Assistant Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Dr. Zheyu Zhang is an assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville from 2015 to 2018; Lead Power Electronics Engineer of General Electric Research at Niskayuna, NY, USA from 2018 to 2019; and Warren H. Owen – Duke Energy Assistant Professor of Engineering at Clemson University from 2019 to 2023. He has published 100+ papers in the most prestigious journals and conference proceedings, filed 10+ patent applications, authored one book and one book chapter, and presented 10+ IEEE tutorial seminars and webinars. His research interests include wide bandgap-based power electronics characterization and applications. Dr. Zhang is currently the Standard Vice-Chair of IEEE IAS Power Electronics Devices and Components Committee, Associate Editors for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. He was the recipient of four prize paper awards from the IEEE Industry Applications Society and IEEE Power Electronics Society, 2021 IEEE IAS Andrew W. Smith Outstanding Young Member Achievement Award and 2022 NASA Early Career Faculty Award. He is a senior member of IEEE.