Mark Nelms

Mark Nelms is the Godbold Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. With a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and master’s/undergraduate degrees from Auburn, his research focuses on power electronics, energy conversion, power systems, and renewable energy integration. He has authored/co-authored seminal works like Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis and contributed extensively to microgrid reliability studies, inverter control methodologies, and fault mitigation in electrical machines.

• Education
  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Auburn University
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, Auburn University

His recent research spans advanced control systems for inverters, microgrid stability analysis, and optimization of renewable energy storage solutions. Publications highlight innovations in proportional-resonant controllers, FPGA-based hardware acceleration, and thermal impact studies of induction motors.

Scientific contributions include the IEEE Industry Application Society’s 2019 Distinguished Service Award. Key collaborative efforts involve grid-connected inverter control, pumped storage hydropower integration with wind systems, and adaptive fault-tolerant designs for permanent magnet synchronous machines.