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Leon M. Tolbert is a Chancellor’s Professor and Min H. Kao Professor in the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and has been with the university since 1999. His research focuses on power electronics, microgrids, wide bandgap devices, and renewable energy integration. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and has led initiatives like CURENT, an NSF/DOE Engineering Research Center.
Education: BSEE (1989), MSEE (1991), PhD (1999), all from Georgia Tech. Professional roles include former Department Head (2013–2018) and adjunct researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Research interests span power electronics applications, multilevel converters, electric vehicles, and grid modernization. His work has led to innovations in SiC device utilization and grid stability solutions. Awards include the NSF CAREER Award and multiple university recognitions for teaching and research.
Key contributions include over 200 publications, patents on power converter designs, and leadership in IEEE technical committees. His lab develops hardware-in-the-loop systems to emulate grid dynamics and test inverter-based resources.
