Professor
Dr. Yeonho Jeong
Associate Professor / Principal Investor
e-mail:yjeong@uri.edu
Dr. Jeong is an Associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. He is a Principle Investor of the URI Power Electronics Lab.
Graduate Students
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
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
Mohammad Jaheerabi
Graduate Student (Ph. D. Student)
e-mail: jaheerabi.mohammad@uri.edu
Research Interest: FPGA-based Circuit Simulation and Control
Previous Institutions:
M.S. from University of New Haven
B.S. from R.V.R & J.C College of Engineering
Gokce Saracoglu
Graduate Student (Ph. D. Student)
e-mail: gokce.saracoglu@uri.edu
Research Interest: TBD
Previous Institutions:
M.S. from Northeastern University
B.S. from Northeastern University
Undergraduate Students
Isaac Barbosa
Undergraduate Student Researcher
e-mail: isaac.barbosa@uri.edu
Research Interest: Hybrid Power Conversion System
Institution:
University of Rhode Island
Samuel Cerullo
Undergraduate Student Researcher
e-mail: samuel.cerullo@uri.edu
Research Interest: SST-based Microwave
Institution:
University of Rhode Island
Cesar Sicaju
Undergraduate Student Researcher
e-mail: cesar.sicaju@uri.edu
Research Interest: TBD
Institution:
University of Rhode Island
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
Max Vasquez
Undergraduate Student Researcher
e-mail: max.vasquez@uri.edu
Research Interest: TBD
Institution:
University of Rhode Island
Visiting Scholars
Inho Cho
Visiting Scholar
e-mail: inho.cho@uri.edu
Research Interest: Battery management and propulsion system design in EVs and Trains
Institution:
Korea National University of Transportation
Taegu Kang
Visiting Student
e-mail: taegu.kang@uri.edu
Research Interest: Hybrid Power Converter
Institution:
Inha University
Emilio Wu
Visiting Student
Participant in the Break Into Engineering Program
Research Interest: Wireless Power Transfer
Institution:
La Salle Academy
Alumni/Former Visiting Scholars
Graduate Students
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
Master’s Degree ’25
Thesis Title: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED ENHANCED STATE-OF-HEALTH (SOH) ESTIMATION FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY UTILIZING TPL TEST.
Current Job: Huntington Ingalls Industries
Undergraduate Students
[Degree Earned]
Marc Delgado (B.Sc., 2026), Current Job: MS at URI.Royaljohn Southammavong (B.Sc., 2026), Current Job: MS at URI.
William Lucas (B.Sc., 2026), Current Job: GDEB.
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.
Visiting Scholars/Interns
Prof. Jae-Bum Lee from KNUT, 2025-2026.
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.