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Haimeng Wu is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Electrical Power and Control Systems at Northumbria University's Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Electrical Engineering. He leads the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU), a collaborative initiative with Newcastle and Durham Universities. Previously, he was part of Newcastle University's Electrical Power Research Group and served as a guest staff member in their School of Engineering. His research focuses on power electronics, renewable energy systems, wireless power transfer, and condition monitoring of wide bandgap (WBG) power modules. He has secured over £1.2 million in research funding, including grants from Innovate UK and The Royal Society. Wu is also an Associate Editor for IET Power Electronics and actively contributes to conferences like IEEE ECCE Europe and ISEEIE.
Education:
- PhD in Power Electronics, Newcastle University (2012–2016)
- MSc in Hybrid Renewable Energy Distributed Generation Systems, Zhejiang University (2011)
- BEng in Electrical Engineering (2008)
Research Interests:
- Design and control of power converters for electric vehicles and renewable energy networks
- Health monitoring and condition control of WBG power modules
- Wireless power transfer systems and their integration into IoT and smart energy systems
Grants and Awards:
- £208,000 Innovate UK grant for a PV-powered outdoor lighting system (2025–2027)
- £316,000 Newton International Fellowship for IoT-integrated wireless power transfer (2024–2026)
- Siemens European Competition in Power Electronics (2018)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Advising and Teaching:
- Supervises four PhD students, as well as MSc and undergraduate students
- Develops courses in smart energy systems, renewable energy technologies, and analogue electronics
