MIT Professor Visits Khalifa University’s Labs and Facilities
Dr. James Kirtley, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a specialist in electric machinery and power systems engineering, recently visited the laboratories and research facilitates at Khalifa University.
Dr. Kirtley, also an Advisory Board member for Advanced Power and Energy Center (APEC). He was briefed by Professor Hatem Zeineldin, Chair, Electrical Engineering, and Professor Mohamed El Moursi, Director, APEC. Later, he also held discussions with Professor Ehab El-Saadany, Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
He has participated in broadly-based research and development in electric machinery and electric power systems. He served as Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion from 1998 to 2006. Dr. Kirtley was made a Fellow of IEEE in 1990. He was awarded the IEEE Third Millenium medal in 2000 and the Nikola Tesla prize in 2002. Dr. Kirtley was elected to the United States National Academy of Engineering in 2007.
Author of two books, more than 90 articles in journals and IEEE magazines, and over 100 conference papers, Dr. Kirtley holds 24 US patents. He has participated in broadly-based research and development in several areas, including superconducting electric machinery, conventional turbo-generators, large machinery for ship propulsion, monitoring of electric power systems and equipment, magnetic bearings and magnetic levitation and design of electric machinery. His research areas include Electronic, Magnetic, Optical and Quantum Materials and Devices, as well as Energy and Robotics.
APEC is one of Khalifa University’s 12 research centers planning a wide spectrum of low and High Technology Readiness-level (HTR) projects, aspiring to craft the future of electric energy systems allowing seamless and economical operation of high capacity renewable/non-renewable energy resources (PV, CSP, wind, nuclear, and ESS). It supports hybrid AC/DC power grids, microgrids, AI applications in power systems, and providing optimal architecture, control and operation for smart grid and transportation electrification.
Alisha Roy
Science Writer
26 April 2024
