by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Dec 1, 2022 | Career, Postdocs, Researchers
The REAPER lab congratulates Dr. Metry on his promotion to Assistant Research Scientist. Dr. Morcos Metry received the B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar, in 2014, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical...
by ReaperLab | Mar 2, 2021 | Award, Career, IEEE, Researchers
Congratulations to Dr. Wesam Rohouma for being selected by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for elevation to Senior Member. This elevation is professional recognition by his peers for his technical and professional excellence. In the...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Nov 3, 2020 | Career, Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Dr. Lance Alpuerto for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation, “Non-Planar Photovoltaic Surfaces: Modeling, Optimization, and Application.” His research investigated the application of flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV)...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Sep 25, 2020 | Career, Postdocs
The REAPERlab congratulates Dr. Wesam Rohouma for his recent appointment as an Assistant Professor at the College of North Atlantic Qatar. Dr. Rohoum joined the REAPERlab as a Post Doctoral research associate in 2017 and was promoted to Assistant Research Scientist....
by ReaperLab | Sep 29, 2020 | Award, Career
The REAPERlab congratulates Prof.Balog on his milestone achievement of being a named inventor on twenty US Patents. Most of these patents have been assigned or licensed to the industry and have already been or are currently being commercialized. Dr. Balog commented,...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Dec 9, 2019 | Career, Graduate Students
The REAPER Lab congratulates Ph.D. student Mr. Lance Alpuerto for passing his preliminary examination. His research pertains to the multiphysics modeling, validation, and optimization of non-planar photovoltaic (PV) applications. Lance received his B.A. in Mathematics...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Nov 20, 2019 | Career, Graduate Students
REAPER Lab congratulates Ph.D. student Ms. Minjeong Kim for passing her preliminary examination. Her research topic pertains to control of thyristor-based single and three-phase inverters. Minjeong received her B.Sc. from Yonsei University in Seoul, S. Korea, in 2014...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Nov 13, 2019 | Career, Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Dr. Morcos Metry for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation, “Model Predictive Control Methods for Photovoltaic Electrical Energy Conversion Systems.” Dr. Metry’s research studied the theory of finite control set model predictive...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 9, 2019 | Career, Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Mr. Moustafa Raslan for successfully defending his MS thesis, “Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Switch (SMAAS).” Mr. Raslan’s research studied the feasibility of using shape memory alloy as a mechanism for actuating an electrical switch. He...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Jun 10, 2019 | Career, Researchers
The REAPER lab welcomes Dr. Naki Güler to the research group as a Visiting PostDoctoral Fellow. Dr. Naki received his PhD from Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey.