Bin Wu

PROFESSOR • NSERC INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CHAIR IN POWER ELECTRONICS •
RYERSON RESEARCH CHAIR

Office: ENG328 Phone: 416.979.5000 x6484 Fax: 416.979.5280 Email: Homepage: www.ee.ryerson.ca/~bwu Research Lab: LEDAR

BIOGRAPHY

Bin Wu graduated from Donghua University, Shanghai, China in 1978, and received his M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1989 and 1993, respectively. After being with Rockwell Automation as a Senior Engineer from 1992 to 1993, he joined Ryerson University, where he is currently a Professor and NSERC/Rockwell Industrial Research Chair.

Dr. Wu has been working closely with Canadian industry, including Rockwell Automation and Honeywell Aerospace Canada, assisting them in achieving technical and commercial success through research and new product development. He has published more than 200 technical papers, authored a Wiley-IEEE Press book, and holds over 20 issued and pending patents in the areas of power electronics, adjustable-speed drives and renewable energy systems.

Dr. Wu served as an Associate Chair of Technical Program Committee, IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) in 2004, Chair of Technical Program Committee, the 7th IEEE Canada Electric Power Conference (EPC) in 2007, Chair of Power Symposium Committee, IEEE CCECE in 2008, Co-Chair of Technical Program Committee, IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC) in 2011. He was a Guest Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Special Section on High Power Drives in 2007, and currently is an Associate Editor of IEEE Canadian Review. He has served as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics since 2005.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Power electronics, electric drives, wind energy, solar energy, alternative energy.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

• Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2008
• Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), 2008
• Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), 2008
• NSERC/Rockwell Industrial Research Chair in Power Electronics and Electric Drives, 2006
• Ryerson Research Chair, 2004
• Ryerson Sarwan Sahota Distinguished Scholar Award, 2003
• Synergy Award for Innovation
• NSERC and the Conference Board of Canada, 2002
• Premier's Research Excellence Award, Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology of Ontario, 2000
• Gold Medal of the Governor General of Canada, awarded at the University of Toronto, 1990
• Science & Technology Achievement Award, Ministry of Textile Industry, China, 1987
• Science & Technology Achievement Award, Shanghai Municipal Government, 1986
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Donghua (China Textile) University, 1985

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Books
• B. Wu, High-Power Converters and AC Drives, Wiley & IEEE Press, 2006.
• B. Wu, Y. Lang, N. Zargari, and S. Kouro, Power Conversion and Control of Wind Energy Systems, Wiley & IEEE Press, to appear in Spring 2011.
• Book Chapter
• S. Kouro, J.I. León, L.G. Franquelo, J. Rodríguez and B. Wu, DC-AC Converters, Industrial Electronics Handbook, 2nd Edition, CRC, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010.

WINTER 2012 COURSES

 ELE 806 Alternative Energy Systems

 EE 8407 Power Converter Systems