by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 11, 2023 | Career, Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Ms.Fatima Al-Janahi for successfully defending her MS thesis, “Characterizing Photovoltaic System Arc-Faults.” Ms. Al-Janahi’s research studied the electrical characteristics of arcs in photovoltaic dc systems. She developed a...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Aug 11, 2022 | Graduate Students, Graduation
The REAPER lab congratulates Dr. Aaqib Peerzada for successfully defending his Ph.D. dissertation, related to modelling and statistical methods for distributed energy resource into the electrical power grid. Dr. Peerzada was an affiliate of the REAPERlab and was...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Dec 11, 2021 | Graduate Students, Graduation
Dr. Minjeong Kim received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering during the commencement Ceremony on December 11, 2021 in College Station, Tx. Her dissertation entitled “Commutation Methods for SCR-Based Square-Wave Link Inverter” studied commutation...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | Oct 20, 2021 | Graduate Students, Graduation
REAPER Lab congratulates Dr. Minjeong Kim for successfully defending her Ph.D. dissertation, “Commutation Methods for SCR-Based Square-Wave Link Inverter.” Her research investigated commutation and control methods for silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) based...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 8, 2021 | Graduate Students, Graduation
Dr. Lance Alpuerto received his Ph.D. degree in Multidisciplinary Engineering. His dissertation entitled “Non-Planar Photovoltaic Surfaces: Modelling, Optimization, and Application” studied the application of flexible thin-film photovoltaic (PV) materials conformed to...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 6, 2021 | Graduation, Undergraduate Students
The REAPERlab congratulates undergraduate students Ms. Leen Al Homoud, Mr. Safin Bayes, and Mr. Rinith Reghunath on their graduation with their B.S. in electrical engineering. As a team, they have been part of the REAPER lab over the last year and conducted innovative...
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 | Dec 13, 2019 | Graduate Students, Graduation
Mr. Moustafa Raslan received his M.S. degree in interdisciplinary engineering in December 2019. His thesis entitled “Shape Memory Alloy Actuated Switch (SMAAS)” studied the feasibility of using shape memory alloy as a mechanism for actuating an electrical switch. He...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 7, 2020 | Graduate Students, Graduation
Dr. Morcos Metry received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering. His dissertation entitled “Model Predictive Control Methods for Photovoltaic Electrical Energy Conversion Systems” studied the theory of finite control set model predictive control (MPC) and the...
by Prof. Robert S. Balog | May 7, 2020 | Graduation, Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students Mr. Seif ElGazer, Mr. Abdelrahman Amer, and Ms. Nabila Elbeheiry graduated each their B.S. in electrical engineering. As a research team, they have been a part of the REAPER lab over the last year and conducted innovative research in load...