Graduate Program
The UCI Power Electronics Laboratory is now accepting domestic and international applications for its MS./Ph.D.
program.
Successful candidates must have excellent background in electrical engineering, particularly in the area of power systems, power electronics, motor control, and/or micro electronics. Applicants with initiatives, team spirit, hands-on experience, excellent communication skills, and good writing skills will receive special consideration. TOEFL and GRE are required. Please contact Professor Smedley smedley@uci.edu for information. The Power Electronics Laboratory at the University of California, Irvine, is a state-of-the-art of research facility. It enjoys international reputation for its innovative research and high quality Ph.D. students. Research in the Power Electronics Laboratory at UCI involves power electronics for power system applications, power system modeling, renewable energy power generation, energy storage, grid support, smart grid, fault current limiting as will as micro power electronics on chips.
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Application can be filed electronically: ELECTRONIC APPLICATION, APPLY NOW!