MS Students ERICK BITTENBENDER is a second year
THOMAS COOK received a B.S. in
JENNA DELOZIER received her B.S. in
M.S. student advised by Dr. Greg Reed. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electric Power at the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 2018. In the past, he has worked at GE Power Conversion on projects pertaining to the design, control, and testing of thyristorbased drive systems. His current research interests are in critical asset identification in power systems and technical aspects of policy and economic decision-making.
Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017. He is a graduate student researcher in the Electric Power Systems Lab (EPSL) and the NSF Center for Space, High-performance, and Resilient Computing (SHREC) at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include widebandgap semiconductors, power electronics for space applications, and power systems for CubeSats.
2018 from the University of Pittsburgh in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electric Power. During her undergraduate studies, she was a co-op student at BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg, SC working in automation and control. This previous summer, Jenna was an engineering intern at Duquesne Light, working in substations and distribution. Jenna is currently pursuing her M.S. under Dr. Gregory Reed. Her research interests lie in Electric Vehicle Integration and Distribution Systems.
GRANT CRUSE was born in Johnstown, RYAN BRODY is a second year M.S. student at the University of Pittsburgh advised by Dr. Brandon Grainger. His research interests include power electronics and control systems, especially related to renewable energy and electric vehicles. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh in April 2018, with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, a concentration in Electric Power, and a minor in Computer Science. While an undergraduate student, he interned in Pittsburgh at CurtissWright EMD, where he analyzed different electrical systems under the supervision of their electrical engineering team, and Bombardier Transportation, where he assisted with repair orders.
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Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, where he received a bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering technology. During his undergraduate studies, he completed two internships with H. F. Lenz Company, where he took part in the electrical design of several projects including data centers, the Statue of Liberty, and several buildings in Pittsburgh. He is currently working with Dr. Kwasinski on research topics related to the responses and restorations of power systems during hurricanes.
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ADAM EMES completed his B.S. in electrical engineering, with a concentration in electric power engineering, from the University of Pittsburgh in 2018. In his time as an undergraduate, he completed three co-op rotations at Curtiss-Wright EMD, and worked part time as an undergraduate student researcher. From his co-op position, he gained experience with electric machine design and testing. In his undergraduate research, he contributed to projects that utilized signal processing in fault classification and load detection applications. He is currently a second year M.S. student at the University of Pittsburgh, working as a graduate student