My current research interests are investigating the reliability and efficiency of power semiconductor devices in high voltage power electronics converters in smart grids, electric vehicles drive-trains and more-electric-aircrafts, aiming to address global warming.

Research Group: Electrical Energy Management Group (EEMG)
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/em/

Personal Portal:
https://www.semi-sentinel-analytics.com/

Current PhDs as first supervisor:

1. Renze Yu:
   Degradation of Planar & Trench SiC MOSFETs in Repetitive Short Circuits
2. Mana Hosseinzadehlish:
   Electrothermal Reliability of Unipolar & Bipolar SiC Power Transistors
3. Xiangyu Wang:
   Reliability Evaluation of GaN Power Devices for Electric Vehicles
4. Yisi Liu:
   Evaluation of Degradation of 4th Generation SiC Power MOSFETs

Current PhDs as second supervisor:

1. Trevor Leung:
   Reliability of GaN power eHEMTs Under Power Cycling
2. Qilei Wang:
   Active Gate Driving for SiC power Devices
3. Yushi Wang:
   Enhanced Gate Current Sensing for GaN and SiC Power Devices
4. Matt Appleby:
   SiC Power Electronics for Grid-Connection of Wind Turbines
5. Gaurav Sen:
   Smart Power Systems for Sustainable Development 
6. Mohan Zhang:
   Design of Power Electronics Converters for Power Systems

Completed PhDs as the first supervisor:

1. Dr. Yasin Gunaydin:
   Analysis of Performance and Reliability of Sub-kV SiC and GaN Cascode Power Electronics Device
   PhD Thesis Available on:
   https://hdl.handle.net/1983/8b9a25a2-9326-4539-ad4a-4db1e7d928c2
2. Dr. Chengjun Shen:
   Analysis of Performance of SiC Bipolar Semiconductor Devices for Grid-level Converters
   PhD Thesis Available on:
   https://hdl.handle.net/1983/5580e55e-899d-43e0-9c4c-2dc3d1cfc2bb
3. Dr Juefei Yang:
   Reliability Analysis of Planar and Symmetrical & Asymmetrical Trench Discrete SiC Power MOSFETs
   PhD Thesis Available on:
   https://hdl.handle.net/1983/b1b791f1-f296-4237-9d4b-2de2dc7d1ca2

Completed MRes as the second supervisor:

1. Sergejs Leonovs:
   Alleviating Oscillations in GaN power circuits through Active Gate Drive Control and Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization 
   MRes Thesis Available on:
   https://hdl.handle.net/1983/cd919bd8-aeec-4773-b04d-3a3ac1966d03

Current Post-Doctorate Researchers:

1. Dr Zhaobo Zhang:
   High-Density Active SiC Power Electronic: Enabling Responsive Power Conversion
2. Renze Yu:
   High-Density Active SiC Power Electronic: Enabling Responsive Power Conversion
3. Mana Hosseinzadehlish:
   Innovation and Knowledge Centre: Transforming Net Zero (REWIRE)

Past Post-Doctorate Researchers:

1. Dr Liu Li:
   Study on High Temperature Characteristics of SiC MOS Devices
   
   

PhD Viva Examiantion
I am acting as a PhD Viva Examiner in Electrical Power Engineering.

PhD Scholarships
Candidates interested in a PhD in Power Electronics should directly email their CV.

School Service
I am currently the EEME School's Director for Culture and Inclusitivity. Previously I was the SCEEM School's Senior International Tutor. 

Teaching
2025/25 Teaching:
Lecturer for the Power Electronics, Machines & Drive Technologies and Power Electronics Systems units. 

2023/24 Teaching:
Lecturer for the Power Electronics, Machines & Drive Technologies unit, Unit Director for the Low Carbon Energy Systems and the Mech-Elec 3rd Year Group Industrial Project. 

2022/23 Teaching:
Unit director for the Power Electronics, Machines & Drive Technologies and Low Carbon Energy Systems units, and Unit Director for Mech-Elec 3rd Year Group Industrial Project.

2021/22 Teaching: 
Unit director for the Power Electronics, Machines & Drive Technologies and Low Carbon Energy Systems units, and Unit Director for Mech-Elec 3rd Year Group Industrial Project.

2020/21 Teaching: 
Unit director for the Power Electronics, Machines & Drive Technologies unit and Contributor to Electro-Mechanical System Design and academic tutor for the EEE 3rd Year Group Project.

2019/20 Teaching: 
Unit director for the Linear Control Systems and Industrial Electronics 3 units and academic tutor for the EEE 3rd Year Group Project.

2018/19 Teaching:
Unit director for the Linear Control Systems and Industrial Electronics 3 units.