Dr. Amirnaser Yazdani

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Biography

Amirnaser Yazdani received his B.Sc. degree from Sharif University of Technology, Iran in 1995, followed by an M.Sc. degree from the University of Tehran, Iran in 2001 and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2005. He held a postdoctoral fellowship at Digital Predictive Systems, Canada, focusing on research and development of high-power electronic converters for wind energy applications. From 2006 to 2011, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. In 2011, he joined Toronto Metropolitan University as a Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate Studies. His research areas include modeling, analysis, simulation, and control of high-power electronic energy conversion systems, renewable energy systems, energy storage systems, microgrids, and high-voltage DC grids. He has co-authored several textbooks and chapters as well as over 50 peer-reviewed research papers. Yazdani is the Project Leader for the Canadian Smart Microgrid Strategic Network, which is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He is also the Chairman of the IEEE Power and Energy Society Working Group on Modeling and Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources and serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy and previously for the IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Professional Engineer in Ontario, as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Toronto.

Research Interests

Awards

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Professor of the Year

2017-01-01
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Professor of the Year

2016-01-01
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Chair's Research Award

2014-01-01
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Chair's Teaching Award

2013-01-01
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Teaching Honour Roll Award of Excellence

2008-01-01
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Teaching Honour Roll Award of Excellence

2010-01-01
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IEEE Senior Membership

2009-08-01
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Industrial Research Development Fellowship (IRDF)

2005-01-01

Courses

ELE404: Electronics ELE746: Power Systems Analysis ELE754: Power Electronics

Requirements for Toronto Metropolitan University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.33
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in chemical engineering or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department of Chemical Engineering