Professor Dr. Heath Hofmann

Biography

Heath Hofmann is a Professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan. His expertise lies in power electronics and electromechanical systems, with specific research interests in energy harvesting, flywheel energy storage systems, finite element analysis, and the design and control of electric machines. Dr. Hofmann holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley, received in 1998, and an M.S. from the same institution in 1997. He obtained his B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992. His research is sponsored by significant agencies such as the Office of Naval Research, Department of Energy, NASA, and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Hofmann serves as an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion and the International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields. He regularly teaches courses related to power electronics and energy conversion and has developed graduate and senior-level courses in electromechanics and electric machinery drives. His publications have appeared in prestigious journals including the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, and he is currently writing a textbook on Electric Machinery Drives.

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