University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Kiruba Sivasubramaniam Haran

Kiruba Sivasubramaniam Haran
Kiruba Sivasubramaniam Haran

Administrative Titles

  • Grainger Chair and Director of CEME
Professor
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Education

  • Ph.D., Electric Power Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2000)
  • B.Sc., Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (1994)

Biography

Kiruba Haran obtained his BS in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from OAU in Nigeria, and his PhD in Electric Power Engineering from RPI in Troy, NY. He is currently a Professor and 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 13 years at GE Research in Niskayuna, NY. At GE, he led the research group working on advanced electrical machines for all of GE’s industrial businesses. In this role he was responsible for a broad set of technology development activities, including projects on novel machines for aviation, renewable energy, defense, appliances, EV’s, locomotives, and mining equipment. At Illinois, Dr. Haran's research has focused on high specific power cryogenic and non-cryo machines for electrified transportation and renewable energy applications. He also serves as the Director of the NSF funded POETS Engineering Research Center, and the Grainger Center for Electric Machinery and Electromechanics. Dr. Haran is a registered PE in New York, a Fellow of the IEEE, and an Associate Fellow of AIAA.

Research Areas

Research Topics

  • Electric transportation
  • Energy
  • Solar and renewable technology
  • Storage and conversion

Journal Editorships

  • Guest Editor, Special Issue on: Electric and Hybrid Electric Propulsion for Aviation, IET Electric Power Applications Journal
  • Editor, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2015 -2020

Research Honors

  • AIAA Associate Fellow (2019)
  • IEEE PES Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award (2019)
  • IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer (2017 -)
  • IEEE Fellow (2014)
  • Hull Award, GE Global Research (2006)
  • Allen B. Dumont Prize, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2000)

Recent Courses Taught

  • ECE 330 - Power Ckts & Electromechanics
  • ECE 431 - Electric Machinery
  • ECE 598 KH (ECE 598 KSH) - Topics in Electromechanics

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