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Dr Nur Sarma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at Durham University. He specializes in renewable energy systems, electrical power systems, and advanced control strategies. His research focuses on condition monitoring, fault analysis, and fault mitigation strategies for electrical machines and drive systems.
He currently serves as the EDI and Wellbeing Director of the Durham University Engineering Department and holds an EPSRC EDI+ Fellowship. He is actively involved in promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion through roles such as Co-chair of the Durham University International Staff Network, member of the Women in Engineering Society (WES Durham), and Mentoring Coordinator for IEEE UK & Ireland Women in Power Group. He is also an EPSRC-WES Ambassador and a Programme Committee Member for the IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference (WiE ILC 2025).
His research interests include electrical machine modeling, grid integration of renewable systems, and sensor-based condition monitoring. Key contributions include work on DFIG control strategies, fault detection using controller signals, and fiber optic sensing for machine diagnostics.
Dr Sarma has authored over 20 publications in top conferences and journals, including IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy and International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. His work has been recognized with awards such as the Best Paper Prize at ICRERA 2016 and the TÜBİTAK International Postdoctoral Fellowship (2019).
He currently supervises two PhD students at the Electrical Power Node and has taught modules like ENGI4467 on electrical energy conversion since 2022.
