Our Team

Faculty

Abhilash Kamineni

Abhilash Kamineni

abhilash.kamineni@usu.edu

Hongjie Wang

hongjie.wang@usu.edu

Regan Zane

David G. and Diann L. Sant Endowed Professor

regan.zane@usu.edu

Staff

Brian Beardall

System Engineer III

brian.beardall@usu.edu

Andrew Budge

Lab Technician III

andrew.budge@usu.edu

Angie Griffeth

Program Coordinator SR

angie.griffeth@usu.edu

Fawn Groves

Education Specialist II

fawn.groves@usu.edu

Rees Hatch

Research Engineer III

rees.hatch@usu.edu

Bryce Hesterman

Bryce Hesterman

Research Engineer Principal

bryce.hesterman@usu.edu

Matt Jones

Research Engineer III

Matt.Jones@usu.edu

Don Linford

Program Manager

don.linford@usu.edu

Mahmoud Mansour

Mahmoud Mansour

Research Engineer III

mahmoud.mansour@usu.edu

Dustin Maughan

Program Manager

dustin.maughan@usu.edu

Rana Moeini

Research Engineer III

rana.moeini@usu.edu

Reebal Nimri

Research Engineer III

reebal.nimri@usu.edu

Samantha Tervort

Samantha Tervort

Business Manager II

smanthat.tervort@usu.edu

Graduate Students

Haris Ahmed

Graduate Research Assistant

a02394326@usu.edu

Abdullah Al Mehadi

Abdullah Al Mehadi

Graduate Research Assistant

a02384109@usu.edu

Abdullah Baig

Graduate Research Assistant

a02393041@usu.edu

Mayank Chawla

Graduate Research Assistant

mayank.chawla@usu.edu

Moneeba Gulzar

Graduate Research Assistant

a02369753@usu.edu

Shubhangi Gurudiwan

Shubhangi Gurudiwan

Graduate Research Assistant

shubhangi.gurudiwan@usu.edu

Matt Hansen

Graduate Research Assistant

matthew.hansen@usu.edu

Josh Larsen

Graduate Research Assistant

josh.larsen@usu.edu

Levi Miller

Graduate Research Assistant

levi.miller@usu.edu

Jackson Morgan

Graduate Research Assistant

jackson.morgan@usu.edu

Sanat Poddar

Graduate Research Assistant

sanat.poddar@usu.edu

Marium Rasheed

Graduate Research Assistant

marium.rasheed@usu.edu

Jyotirmoy Saha

Graduate Research Assistant

a02349340@usu.edu

Craig Simpson

Graduate Research Assistant

craig.simpson@usu.edu

Orion Watson

Graduate Research Assistant

orion.watson@usu.edu

Aditya Zade

Graduate Research Assistant

aditya.p.zade@usu.edu

Azmeer Zahid

Graduate Research Assistant

a02397097@usu.edu

Undergraduate Students

Luke Andersen

Undergraduate Research Assistant

luke.andersen@usu.edu

Taylor Anderson

Taylor Anderson

Undergraduate Research Assistant

taylor.anderson@usu.edu

Jeff Anderson

Undergraduate Research Assistant

jeff.anderson@usu.edu

Mackay Baugh

Undergraduate Research Assistant

mackay.baugh@usu.edu

Jaron Bono

Undergraduate Research Assistant

jaron.bono@usu.edu

Paul Bradford

Undergraduate Research Assistant

paul.bradford@usu.edu

Kobe Davis

Undergraduate Research Assistant

kobe.davis@usu.edu

Conner Deppe

Undergraduate Research Assistant

a02270072@usu.edu

Brady Eckman

Undergraduate Research Assistant

brady.eckman@usu.edu

Alvaro Garcia

Industry Relations Analyst

alvaro.garcia@usu.edu

Gabriel Gilbert

Gabriel Gilbert

Undergraduate Research Assistant

a02296597@usu.edu

Tim Goodale

Undergraduate Research Assistant

a02311320@usu.edu

Dakota Goodrich

Dakota Goodrich

Undergraduate Research Assistant

dakota.goodrich@usu.edu

Hadley Hamar

Undergraduate Research Assistant

a02312643@usu.edu

Benjamin Hansen

Benjamin Hansen

Undergraduate Research Assistant

benjamin.hansen@usu.edu

Logan Hill

