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Brian Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He obtained both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Prior to his current position, he served as the Washington Research Foundation Innovation Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, starting in 2018. Johnson has extensive experience in the field of renewable energy systems, focusing on power electronics and control systems. His research has been recognized with the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2022. He is currently co-leading the multi-institutional Universal Interoperability Grid-Forming Inverters (UNIFI) Consortium, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). UNIFI aims to advance grid-forming inverter technologies by bringing together leading researchers, industry stakeholders, utilities, and system operators to develop practices for the seamless integration of renewable-based power electronics into electric grids.
The University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX
Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory •
Worked as an engineer prior to joining the University of Washington.
General requirements for the Graduate School at UT Austin apply to all programs unless otherwise specified.