For More Information

• POETS Engineering Research Center
• Power and energy systems area
• Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics

Education

• Ph.D., Electric Power Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• B.Sc., Electronic and Electrical Engineering, OAU, Nigeria

Biography

Kiruba Haran is the Grainger Endowed Director's Chair in Electric Machinery and Electromechanics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Haran moved to Illinois after spending thirteen years at GE Research working on electrical machines for applications ranging from power generation to aviation. At Illinois, his work has focused on high specific power machines for electrified transportation and renewable energy. He is also Founder and CTO of Hinetics, Inc., based in the Research Park at the University of Illinois. Dr. Haran is a Fellow of the IEEE and the Royal Aeronautical Society, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Research Honors

• IEEE Nikola Tesla Award (2023)
• IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award (2019)
• IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer (2017 -)

Recent Courses Taught

• ECE 431 - Electric Machinery
• ECE 598 KSH - Topics in Electromechanics