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Fang Z. Peng is the RK Mellon Endowed Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering. He holds IEEE Fellow status and was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering (2025) and the National Academy of Inventors (2022). Prior roles include Distinguished Professorships at Florida State University and Michigan State University, and leadership at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Wuhan University (1983), M.S. and Ph.D. from Nagaoka University of Technology (1987, 1990).
Research focuses on power electronics, including Z-source inverters, multilevel inverter topologies, and grid resiliency. Innovations like the digital Z-source converter enable ultra-fast fault protection (5 microseconds) and fire prevention in grids. His work on STATCOM applications and wide bandgap devices has transformed utility-scale power systems.
Publications: Over 400 papers in IEEE Xplore with 17,800+ citations, covering topics like modular multilevel converters, sensorless control, and grid stability.
- Awards: IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award (2022), IAS Gerald Kliman Award (2013), IAS Outstanding Achievement Award (2020).
- Labs/Teams: Director of the Energy GRID Institute and founder of the High-Voltage Power Electronics Center at Michigan State University.
