Lectures and Short Courses

  1. Plenary Lecture, Kansas Power & Energy Conference 2021, Multi-input Multi-output ac Link Power Converter, Manhattan, KS, Apr. 19-20, 2021.
  2. Plenary Lecture, NSF Workshop on Future and Opportunities for Power Electronics in an Electrified Transportation Industry, Washington, DC, Oct. 18-19, 2018.
  3. Invited Webinar, IEEE Industry Applications Society, Nov. 1, 2017, Motivation for Magnetic Gear and Magnetically Geared Machines.
  4. Invited seminar, May 11, 2017, Seoul, South Korea, Hyundai Motor Co., Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics at EMPE Lab.
  5. Invited Distinguished Colloquium Series Speaker, Apr. 28, 2017, ECE Dept., University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Compact Modular Medium Voltage Power Converters
  6. Invited Seminar, Apr. 5, 2017, College Station, TX, Texas A&M, ECE Dept.- Analog Group, Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics at EMPE Lab.
  7. Invited seminar, Oct. 28, 2016, Dallas, TX, Unitron, Capacitor-less Power Converters.
  8. Invited seminar, Oct. 27, 2016, Dallas, TX, Texas Instruments Inc., Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motors.
  9. Invited lecture, Feb. 17th, 2016, TVS Inc., Bengaluru, India, Recent Advances in Electric Machines.
  10. Invited lecture, Dec. 18th, 2014, Emerson Electric Motors, St. Louis, MO, Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines (PMa-SynRM),
  11. Invited lecture, IEEE PES General Meeting, July 27-31, 2014, National Harbor, MD, “Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machine (PMa-SynRM) Design and Performance Analysis For Fan and Pump Applications’.
  12. Invited seminar, SMMA’14, April. 22-24, Fort Myers, FL, “Design of Ferrite Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor (Fa-SynRM) with Aluminum Conductors in Stator”.
  13. Invited seminar, Prairie View A&M University, Feb. 10, 2014, Prairie View, TX, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics for Renewable Energy – Offshore Electric Power Grid”.
  14. Invited short course presented at the IEEE-APEC’13, March 17-21, 2013, Long Beach, CA, “ac-Link Universal Converters for Renewable energy and Transportation”.
  15. Invited seminar, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 11, 2013, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics for Renewable Energy – Offshore Electric Power Grid”.
  16. Keynote Speaker, JMAG User Conference, Detroit, Oct. 16, 2012, “Magnetic Gears”.
  17. Invited seminar, University of Texas – San Antonio, Oct. 28, 2011, “Soft Switched High-Frequency Link dc/ac Converters for Subsea Applications”.
  18. Invited seminar, POSCO, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 19, 2011, “New Power Converters for Battery Energy Storage”.
  19. Invited seminar, Samsung Advanced Research Institute of Technology (SAIT), Seoul, Korea, Aug. 18, 2011, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics at EMPE Lab”.
  20. Invited seminar, Korea Railroad Research Center (KRRI), Seoul, Korea, Aug. 18, 2011, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics at EMPE Lab”.
  21. Invited seminar, LGC R&D Center, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 17, 2011, “Electric Motors for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles”.
  22. Invited seminar, LG Electronics, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 17, 2011, “Electric Motors and Power Converters for Electric Vehicles”.
  23. Invited seminar, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Aug. 16, 2011, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics at EMPE Lab”.
  24. Invited seminar, Hyundai Motor Co., Seoul, Korea, Aug. 16, 2011, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics at EMPE Lab”.
  25. Invited seminar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Sep. 23, 2010, “Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines”.
  26. Invited seminar, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, Sep 24, 2010, “High Frequency Power Converters”.
  27. Invited Tutorial, IEEE 2010 Energy Conversion Conference and Exposition (ECCE’10), Atlanta, GA, Sep. 12, 2010, “Design and Control of Permanent Magnet Machines for Geared and Gearless Applications”.
  28. Invited seminar, Solar Turbines, San Diego, CA, Aug. 20, 2010, “Electric Machines and Power Electronics Review”.
  29. Distinguished speaker, University of Texas – Arlington, March. 31, 2010, “Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines”.
  30. Invited seminar, General Electric Technology Center, Bangalore, India, March 8, 2010, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines Technologies”.
  31. Invited seminar, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Feb. 5, 2010, “A Novel Soft-Switched AC Link Converter”.
  32. Invited seminar, National Tshing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Feb. 4, 2010, “Permanent Magnet Synchronous reluctance Machines”.
  33. Invited seminar, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Feb. 3, 2010, “Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring of Electric Machines”.
