Virginia Tech FEEC

FEEC Director
Dr. Lai

Jih-Sheng (Jason) Lai

Virginia Tech
668 Whittemore Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0111
TEL: (540)231-4741
FAX: (540)231-3362
E-mail: jslai@vt.edu


Research Areas

High power electronics converter topologies, motor drives, and utility power electronics interfaces and application issues.

Trades Technician
Gary Kerr
Gary Kerr
gkerr@vt.edu

Research Associate
Wen-Song Yu
Dr. Wensong (Welson) Yu

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Thomas W. Nehl

Delphi Research Labs
E-mail: Thomas.w.nehl@delphiauto.com

Research Areas:
Electromagnetics, Electrical and Electromechanical Systems, Electric Machines and Drives, Electromechanical Actuators, Modeling and Simulation, Finite Element Methods, Electric Vehicle Propulsion, Fault Tolerant EM Systems, Drive-by-wire, Steer-by-wire, 42 V Electrical Systems

Students Guided:
Elton Pepa, Master 2003; Xudong Huang, Ph.D. 2004

Dr. Allen Hefner

National Institute of Standards and Technology
E-mail: hefner@nist.gov

Research Areas:
Characterization, modeling, and circuit utilization of power semiconductor devices and MEMS-based integrated sensor System-on-a-Chip Technologies

Students Guided:
Huibin Zhu, Ph.D. 2003; John Reichl, Master 2003

Dr. Charles E. (Bud) Konrad

VPT Inc.
E-mail: cekonrad@cox.net

Research Areas:
Electric vehicles, Traction Motor Drives, Auxiliary Motor Drives, Motor-Inverter Integration

Students Guided:
Heath Kouns, Master 2001; William (Lincoln) Cornwell, Master 2002; Chris Smith, Master 2003