Welcome to CREPS, Dr Jason Lavroff

Welcome to CREPS, Jessica Andrewartha

We would like to welcome Jessica Andrewartha to CREPS. Jessica will strengthen the renewable energy program with her background in civil engineering and fluid dynamics.

Jessica received her BE (Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of Tasmania in 2005. She worked with Hydro Tasmania (both Generation and Consulting) during her undergraduate degree and on a casual basis while she completed her doctorate. Jessica submitted her PhD thesis on the flow physics of flows over freshwater biofilms in relation to hydroelectric generation in August 2009. She was then appointed as the first Australian Power Institute Research Fellow in Renewable Energy at the University of Tasmania. Her research interests include renewable energy generation, fluid dynamics, boundary layer flow, and experimental techniques in fluid dynamics. She is also actively involved in Engineers Australia and was the Chair of Young Engineers Tasmania in 2008. She is currently the Tasmanian Representative on the Young Engineers Australia committee, and also sits as a committee member of the Tasmania Division of Engineers Australia. In 2011, she will hold the position of Chair of Young Engineers Australia.

Welcome to CREPS, Dr Ameen Gargoom

We would like to welcome Dr Ameen Gargoom to CREPS.  Ameen will strengthen our research team in his position as Research Fellow.  He will be working on ARC Linkage Project "Hybrid Remote Area Power Systems with Hydrogen Energy Storage for Isolated and Regional Communities".

Dr Ameen Gargoom received BSc and MSc (with honours) degrees from the University of Garyounis, Libya in 1994 and 2001 respectively, both in electrical engineering, and received the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Adelaide, Australia, in 2007. He worked with Al-Emara Co. for Engineering Consultants, Libya, as a consultant engineer for six years before joining the University of Garyounis in 2001 as an associate lecturer for one year. In 2008, he joined Tasmania University where he is currently working as a Research Fellow.  His interests include power electronics control, power quality monitoring, application of signals processing techniques to power systems, and renewable energy systems. Dr Gargoom is a member of IEEE and a regular reviewer of IEEE and IET publications.

Welcome to CREPS, Dr Paras Mandal

CREPS extends a warm welcome to Dr Paras Mandal.  Paras be working on ARC Linkage Project " On-line Monitoring and Modelling of Electric Loads for Improving Operational Conditions of Power Systems".

Dr Paras Mandal received his B.E. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kuvempu University (now under Visveswariah Technological University), India in 1998; M.E. degree in the field of Energy, Economics and Planning from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 2002; and Ph.D. degree from the University of the Ryukyus, Japan in 2005.   Dr Mandal was  a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at the University of the Ryukyus before he joined the School of Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Koreaa as a Research Professor in 2007. He is presently working a Research Fellow in the School of Engineering at the University of Tasmania. His research interests include application of artificial intelligence techniques to electricity load and price forecasting; electricity markets; power system modeling;  and renewable energy. Dr Mandal is a member of IEEE Power and Energy Society and a regular reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. He is a recipient of the “2006 Young Engineer” award presented by Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ).  

Welcome to CREPS, Professor Vic Gosbell, Professor Gerard Ledwich and Dr Marian Piekutowski

The VC has appointed Prof Vic Gosbell, Prof Gerard Ledwich and Dr Marian Piekutowski as an Honorary Research Professors in the Centre for Renewable Energy and Power Systems for the period from 8 September 2008 to 7 September 2010.

Welcome to CREPS, Professor Nikolai Voropai

CREPS would like to welcome Prof Nikolai Voropai as an International Visitor.  Prof Voropai is Director of Energy Systems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia. He graduated from St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute in 1966. He received his PhD degree from St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute in 1974 and the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences from the Siberian Energy Institute in 1990. He has been with Energy Systems Institute since 1966.  His research interests include: modeling of power systems, operation and dynamics performance of large power grids; development of national, international and intercontinental power grids; reliability and security of energy systems, power industry restructuring.

 Prof Voropai is the Head of the Department at Irkutsk Technical University, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, IEEE R8 East Zone Representative, and Chairman of IEEE PES International Practice Subcommittee WG on Asian and Australian Electricity Infrastructure. He is CIGRE Member, IFAC Russian Section Member, Member of Moscow International Energy Club and Electrotechnical Academy of the Russian Federation. Prof Voropai is a Member of Editorial Boards of several journals: Review of Russian Academy of Sciences, Energy; Energy Policy, Russia; Novosibirsk Technical University Magazine, Russia; Energy Problems, Azerbaijan. He is IEEE Fellow and a Member of International Steering Committee of IEEE Power Tech Conference. He organized and chaired the 2005 IEEE St. Petersburg Power Tech Conference. He is the author of more than 390 scientific publications.

 Prof Voropai will deliver two lectures: "Multi-Objective Game Approach for to Electric Power System Expansion Planning" and "Blackout Development Mechanisms and Emergency Control System against Blackouts".