  34. Invited seminar, PSERC, “Recent Advances in Electric Energy Conversion and Storage,” Sep. 1, 2009.
  35. Invited seminar, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, May 26, 2009, “Energy Conversions, Transmissions, and Storage”.
  36. Panelist, IEEE-IECON’08, Nov. 10-13, 2008, Orlando, FL, “Recent Advances and Applications of Power Electronics and Motor Drives”.
  37. Keynote speaker, International Conference in Electric Machines and Systems (ICEMS’08), Oct. 17-19, 2008, Wuhan, China.
  38. Invited seminar, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Oct. 15, 2008, “Advanced Electric Machines and Power Electronics Lab at TAMU”.
  39. Invited seminar, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran, June 1, 2008, “Advances in Power Electronics and Electric Machines”.
  40. Invited seminar, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, April 15, 2008, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics”.
  41. Invited seminar, General Atomics, San Diego, CA, April 14, 2008, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics”.
  42. Invited seminar, University of Denver, Denver, CO, April 7-8, 2008, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics”.
  43. Invited seminar, North Carolina University, Raleigh, NC, March 27, 2008, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics”.
  44. Invited seminar, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, March 19, 2008, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines and Power Electronics”.
  45. Invited seminar at RDECOM Power & Energy IPT, Tactical Electronics and Rotating Machinery Workshop, 23-24 January 2008, “Feasibility Study of Novel Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Generators (PMa-SynRG)”.
  46. Invited seminar at TECO-Westinghouse, Round Rock, TX, November 20, 2007, “Research Activities at EMPE Lab”.
  47. Invited seminar at European Airspace and Defense Systems (EADS), Munich, Germany, May 25, 2007, “Fault Tolerant Motor Drives”, Munich, Germany.
  48. Invited tutorial at PCIM’07, Nuremberg, Germany, May 21, 2007, “Condition Monitoring, Fault Diagnosis, and Fault Tolerant Electric Motor Drives”.
  49. Invited seminar at Black & Decker Company, Baltimore, MD, May 14, 2007, “Design and Performance Improvement of Electromechanical Devices”.
  50. Invited seminar at United Technology Research Center (UTRC), Hartford, Connecticut, March 14, 2007, “Recent Advances in Modern Electric Machines and Power Electronics Converters”.
  51. Invited short course presented at the Army Research Lab (TARDEC), Jan. 10, 2007, Detroit, MI, “Vehicle Electric Power Generation and Distribution”.
  52. Invited seminar, King Mongkut Institute of Technology at Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 15, 2006, “Recent Advances in Modern Electric Machines and Power Electronics Converters”.
  53. Invited seminar, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Dec. 13, 2006, “Research Activities at Advanced Electric Machines & Power Electronics Laboratory of Texas A&M University”.
  54. Keynote Speaker, Ansoft Leading Insight – Application Workshops for High-Performance Design, Detroit, Oct. 24, 2006.
  55. Invited seminar, Air Force Research Lab, Albuquerque, NM, July 25, 2006, “Flywheel Energy Storage Systems, Condition Monitoring, Fault Diagnosis, and Fault Tolerant Electric Drives”.
  56. Invited seminar, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, April 13, 2006, “Recent Advances in Power Electronics and Motor Drives”.
  57. Invited seminar, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 1, 2006, “Flywheel Energy Storage Systems”.
  58. Invited seminar, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, March 30, 2006, “Flywheel Energy Storage Systems”.
  59. Invited short course, WEG Industries, Jaragua del Sol, Brazil, March 28, 2006, “Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motors for Low Cost Applications”.
  60. Invited seminar, WEG Industries, Jaragua del Sol, Brazil, March 27, 2006, “Flywheel Energy Storage Systems, for Land/Sea/Space Applications”.
  61. Invited seminar, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, March 17, 2006, “Flywheel Energy Storage Systems”.
  62. Invited short course presented at the Army Research Lab (TARDEC), Jan. 9, 2006, Detroit, MI, “Flywheel Energy Storage Systems, for Land/Sea/Space Applications”.
  63. Invited seminar, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile, Nov. 24-25, 2005, “Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous reluctance Motor Design and Performance Improvement” and “Design and Analysis of Three-Phase AC/AC Power Converters for AC Drives and Utility Interface”.
  64. Invited seminar, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 28, 2005, “Recent Advances in Electric Machines & Power Converters in Advanced Electric Machines & Power Electronics Laboratory”.
  65. Invited seminar, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, Dec. 7, 2004, “Fault Tolerant Motor Drives for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Applications”.
  66. Invited seminar, Power System Conference (PSC’04), Tehran, Iran, Nov. 22-24, 2004, “Recent Advances in Wind Power Generations”.
