Education: B.S. Biology (1975), SUNY at Cortland; AAS Electronics Technology (1983), Broome Community College; BS Electrical Engineering (1987), University of New Mexico/SUNY; MS Electrical Engineering (1992), University of New Mexico.

Expertise Area: Signal Processing
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering and Physics (2002), M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering (2004), Portland State University; Dipl. Ing. Telecommunications Engineering (2003), M.Phil Telecommunications Engineering (2004), Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (2005), ETSIT University of Vigo (Spain); Exec. Cert. Technical Management & Leadership (2007), Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Prof. Cert. Sustainable Energy Conversion & Storage (2009), Stanford University; M.B.A. International Business (2011), University of London.
Licenses and Certifications: Registered US Patent Agent, USPTO (2009); Registered Professional Engineer, EU (2003); Certified Licensing Professional (CLP)

Expertise Area: Energy and Market Modeling
Education: B.S. Fundamental Sciences, Mechanical Engineering Concentration and German Minor (1996), Lehigh University; M.S. Civil Engineering, Renewable Energy/Building Systems (2005), University of Colorado, Boulder; M.S. Geography and Environmental Engineering (2010), Ph.D. Geography and Environmental Engineering (2014); The Johns Hopkins University.
Licenses and Certifications: EIT, Georgia (2001)

Expertise Area: Analog/Mixed-Signal Electronics & IC Test
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering and Physics (2002), M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering (2004), Portland State University; M. Phil. Electrical Engineering (2009), Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (2010), ETSIT University of Vigo.
Licenses and Certificates: Registered US Patent Agent, USPTO (2011)

Expertise Area: Digital Electronics and Embedded Systems
Education: B.S. Electrical Engineering (1991), Oregon State University; M.S. Electrical Engineering (1993), Oregon State University

Expertise Area: Building Energy Simulation, HVAC, Passive Systems, Solar-Thermal Systems, Thermo-Fluids, CFD
Education: BSc Chemical Engineering (1995), Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia); MS Biosystems Engineering (2001), Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium); PhD Building Engineering (2006), Concordia University (Canada).

Expertise Area: Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Hydrogen economy, Climate change, Solar photovoltaics, Fuel cells, Batteries, Applied Electrochemistry, Corrosion, Catalysis, Nanotechnology, MEMS fabrication and packaging, Semiconductors, and Chemical Sensors
Education: B.S. Physical Chemistry (1979), University of Belgrade; Ph.D. Chemistry (1984), Technical University of Dresden.

Expertise Area: Optical Engineering, Lasers, Biomedical Engineering
Education: BS Applied Physics (1982), California Institute of Technology; PhD Biomedical Engineering (1988), University of Texas, Austin.

Expertise Area: Materials Science
Education: B.S. Electrical and Industrial Engineering (1996), Chihuahua Technological Institute; M.S. Materials Science (2000), Advanced Materials Research Center (CIMAV); Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering (2007), University of Texas at Austin.