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Steve G Burrow is a professor at the University of Bristol, specializing in analogue power electronics, which forms the basis of a wide range of research projects. His work spans areas such as Electric Aircraft technologies, environmental sensing, structural health monitoring, and energy harvesting. He focuses on the efficient manipulation of electrical energy, crucial for applications ranging from a 200kW aircraft generator to a 1μW energy harvester. His research includes advances in switched-mode power circuit architectures, which enable new applications in electrical actuation for aircraft control systems and adaptive power for autonomous vibration suppression. Steve enjoys collaborating across disciplines, notably with researchers in non-linear mathematics, glaciology, and structural dynamics. His specific interests cover energy harvesting, particularly through the design of electromagnetic transducers and power conditioning electronics for low-power renewable energy generation. Furthermore, he has developed techniques for environmental sensing, deploying sensors to investigate the hydrology of ice sheet systems in response to climate changes.
University of Bristol • Bristol, UK
Teaching and research in electrical and electronic engineering, focusing on power electronics and energy harvesting.
Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.