  67. Invited lecture, LG Electronics, Home Appliance Research Laboratory, Seoul, Korea. Oct. 22, 2004, “Wind Power Generators and Converters”.
  68. Invited lecture, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 22, 2004, “Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines”.
  69. Invited lecture, Chungbuk University, Cheongju, Korea, Oct. 21, 2004, “Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines”.
  70. Invited lecture, Pohang Technical University, Pohang, Korea, Oct. 19, 2004, “Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Electric Motor Drives”.
  71. Invited lecture, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea, Oct. 19, 2004, “Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines”.
  72. Invited short course presented at 2004 International Conference on Power Electronics (ICPE’04), Oct. 18-22, Busan, Korea, “Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Electric Motor Drives”.
  73. Invited lecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, April 30, 2004, Chicago, IL, “A Novel Integrated Alternator/Active Filter for Wind Power Applications”.
  74. Invited lecture, University of Missouri-Rolla, April 28, 2004, Rolla, MO, “Fault Tolerant Matrix Converters”.
  75. Invited short course presented at the Army Research Lab (TARDEC), Jan. 14, 2004, Detroit, MI, “Reconfigurable Motor Drives and Power Electronics Based Architectures for Military Vehicles”.
  76. Invited short course presented at the IEEE-IECON’03, November 2-6, 2003, Roanoke, VA, “Applications of Power Electronics in Automotive Industry: State of the Art and Future Possibilities”.
  77. Invited lecture, Hyundai Motor Company, Advanced Technology Center, Seoul, Korea, July 16, 2003.
  78. Invited lecture, LG Electronics, Home Appliance Research Laboratory, Seoul Korea. July 15, 2003.
  79. Invited lecture, Samsung Electronics, Digital Appliance Research Laboratory, Seoul, Korea, July 16, 2003.
  80. Invited short course, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (ATS), Seoul, Korea, July 14, 2003.
  81. Invited lecture, Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI), Seoul, Korea, July 14, 2003.
  82. Invited lecture, Korea Electric Research Institute (KERI), Seoul, Korea, July 18, 2003.
  83. Invited short course presented at the IEEE-APEC’03, February 9-13, 2003, Miami Beach, FL, “Synthesis of Advanced Control Methodologies for High Grade Adjustable Speed Motor Drives: Theory and Applications”.
  84. Invited short course presented at the Army Research Lab (TARDEC), Dec. 5, 2002, Detroit, MI, “Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines and Fault Tolerant Electric Machinery”.
  85. Invited short course presented at the IEEE-IECON’02, November 5-8, 2002, Seville, Spain, “Integration of Advanced Motion Control Devices in automotive Products: Design in the Context of the Application.
  86. Invited short course presented at the IEEE-IAS, October 13-17, 2002, Pittsburgh, PA, “Selection, Design, and Control of Adjustable Speed Motor Drives for Stressful & Fault Tolerant Applications”.
  87. Invited short course presented at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, March 10-14, 2002, Dallas, TX, “Sensorless Control of Adjustable Speed Motor Drives: State of the Art and Recent Advances”
  88. Invited short course at Copeland Corporation, Sidney, OH, November 2, 2001, “Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines”.
  89. Invited short course presented at the IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, March 4-8, 2001, Anaheim, CA, “Current Intensive Motor Drives: A New Challenge in Automotive Applications”
  90. Invited Tutorial at 2nd International Conference on Power Electronics Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth, IEEE-PEDES’98, Perth, Australia, 1-3 Dec., “Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines & Transformers”.
  91. Invited Seminar at Small Motors & Motion Association, Nashville, TN, Nov. 12, 1998, “Adjustable Speed AC Motor Drives: Application Problems and Solutions”.
  92. Invited short course at Reliance Electric, Cleveland, OH, March 27, 1997, “Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines”.
  93. Invited short course at Whirlpool Co, Benton Harbor, MI, Dec. 5-6, 1996, “Permanent Magnet Motors”.
  94. Invited short course at Texas Instruments INC., Dallas, TX, Jan. 26, 1996, “Switched Reluctance Motor Drives”.
  95. Invited short course at LeTourneau Inc., Longview, TX, Jan. 12, 1996, “Design and Control of Switched Reluctance Motors”.
  96. Invited short course at General Motors Mesa Desert Proving Ground, Phoenix, AZ, Oct. 27, 1995, “Electric Drives for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles”.
  97. Invited short course at General Motors Milford Proving Ground, Detroit, MI, Sep. 8, 1995, “Electric Drives for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles”.
  98. Invited short course at IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, March 4, 1995, Dallas, “Electric Drives for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles”.
  99. Invited Speaker at IEEE Industry Applications Society, Dallas Section, “Power electronics and Electric Machines-A Technology Review, Feb. 21, 1995.