Dr. Marjan Popov

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Biography

Marjan Popov obtained his Ph.D. degree in electrical power engineering from Delft University of Technology in 2002. He was a Chevening Alumnus in 1997 and an Academic Visitor at the University of Liverpool, UK, working with the Arc Research Group on modeling SF6 circuit breakers. His major fields of interest include intelligent protection for future power systems, large-scale power system transients, and wide-area monitoring protection. In 2010, he received the Dutch Hidde Nijland Prize for his extraordinary research achievements, as well as the IEEE PES Prize Paper Award and the IEEE Switchgear Committee Award in 2011. He serves as an Associate Editor for Elsevier's International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems and is the co-editor-in-chief of Elsevier's e-Prime journal. In 2017, he co-founded the Dutch Power System Protection Centre with Dutch utilities to promote research and education in power system protection. He is also a member of Cigre and an IEEE Fellow.

Research Interests

Awards

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Educator of the Year

2023-06-13
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IEEE Fellow

2022-01-01
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IEEE PES Prize Paper Award

2011-04-12
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IEEE Switchgear Committee Award

2010-11-26
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Hidde Nijland Prize

Requirements for Delft University of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:154
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a related field Sufficient credits in key subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Discipline-specific)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Academic transcript
  • English language certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Motivation letter
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Identity document (Passport)
  • GRE General Test results (for international diplomas)
Specialization Notes

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