Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Faculty and Staff
Adel Nasiri
Title: | Distinguished Professor, Electrical Engineering |
Department: | Electrical Engineering Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing |
Email: | nasiri@sc.edu |
Phone: | 803-576-7796 |
Office: | Swearingen Room 3A32 301 Main Street Columbia, SC 29208 |
LinkedIn: | My LinkedIn profile |
Resources: | Google Scholar My CV |
Background
Prof. Nasiri joined University of South Carolina (USC) in August 2021 after a 16-year
career at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). AT UWM, he served in various
positions including Associate Dean for Research, Richard Grigg, Jr. Professor and
Director of Center for Sustainable Electrical Energy Systems in the College of Engineering
and Applied Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, site director for the
NSF center on Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES), Interim Executive
Director of Connected Systems Institute. Prior to UWM, he worked for ForHealth Technologies,
Inc. and Moshanir Power Engineering Company. He has served as a primary investigator
on many federal and industry sponsored projects. His research interests are high power/voltage
energy conversion, energy storage, and microgrids. Dr. Nasiri has published numerous
technical journal and conference papers on related topics. He also holds seven patents
and has co-authored two books.
Dr. Nasiri is currently the chair of IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Committee
on renewable and sustainable energy conversion and Vice Chair TC5 (sustainable energy
systems) at IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). He is also an Editor of Power Components
and Systems, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Power Electronics
and was an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid (2013-2019) and paper review
chair for IAS (2018-2019). He was 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 Overview
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