Khai Ngo

Khai Ngo is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Virginia Tech and a member of the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES). His research focuses on high-density integration and packaging of power electronics components for sustainable energy systems.

• Education:
  • B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1979)
  • M.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, California Institute of Technology (1980)
  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, California Institute of Technology (1984)

His work targets integration technologies for power electronics systems through three building blocks: AIPEM, PIPEM, and FIPEM modules, with a focus on electro-magneto-thermal structures, thermal reliability, and wide bandgap semiconductors. Research spans high-frequency converter design, distributed magnetic structures, and MEMS-based integration.

Teaching includes courses on power electronics, energy systems, packaging, and integrated product-process design. He has developed design-oriented models for high-temperature electronics (up to 250°C) and pioneered magnetic materials with low loss for MHz-range converters.

• Scientific Recognition:
  • IEEE Fellow