Research

Sponsored Research Projects

(Total dollar value: $6M; PI on $91.2k; own share: $2M)

• Co-PI, "ULTRAFAST: Optically Cascoded Ultrahigh voltage Gallium Oxide Devices for Modular Multi-Converter", ARPA-E, 2024-2027, $2,800,000.

• Co-PI, "ASCENT: Enabling efficient high power grid applications by high voltage rating ultrawidebandgap transistors", National Science Foundation, 2022-2026, $1,500,000.

• PI, "Machine learning based intelligent zonal protection,” University of Dayton Research Institute via Air Force Research Lab,  2021 -  2023, $255,999. 

• Co-PI, "IPS II (cont'd): autonomous protection strategies for aircraft power systems," University of Dayton Research Institute via Air Force Research Lab, 2019 - 2021, $215,000.

• Co-PI, "IPS II: autonomous protection strategies for aircraft power systems," University of Dayton Research Institute via Air Force Research Lab, 2018 - 2019, $176,760.

• Sole-PI, "Collaborative research: hierarchical intelligent and adaptive techniques to enable resilient dc power systems," National Science Foundation, 2018 - 2022, $282,023.

• Sole-PI, "Series connection of power devices for modular multilevel converter based high voltage direct current transmissions," National Science Foundation,  2017 - 2021, $274,889.

• Co-PI, "Ultra-widebandgap Ga2O3 power devices for next generation power electronics," National Science Foundation, 2016 - 2020, $368,000.

• Sole-PI, "Adaptive load learning and modeling for aircraft intelligent power systems,"  University of Dayton Research Institute via Air Force Research Lab, 2016 - 2018, $100,000.