Brief Biography

EDUCATION

  • Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering,  Clemson University, Clemson, August 2003
  • Master of Technology, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 1997
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India, 1989

 KEY EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

  • Dominion Energy Distinguished Professor, Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, August 2018 onward.
  • William Kersting Endowed Chair Professor, Klipsch School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, August 2018 .
  • William Kersting Endowed Chair Associate Professor, Klipsch School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, January 2014 – July 2018.
  • Associate Professor, Klipsch School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, August 2012 – July 2018.
  • Associate Director, Electric Utility Management Program, Klipsch School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, August 2009 – February 2018.
  • Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Klipsch School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, July 2007 – July 2012.
  • Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Widener University, September 2003 – June 2007.
  • Lecturer, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, B.V.M College of Engineering, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India, December 1990 – August 1999.
  • Trainee / Assistant Engineer, Ahmedabad Electricity Company, Ahmedabad, India, August 1989 – December 1990.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE POSITIONS

  • Fellow, IEEE – citation: for contributions to power system protection with distributed and renewable generation.
  • Member IEEE PES – Power System Analysis Computation and Economics (PSACE) Committee; Past Chair, Distribution System Analysis Subcommittee.
  • Past Chair IEEE PES – Power and Energy Education Committee; Past Chair, Lifelong Learning Subcommittee.
  • Member, IEEE PES Power System Relaying and Control Committee.
  • Member of 15 Working Groups of IEEE PES Power System Relaying and Control Committee (PSRC); Chair, Working Group C24 – Modification of Commercial Fault Calculation Programs for Wind Turbine Generators.
  • Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery – 2014-2020.
  • Guest Editor in Chief, EEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Special Issue on Frontiers of Power System protection, 2015.
  • Technical Reviewer for major Power Systems journals, conferences and NSF panels.

AWARDS/HONORS

    • IEEE PES Citation of Appreciation for Chairing Distribution System Analysis Subcommittee from 2010-2011.
    • IEEE PES Citation of Appreciation for Chairing Lifelong Learning Subcommittee from 2008-2009.
    • William Kersting Endowed Chair, New Mexico State University, January 2014 – August 2018.
    • IEEE PES Technical Committee WG recognition award, 2015 – Technical Report: Use of Synchrophasor Measurements in Protective Relaying Applications, 2014 – WG member.
    • Elected Member of the main committee of IEEE Power System Relaying and Control Committee (PSRCC), January 2016.
    • ReceivedDonald C. Roush Award for Excellence in Teaching from New Mexico State University in Spring 2016.
    • IEEE PES Technical Committee WG recognition award – Fault Contributions from Wind Plants, 2016 – WG member.
    • IEEE PES Technical Committee Prize Paper Award – IEEE PSRC Working Group K15, “Advancements in Centralized Protection and Control within a Substation,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery –  31- 4, pp. 1945 – 1952, August 2016 – WG member.
    • IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery Best Paper Award – IEEE PES PSRC Working Group K15, “Advancements in Centralized Protection and Control within a Substation,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery –  31- 4, pp. 1945 – 1952, August 2016 – WG member.
    • IEEE PES WG recognition award – Outstanding Technical Report for Joint WG (PSRC and Substations Committee): IEEE C37.240 Standard Cybersecurity Requirements for Substation Automation, Protection, and Control Systems – WG member.
    • IEEE PES Exceptional Reviewer Award, 2016 – IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.
    • IEEE PES Distinguished Service Award for Chairing PES Power and Energy Education Committee, 2018.
    • Dominion Energy Distinguished Professor in power Engineering, Clemson University, August 15, 2018 onwards.
    • IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, February 2019, IEEE PES.
    • Best Conference Paper Runner-up Prize, IEEE PES North American Power Symposium 2019, Wichita, KS, October 2019.
    • Fellow of the IEEE, January 2020. Citation: for contributions to power system protection with distributed and renewable generation, IEEE.
    • Outstanding Engineer Award, IEEE PES Piedmont Section, USA, 2020.
    • Advisory Board Member, Idaho National Laboratory, 2020-2022.
    • Fellow of Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), 2020.
    • PES WG recognition award – PES TR-71 – Microgrid Protection Systems, 2022 – WG member.
    • Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) Visiting Chair Professor at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2022-23.