Faculty
Dr. Mehrizi-Sani received the B.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and petroleum engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, both in 2005. He received the M.Sc. degree from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, both in electrical engineering, in 2007 and 2011.
He is currently an Assistant Professor at Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. He was a Visiting Professor at Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, in Nov. 2014. His areas of interest include power system applications of power electronics and integration of renewable energy resources.
Dr. Mehrizi-Sani is an editor of the IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. He is the chair of IEEE Task Force on Dynamic System Equivalents and a contributing member of several other IEEE task forces, including Task Force on Microgrid Controls, Task Force on Dynamic Average Modeling, and Task Force on Interfacing Techniques for Simulation Tools. He is the Secretary of the CIGRE Working Group C4.34 on Application of PMUs for Monitoring Power System Dynamic Performance. He is a recipient of the NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2011. He was a Connaught Scholar at the University of Toronto. He received the Dennis Woodford prize for his M.Sc. thesis.
Graduate Students
Mehrdad Yazdanian; Ph.D.; started Aug. 2012.
I am currently carrying out a PhD in Electrical Engineering at Washington State University (WSU).My researches are focused on control of power electronic devices. I am a member of Energy Systems Innovation Center at School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at WSU. I received my M.Sc and B.Sc degree from Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran in 2009 and 2012, respectively, all in Electrical Engineering.
Younes Sangsefidi; Ph.D.; started Aug. 2013.
I am Younes Sangsefidi. I grew up in Karaj, Alborz, Iran and I lived in Shahriayar, Tehran, Iran after being 10 years old. During high school, my most enjoyable activity was studying books in the area of mathematics and physics; this interest persuaded me to study the basics of electrical engineering and perform some workshop activities during high school. I received my B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from IUST, Tehran, Iran in 2009. Being interested in power electronics encouraged me to continue my studies in “power electronics and electric machines” in IUST, and I received my M.Sc. degree in 2012. I have joined Energy Systems Innovation Center at Washington State University, Pullman, WA, in August 2013. Again, I work in the area of power electronics, but currently in the field of its power system applications. I am so interested in this field, and I have sweet experiences under supervision of Dr. Mehrizi-Sani’s.
My hobbies are exercising (biking and playing Football and Basketball), reading books, listening traditional music, and (up to 2013) constructing different converters based on my father’s orders!
Saleh Ziaeinejad; Ph.D.; started Aug. 2013.
I joined “Iran University of Science and Technology” in 2005 and graduated in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (Power). Since after that, I continued my studies in the same university as a graduate student. I received my M.Sc. degree in “Power Electronics and Electrical Machines” in 2012.
I joined Dr. Mehrizi-Sani’s research group in fall 2013. I was first involved in a project about a fuel cell-based auxiliary power system. I am now working on the control of grid-connected power electronic converters. About my research interests: I am interested in power electronic converters, applications of power electronics in power systems, electric vehicles, and motor drives. In my opinion, the most joyful part of the research is to do the experiments to verify the theories. I am happy that I have a good opportunity to do this in LIPE.
About my hobbies: I like biking, playing soccer and volleyball. I also have a special interest in history books and stories.
Hooman Ghaffarzadeh; Ph.D.; started Aug. 2014.
I am Hooman Ghaffarzadeh. I was born and raised in Tabriz, Iran. I received my M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering- Controls from Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic) in February 2013. The focus of my M.Sc. research was on Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Hybrid Systems with applications in Cyber-physical Systems and Wireless Sensor Networks. The title of my master thesis is “Data Traffic Optimization of Wireless Sensor Networks with Energy Constraints Using Petri Nets”.
I joined Washington State University in August 2014, where I am pursuing my PhD degree in the Electrical Engineering at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and under the direction of Dr. Ali Mehrizi-Sani. My main research investigations include, but are not limited to, control, optimization, and stability analysis of discrete event dynamic systems (DEDS) applied to power systems and smart grids.
In free time I enjoy traveling, mountain climbing, listening music, watching movies, and spending time with my family and friends.
Zahra Mahmoodzadeh; Ph.D.; started Aug. 2014.
I am Zahra Mahmoodzadeh. I have joined LIPE at WSU in August 2014 as a PhD student and my supervisor is Dr. Ali Mehrizi-Sani.Further back, I completed my BS in Electrical Engineering and MS in Power System Engineering at Sharif University. My research interests are integration of renewable electric energy sources into the power system and power system application of power electronics. I am currently working on wind generation control and also involved in a project on integration of fuel cell in electrical system of aircrafts.