Faculty
Adel Nasiri
Thomas L. Gregory Endowed Professor
Dr. Adel Nasiri is a Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, specializing in power electronics, microgrids, and energy storage, with extensive academic, research, and industry experience.
Background
Adel Nasiri, Fellow IEEE, received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and the PhD degree from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, in 2004, all in electrical engineering.
He is presently the Thomas L. Gregory Endowed Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. His research interests are smart and connected energy systems, energy storage, and microgrids. He is currently leading several large projects on medium voltage and megawatt power converter developments. Previously, he worked at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) from 2005 to 2021 and served in various roles including professor of electrical engineering, founding and Interim Executive Director, Connected Systems Institute (CSI) and Director, Center for Sustainable Electrical Energy, and the site director for the NSF center on Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES). He has published numerous technical journal and conference papers and co-authored two books on related topics. He also holds nine patent disclosures.
Dr. Nasiri is the past chair of IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Committee on renewable and sustainable energy conversion. He was an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (2013-2019) and paper review chair for IAS (2018-2019). He was also an Editor of Power Components and Systems and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Power Electronics. He served as the general Chair of 2012 IEEE Symposium on Sensorless Electric Drives, 2014 International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA 2014), and 2014 IEEE Power Electronics and Machines for Wind and Water Applications (PEMWA 2014).
Research Interests
Power electronics; Distributed generations; Microgrids; Grid interface; Resilient energy systems; Energy efficiency; Energy-water nexus; Energy storage systems; Interface and controls; Data intensive energy systems; Smart and connected energy systems.
Education
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 2004
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1998
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1996
Awards
- Fellow IEEE, 2021
- 2010 Milwaukee Young Engineer of the Year, Engineers and Scientists of Milwaukee
- Recipient: Graduate School/UWM Foundation Research Award, 2009-2010
- DOE Solar Prize, 2019
- Wisconsin Center for Technology Commercialization Innovation Award, 2018
Necmi Altin
Research Associate Professor
Background
Necmi ALTIN, Senior Member IEEE, received the B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical education from Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, in 2000, 2003, and 2009, respectively. In 2010, he joined Gazi University. From 2017 to 2019, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has been working at the University of South Carolina since 2023.
Dr. Altin has authored and coauthored over 150 journal and conference papers, and four book chapters. He received Best Paper Award from ICRERA2019, ECAI2021, ICRERA 2022 and ECCE2023. He is currently serving as the Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems Committee.
Research Interest
Power electronics; Grid-connected inverters; Microgrids; Power quality; Solid-state transformers; Energy storage systems; MV converter design; Insulation coordination.
Education
Ph.D., Electrical Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2009
M. Sc., Electrical Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2003
B. Sc., Electrical Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2000
Saban Ozdemir
Research Associate Professor
Background
Saban Ozdemir, Senior Member IEE. received the B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical education from Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, in 2004, 2007, and 2013, respectively. From 2008 to 2009, he was with Baskent University, Ankara. In 2009, he joined Gazi University. He has been serving as a Researcher at the University of South Carolina since 2023. From 2017 to 2019, he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Ozdemir is currently an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications under the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems Committee.
Research Interest
Power electronics; include uninterruptible power supplies, grid interactive inverters, power quality, solid-state transformers; energy storage systems, magnetics design, MV converter design, Insulation coordination and microcontrollers.
Education
Ph.D., Electrical Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2013
Master of Science, Electrical Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2007
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2004
Visiting Professor
Hesamedin H. Sadeghi
Professor Hesamedin Sadeghi is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Visiting Professor at the University of South Carolina, with extensive contributions to electromagnetic compatibility, power system protection, and nondestructive material evaluation.
Background
Professor Hesamedin Sadeghi received the B.S. in electrical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1980, the M.S. in power engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, U.K., in 1984, and the Ph.D. in electronic systems engineering from the University of Essex, Colchester, U.K., in 1991. He was a Research Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, in 1992, and later joined Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), where he became a Full Professor. He served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, during 1996-1997, 2005-2006, and 2014-2015. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, USA.
Research Interests
Dr. Sadeghi is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of IEEE EMC TC-5, Subcommittee Lightning, and a member of the IEEE PES Working Group on Lightning Performance of Overhead Lines. His research interests include electromagnetic compatibility, power system protection, and electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation of materials.
Students and Researchers
Hooman Taghavi
- Research Focus: Thermal Management, Cooling system Design, Mechanical Design
- Ph.D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, Since 2023
- M.S, Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, 2021-2023
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Shomal University, Amol, Iran, 2012-2016
- Email: htaghavi@email.sc.edu
Emerson Miller
- Research Focus: Converter Power Sharing, Naval Power Systems and Microgrid Control
- Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, Since 2023
- BSEE from Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, 2023
- Email: eam35@email.sc.edu
Emad Sadeghi
- Research Focus: Optimization, Physics-Informed Machine Learning, and Data-Driven System Identification
- Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Since 2023
- M.S., in Computer Sciences – University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2019
- M.S., in Electrical Engineering – University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2018
- B.S., in Electrical Engineering, Computer Sciences & Mathematics – University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2016
- Email: ssadeghi@email.sc.edu
Yousef Alamri
- Research Focus: High-frequency GaN-based converters, 10 kV SiC Power Module, and PCB design for power electronics applications.
- Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, Currently
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee-Knoxville , Knoxville , Tennessee, USA, 2024
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia, 2018
- Email: yalamri@email.sc.edu
Reza Mounesi
- Research Focus: High Voltage, High Power Converters Control Design, Solid State Transformers, EV Chargers
- Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, Since 2022
- M.S., in Electrical Engineering,Control, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.2001-2004
- B.S., in Electrical Engineering, Electronic, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood , Iran. 1996-2000
- Email: amounesi@email.sc.edu
Farrukh Jamshed
- Research Focus: optimizing high-frequency power converters, with a particular emphasis on utilizing wide-band gap materials like SiC and GaN to improve efficiency, as well as implementing layout optimization strategies to mitigate electromagnetic interference (EMI).
- Ph.D. Student, Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA, Since 2023
- M.S., in Electrical Engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2020
- B.S., Electronics Engineering from UET Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2015
- Email: fjamshed@email.sc.edu