PEOPLE
Directors
Phillip Ansell, Director
Assistant Professor
Allen Ormsbee Faculty Fellow
Department of Aerospace Engineering
302A Talbot Laboratory
(217) 300-0949
ansell1@illinois.edu
Kiruba Haran, Deputy Director
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
4048 ECE Building
(217) 244-1838
kharan@illinois.edu
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The Center for High-Efficiency Electrical Technologies for Aircraft is always seeking new collaborations, research partnerships, and technology development opportunities. Contact us if you are interested in working with our team of world-class experts in electrified aircraft.
Bringing Together World Experts
Multi-disciplinary team across diverse technical domains:
- Aeronautics
- Electrical Systems
- Material Science
Multi-Institutional Expertise
Covering a broad National footprint across:
- 7 Universities
- 2 Industry Groups
- 1 Government Laboratory Collaborator
University of Arkansas
Fang Luo
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering
Asif Imran Emon
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical Engineering
Arman Ur Rashid
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical Engineering
Zhao Yuani
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical Engineering
Alan Mantooth
Distinguished Professor
Electrical Engineering
Mustafeez-ul_Hassan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical Engineering
Rosten Sweeting
MS Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical Engineering
Haider Mhiesan
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Electrical Engineering
Md Maksudul Hossain
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical Engineering
Yuqi Wei
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrtical Engineering
Boeing
James Falcone
Aerospace Engineer
Boeing Research and Technology
Chicago State University
Valerie Goss
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry and Physics
University of Dayton Research Institute
Mary Ann Sebsastian
Materials Engineer
Bang-Hung Tsao
Group Leader
Advanced Power Components
GE Global Research
E. Wolfgang Stautner
Principal Engineer
Electromagnetics and Superconductivity Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Phillip Ansell
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Kai James
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Shivang Agarval
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joshua Feldman
MS Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Noah Salk
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Arijit Banerjee
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jason Merret
Associate Clinical Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Thanatheepan Balachandran
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Matt Lauer
MS Graduate Research Assistant
Aerospace Engineering
Elias Waddington
MS Graduate Research Assistant
Aerospace Engineering
Kiruba Haran
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dongsu Lee
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ghanendra Das
MS Graduate Research Assistant
Aerospace Engineering
Prateek Ranjan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Aerospace Engineering
Jianqiao Xiao
MS Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Edward Greitzer
H.N. Slater Professor
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Durgesh Chandel
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Aeronautics and Astronautics
David Hall
Research Scientist
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Luigi Vanfretti
Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering
Jordan Grey
Senior Undergraduate Assistant
Electrical Engineering
Hamed Nademi
Research Scientist
Electrical Engineering
Jake Monte
Senior Undergraduate Assistant
Electrical Engineering
Meaghan Podlaski
PhD Graduate Research Assistant
Electrical Engineering
US Air Force Research Laboratory
Timothy Haugan
Senior Research Physicist
AFRL-RQQM