Educational Background

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison – 1981
M.S., University of Texas at Austin – 1974
B.S., University of Texas at Austin – 1973

Research Interests

Sustainable Power and Energy Systems
Power Electronics, Motor Drives
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Superconductive Magnetic Storage (SMES)
Aerospace Power Systems, Specialized Power Systems
Control Systems
Energy Storage Systems
High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Power Transmission
Applications of Microcomputers to Power Control
Pulsed Power Systems
High Voltage Engineering and Electrical failures and Hazards

Awards & Honors

Life Fellow of IEEE, Halliburton(1992) and Dresser Industry (1994) Professorships at A&M
Robert M. Kennedy Endowed Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering
Prize paper awards from IEEE-IAS, 1985, 1987,1992
Who's Who in America, American Men & Women of Science, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, numerous invited papers and lectures, Distinguished Speaker, IEEE-Industrial Electronics Society.
Chairman of IEEE's Vehicular Technology Society Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Committee
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fellow