Energy Systems, and Power Electronics

Power systems and power electronics undergird almost every aspect of modern life. However it is critical to minimize the impact of our electricity consumption on the environment, which entails that we harness energy from renewable sources, and conserve it. Our nationally and internationally renowned faculty conduct research on power electronics, electromechanics, photovoltaic devices, energy harvesting, smart grids, and renewable energy systems. ECE faculty collaborate with other institutions, private companies, and federal agencies to conduct research, explore new applications, and to attract outstanding students to the field. Even as they conduct critical cutting edge research, the Energy Systems and Power Electronics group places a very high degree of importance on power education by developing new graduate and undergraduate courses and disseminating them through CUSP.

Photograph of Professor Ratul Das

Ratul Das (will join in January 2025)

Assistant Professor

ratuldas@umn.edu

Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Professor Sairaj Dhople

Sairaj Dhople

Oscar A. Schott Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

sdhople@umn.edu

5-115 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Professor Nicola Elia

Nicola Elia

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

5-179 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Professor Giannakis in a dark suit and tie facing the camera

Georgios Giannakis

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

georgios@umn.edu

6-121 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Steven Koester

Russell J. Penrose Professor in Nanotechnology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

skoester@umn.edu

5-153 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Tony Low

Tony Low

Paul Palmberg Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

5-163 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Regents Professor Ned Mohan

Ned Mohan (deceased)

Regents Professor, Oscar A. Schott Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

5-111 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

David Orser

David Orser

Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

5-117 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Gang Qiu in a blue gingham shirt standing against a grey background smiling into camera

Gang Qiu

Assistant Professor

4-174 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Professor William Robbins

William Robbins

Professor

robbins@umn.edu

5-123 Kenneth H. Keller Hall

Russell Holmes

Associate Professor
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
151 Amundson Hall
612-624-9058
rholmes@umn.edu
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