Sid Assawaworrarit

Dr. Sid Assawaworrarit is a Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Sydney, holding a prestigious Sydney Horizon Fellowship. His research focuses on electromagnetics for energy applications, including wireless power transfer, renewable energy harvesting via radiative cooling, and photonic transformers.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
• Master's and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Research Interests:

• Wireless power transfer to moving devices
• Nighttime solar cell energy harvesting
• Photonic transformer design for noiseless DC voltage conversion
• Thermal radiation engineering for energy systems

Scientific Awards:

• Web of Science 1% Highly Cited Paper in Physics (2020)

Grants:

• 2024 Net Zero Ambassadors Program grant for energy harvesting from thermal radiation

His work bridges fundamental physics with practical energy solutions, contributing to sustainable energy systems and next-generation electronic devices.