Prof. Chris Mi is invited to give lectures in Professional Education Seminars held at the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2012 in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 15-20, 2012

Topic: Battery Management Systems for Electric Vehicle Application

For more information, please visit: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. Consideration is primarily at the Assistant Professor level but applicants with outstanding experience at the Associate Professor and Professor levels will also be considered. Research thrust areas of interest include power systems, smart grids, and sustainable energy. The successful candidate is expected to develop strongly funded research to enhance the power/energy program in the department.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, and names and contact information of at least three references to Prof. Chris Mi, ECE Search Committee Chair, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Michigan, 48128, or email to ecesearch@umich.edu. Application review process will begin on February 5, 2012, but the applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn is located in the southeastern Michigan area and offers excellent opportunities for faculty collaboration with many industries. It is one of three campuses forming the University of Michigan system and is a comprehensive university with over 8500 students. One of university's strategic visions is to advance the future of manufacturing in a global environment.

Qualified candidates must have, or expect to have, a Ph.D. in EE or a closely related discipline at the time of appointment and will be expected to conduct scholarly and sponsored research as well as teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates at the associate or full professor ranks should exhibit a strong track record in funded research and scholarly work. The ECE Department offers several BS and MS degrees, and participates in three interdisciplinary programs, MS in Energy Systems Engineering, Ph.D. in Automotive Systems Engineering and Ph.D. in Information Systems Engineering. The current funded research areas in the department include intelligent systems, power electronics, hybrid vehicles, computer networks, wireless communications, and embedded systems.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We are dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment, and strongly encourages applications from minorities and women.

Prof. Chris Mi is invited to give lectures in Professional Education Seminars held by the Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) on Monday February 6, 2012.

Topic: S.15 Control and Management of Energy Storage Systems in Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles

For more information, please visit: APEC IEEE Professional Education Seminars

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http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/index.html

Power Group has Thanksgiving Party on November 23, 2011. Everybody enjoys the party and shares their thanks to all the friends.

Power Group Photo, November 23, 2011

(From left to right: Yuhong Fu, Prof. Chris Mi, Siqi Li, Chenwen You, Jiangui Li, Hongsheng Hou, Junjun Deng, Tao Lei, Chuan Yu, Ruiwu Cao, Lei Jiang, Jun Xu, Xianzhi Gong, and Sideng Hu)

To improve ability of communication and understanding of American culture, a English as a Second Language (ESL) class is hold in DTE Power Electronics and Electric Drives Laboratory every Friday. Mr. Richard Goers, Ms. Diane Goers and all the people in Power Group enjoy getting to know each other and sharing information.

Power Group Photo, November 18, 2011

(Back Row, from left to right: Jun Xu, Lei Jiang, Junjun Deng, Xianzhi Gong, Chuan Yu, Tao Lei, Hongsheng Hou, Siqi Li, Ruiwu Cao, Sideng Hu)

(Front Row, from left to right: Chenwen You, Jiangui Li, Diane Goers, Richard Goers, Yuhong Fu)

The IEEE 2011 International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) for topic A, Low Cost Lithium-Ion Battery Charger for Automotive and Renewable Energy Applications, is held in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. The challenge is co-sponsored by IEEE Power & Engineering Society (PES), IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IEE) and IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). The challenge is in cooperation with Power Sources Manufactures Association (PSMA).

For topic A, all teams are encouraged to develop cost effective, novel solutions with proper protection circuits. The lithium-ion battery charger should be designed to have higher performance, lower weight, faster charging with longer battery effective usage times, and consistent reliability.

 For more details, please visit:

 http://www.energychallenge.org/

 https://ieeetv.ieee.org/ieeetv-specials/international-future-energy-challenge-2011

 Chris Mi, Ph.D,Judge & Organizer