Engineering Ambassador

a02182223@usu.edu

Brian Hobbs

Undergraduate Research Assistant

brian.hobbs@usu.edu

Stephen Jex

Undergraduate Research Assistant

a02238022@usu.edu

Acea Johnson

Undergraduate Research Assistant

acea.johnson@usu.edu

Wesley Kerr

Undergraduate Research Assistant

a02241645@usu.edu

Allan Lyon

Undergraduate Research Assistant

allan.lyon@usu.edu

Ethan Moser

Undergraduate Research Assistant

a02306175@usu.edu

Jon Newman

Undergraduate Research Assistant

jonathan.newman@usu.edu

Forrest Nichols

Forrest Nichols

Undergraduate Research Assistant

forrest.nichols@usu.edu

Alan Petersen

Undergraduate Research Assistant

alan.petersen@usu.edu

Conner Sabin

Undergraduate Research Assistant

conner.sabin@usu.edu

Tucker Skinner

Undergraduate Research Assistant

tucker.skinner@usu.edu

Hayden Stout

Undergraduate Research Assistant

a02268104@usu.edu

Mckay Waite

Undergraduate Research Assistant

mckay.waite@usu.edu

Graduated Students

Mahmoud Mansour, M.S., “Power factor correction and multi-cell control for a medium-voltage three-phase unfolding input-series output-parallel AC-DC converter,” Dec 2021. Currently a Research Engineer III at USU-ASPIRE, Logan, UT.
Rees Hatch, M.S., “Analysis and design of 3-phase unfolding based AC-DC battery chargers,” June 2021. Currently a Research Engineer III at USU-ASPIRE, Logan, UT.
Joshua Wooten, M.S., “Control of series connected battery powered modules,” June 2021. Currently an engineer at Northrup Grumman, Ogden, UT.
Benny Varghese, Ph.D., “Roadway-embedded transmitters and multi-pad receivers for high power dynamic wireless power transfer,” May 2021. Currently Research Scientist at Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID.
Rohail Hassan, Ph.D., “Active stability monitoring and stability control of DC microgrids using incremental continuous injection,” April 2021. Currently Research Scientist at General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY.
Mohamed Ahmed Kamel, Ph.D., “Analysis and control of parallel and series connected modular battery systems,” Nov 2020. Currently at General Motors.
Dorai Yelaverthi, Ph.D., “Three-phase unfolding based soft DC-link converter topologies for AC to DC applications,” Aug 2020. Currently Research Scientist at ABB US Corporate Research Center, Raleigh, NC.
Anindya Bagchi, Ph.D., “Emerging works on wireless inductive power transfer: AUV charging from constant current distribution and analysis of controls in EV dynamic charging,” Aug 2020. Currently at Advanced Energy.
Tarak Saha, Ph.D., “Soft-switched resonant DC-DC converter in underwater DC power distribution network,” Jul. 2020. Currently Research Scientist at General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY.
Hongjie Wang, Ph.D., “Design and control of series resonant converters for DC current power distribution applications,” May 2018. Currently Assistant Professor at Utah State University in Logan, UT.
Muhammed Muneeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D., “Modular, scalable battery systems with integrated cell balancing and dc bus power processing,” March 2018. Currently at Amazon, Seattle, WA.
Weilun (Warren) Chen, Ph.D., “Bidirectional three-phase ac-dc power conversion using dc-dc converters and a three-phase unfolder,” Nov 2017. Currently at United Technologies Research Center in Hartford, CT.