Duke Energy Distinguished Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Subhashish Bhattacharya is a leader in medium voltage power electronics, solid-state transformers, FACTS (flexible AC transmission systems), utility applications of power electronics, and medium frequency magnetics. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and worked at the Westinghouse R&D Center in Pittsburgh, later part of Siemens, before joining NC State in 2005. He is a founding faculty member of the NSF FREEDM Systems Center, the Advanced Transportation Energy Center, and the PowerAmerica Manufacturing Innovation Institute at NC State. His research, funded by industry, NSF, DOE, ARPA-E, the Navy, ONR, and NASA, has resulted in an extensive record of publications and patents, and part of his doctoral work was commercialized for air-conditioning chillers.
