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Tingshu Hu is a Professor and Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Francis College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Virginia, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tong University in China, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
His research focuses on Control Systems and Power and Energy, with specific interests in nonlinear systems theory, control systems with saturation, optimal control, robust control, and applications to mechanical, biomedical, and power/energy systems. He has made significant contributions to battery modeling and power electronics, particularly in triboelectric nanogenerators and energy storage systems.
His publications show a strong trend toward renewable energy systems, with recent work focusing on power management for triboelectric nanogenerators, battery/supercapacitor hybrid energy storage, and advanced power converter design. His research bridges theoretical control systems with practical power electronics applications.
Scientific Awards:
- Teaching Excellence Award (2007) from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 2023 Reader Garden Award by Garden Gate Magazine
Research Funding:
- National Science Foundation grants as Principal Investigator on multiple projects including Control design of power electronic interfaces for renewable energy systems (2012), Analysis of Nonlinear Oscillations via Lyapunov Approach (2009), and Nonlinear/Switching Control Design for Constrained Control Systems (2006)
- Utah Artificial Heart Institute grant as Co-Principal Investigator on a Continuous Flow Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Device (2002)
Dr. Hu maintains an active research program with over 8000 total citations and an h-index of 39 according to Google Scholar. His work has had significant impact in both control theory and practical power systems applications.
