UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE - Key Persons
Andrew R. Gironda is an incoming freshman that has joined the Chambers Research team. He is a graduate from Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology academy and is planning to major in mechanical engineering here at UL Lafayette. He is also currently in the honors program at UL Lafayette.
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- Undergraduate Research Apprentice ( Jan 2020 - Aug 2020 )
Md Atiqur Rahaman is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering with a major in Electrical Engineering. He has completed his Bachelor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh. Afterward, he acted as a Lecturer of Southern University in Bangladesh for almost 4.5 years. After spending that many years, he has resolved to follow up on his aspiration for higher studies in the US.
Caine Cormier is a senior majoring in electrical engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. During his time at UL Lafayette, Caine has worked as a research apprentice in the UL Department of Mechanical Engineering Solar Thermal Applied Research and Testing (START) Lab researching concentrated solar power technology. He has also completed an internship at CLECO Power LLC researching and field-testing drone technology for commercial use. Caine is also a member of the Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers. Caine plans to graduate in May 2021 with a B.S in Electrical Engineering and afterwards he plans are to pursue a career as an electrical engineer at a power company within Louisiana.
Job Titles:
- Undergraduate Research Apprentice ( Aug 2019 - Aug 2020 )
Deepak Jain is pursuing Ph.D in System Engineering concentration in Mechanical Engineering at University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He did his Masters in Alternative Energy Engineering from Arizona State University and did his thesis related to encapsulant browning of photovoltaic(PV) modules. He worked at TUV Rheinland PTL for a year before deciding to pursue his Ph.D. His research interests are studying long term degradation of photovoltaic modules at UL and do the performance evaluation on Bifacial modules. He is currently working on analyzing and comparing the energy yield of 1.1MW solar photovoltaic systems at UL Lafayette.
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- Assistant Professor
- Research
Research Areas: Power systems operation and control, power electronic-based components
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- Executive Director of Global Engagement
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- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Director of Research, Informatics Research Institute
Job Titles:
- Undergraduate Research Apprentice ( Jan 2020 - May 2020 )
Emmanuel Nwogu is a sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. He is currently conducting research on Internet of Things under the EECE department. He also works in a school team designing a weather balloon where he has assembled, tested, and documented a temperature monitor. Emmanuel is passionate about solving real-life problems with programming while committing to best practices. His interests include embedded systems, Sensors, Android development and Software development with Python, Java, C/C++. He is expected to graduate May 2021.
Ethan Hoggard is currently a sophomore perusing a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Computer Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is expecting to graduate in 2023 with minors in Mathematics and Computer Science. Born in Utah, he moved to Louisiana and attended Lafayette High School. During high school he took 4 years of Computer Science, establishing his profound interest in computer science and technology. After graduation he plans to pursue a career in the Aerospace field.
Joseph R. Venable was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1999. He is currently attending the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is expected to graduate in May 2021. In the summer of 2016, he worked as a student intern at BlackHawk Datacom. Since his freshman year, he has volunteered as a peer mentor for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department mentoring classes like Computer Engineering and Circuits and Signals. He has recently been selected as a LaSPACE LURA scholar where he is currently doing research and simulation studies on the use of Dual Active Bridge power converters in spacecraft.
Job Titles:
- Undergraduate Research Apprentice ( Aug 2019 - Aug 2020 )
Lucas Blanchard is currently working on his Bachelor's in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He began his career in college with a junior level credits, and is currently working on undergraduate research in the study of power system complexity. In addition to research, he is also involved with the Louisiana Engineering Society, IEEE, the EECE department, and the Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment.
Job Titles:
- Technician / Cleco Alternative Energy Center
S.M.Safayet Ullah received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Ahsanullah University of Science amd Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2011. He achieved M.Sc. degree in Energy Engineering and Management from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, in 2013. He was a Senior Lecturer at Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 2014 to 2019. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering (concentration in Electrical Engineering) at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His research interests include Power Systems, Smart Grid, Microgrid, and Renewable Energy.
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- Director
- Donald & Janice Mosing BORSF Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering Director, Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Center
Zachary Primeaux is currently a Freshman perusing a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is expecting to graduate in 2024 with a minor in Math. He graduated from St. Thomas More High School in Lafayette. He has always had an interest in electrical engineering which has peaked around the topic of solar energy.