Members

Professor

Yeonho Jeong    

Dr. Yeonho Jeong

Assistant Professor / Principal Investor

e-mail:yjeong@uri.edu

Dr. Jeong is an Assistant professor of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. He is a Principle Investor of the URI Power Electronics Lab.

Graduate Students

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Sooan Pack


Graduate Student Researcher (Ph. D. Student)
e-mail: sooan.pack@uri.edu
Research Interest: Electric Design Automation for Power Electronic
Institution:
B.S. from Kyungpook National University


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Young-keun Kim

Graduate Student (Ph. D. Student)
e-mail: youngkeun.kim@uri.edu
Research Interest: EDA and Digital Twin
Previous Institutions:
M.S. from Incheon National University
B.S. from Incheon National University


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Elana Viola


Graduate Student (Master’s Student)
e-mail: elana.viola@uri.edu
Research Interest: TBD
Previous Institutions:
B.S. from University of Rhode Island



Undergraduate Students

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Royaljohn Southammavong

Supported by Navy STEM Program (ANCHOR)
Undergraduate Student Researcher (Senior)
e-mail: rjsouthammavong@uri.edu
Research Interest: Digital Twin Technology for Naval Ships
Institution:
University of Rhode Island


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Marc Delgado


Undergraduate Student Researcher (Senior)
e-mail: marc.delgado@uri.edu
Research Interest: High Efficiency DC/DC Converter
Institution:
University of Rhode Island


Isaac    

Isaac Barbosa

Supported by Navy STEM Program (ANCHOR)
Undergraduate Student Researcher
e-mail: isaac.barbosa@uri.edu
Research Interest: Hybrid Power Conversion System
Institution:
University of Rhode Island


Helen    

Helen Ly

Supported by Navy STEM Program (ANCHOR)
Undergraduate Student Researcher
e-mail: helen.ly@uri.edu
Research Interest: Electric Design Automation
Institution:
University of Rhode Island


Visiting Scholars

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Jae-beom Lee


Visiting Scholar
e-mail: jaebum.lee@uri.edu
Research Interest: Electric traction systems in EVs and Trains
Institution:
Korea National University of Transportation



Alumni/Former Visiting Scholars

Graduate Students

Xueshen Zhang    

Xueshen Zhang

PhD Degree ’25

Thesis Title: HIGH POWER DENSITY CONVERTER WITH COORDINATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR FLEXIBLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (ESS) INTEGRATION IN HYBRID E-MOBILITY
Current Job: Infineon Technologies

Shaun Thurber    

Shaun Thurber

Master’s Degree ’25

Thesis Title: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED ENHANCED STATE OF HEALTH (SOH) ESTIMATION FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY UTILIZING TWO-PULSE LOAD TEST.
Current Job: Electro Standards Laboratories.

Undergraduate Students

[Degree Earned]

Mason Jacob (B.Sc., 2025), Current Job: MS at URI.
Patrick Feliz (B.Sc., 2025), TBD.
Gianni Smith (B.Sc., 2025), TBD.
Aaron Phare (B.Sc., 2025), Current Job: Burns and McDonnell.
Steven Kowalewski (B.Sc., 2024), Current Job: Schneider Electric USA.
Alex Amado (B.Sc., 2024), Current Job: NUWC.
Zach Chofay (B.Sc., 2023), Current Job: VoltServer.
Chris Charron (B.Sc., 2022), Current Job: EaglePicher.
Nataly Karnaukh (B.Sc., 2022), Current Job: Raytheon.

[Short-term Members]

Zachary Weinstein, 2023-2024.
Sylas Wojciechowski, 2024.
Abby Tadamala, 2023-2024.
Layhla Morale, 2023-2024.

Visiting Scholars/Interns

Nahyun Lee from Dongduk Women’s University, 2025.
GyeongHyun Kwon from Incheon National University, 2024-2025.
Young-keun Kim from Incheon National University, 2024-2025.
Hailey Haesung Oh from University of Southern California, 2024.
Prof. ByoungHee Lee from Hanbat National University, 2023-2024.
Prof. Il-oun Lee from Myong-Ji University, 2023-2024.
Woo-Seong Baek from Sogang University, 2024.
Yun-gi Kwak from Hanbat National University, 2022.
Dr. Nayoung Lee from Korea Aerospace Research Institute, 2021-2022.