Dr. Mark Butala

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Biography

Mark D. Butala is a Senior Lecturer in the Systems, Power, and Energy Research Division at the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. He joined the university in 2024 after completing his doctoral studies. He holds an H.B.E.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow, Dr. Butala was a Member of the Technical Staff at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 2010 to 2015, and he has held various academic roles, including visiting research scientist at UIUC and tenured associate professor at Zhejiang University in China. He is recognized for his expertise in systems and power engineering, with research interests that encompass computational fluid dynamics, image processing, and advanced machine learning techniques.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2024-01-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland

Teaching and conducting research in systems, power, and energy.

Member Technical Staff

2010-01-01 — 2015-01-01

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Pasadena, California, USA

Worked on various projects related to power engineering and systems.

Visiting Research Scientist

2016-01-01 — 2017-01-01

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign • Champaign, Illinois, USA

Collaborated on research projects in electrical and computer engineering.

Tenured Associate Professor

2017-01-01 — 2023-01-01

Zhejiang University • Hangzhou, China

Taught and supervised graduate students in electrical and computer engineering.