John Shen

John Shen

Dr. John Shen is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF).  He is also the director of the Power Semiconductor Research Lab (PSRL) and associate director of the Florida Power Electronics Center (FloridaPEC) at UCF.  He received his BSEE from Tsinghua University (China) in 1987, MS and PhD both in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1991 and 1994, respectively.  Between 1994 and 1999, he held a variety of positions including Senior Principal Staff Scientist with Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector in Phoenix, Arizona.  He was with the University of Michigan-Dearborn as an Assistant and Associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering between 1999 and 2003.

Dr. Shen’s research areas include power electronics, power semiconductor devices and ICs, power management for computers and telecom equipment, automotive electronics, renewable and alternative energy systems, and electronics manufacturing.  His past research activities include development of IGBTs and power MOSFETs for automotive and industrial applications, automotive MOS transient suppressors, 42-volt automotive power generation, distribution and conversion systems, optimal power and energy management strategy of conventional and electrical vehicles, and power module reliability and novel prognostic system in hybrid electric vehicles.  His more recent research focuses include lateral power MOSFETs for ultra high density, MHz-frequency power converters, energy capability of power ICs, integration of solar micro-inverters, power system-on-chip or system-in-package, embedded magnetics, high temperature packaging for SiC and GaN devices, and radiation-hard power MOSFETs for space power systems.  He has published over 80 journal and conference papers, and holds 9 issued and many pending US patents in these areas.  He is the inventor of the world’s first commercial power MOSFET with less than 1mΩ on-resistance.  He is a recipient of the 2003 NSF CAREER Award, the 2006 Transaction Prize Paper Award from IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, the 2003 IEEE Best Automotive Electronics Paper Award from IEEE Society of Vehicular Technology, and the 1996 Motorola Science and Technology Award.  He is  IEEE Fellow and currently serves as the Vice President of Products for the IEEE Power Electronics Society.  He also serves as Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.  He organized several IEEE conferences including serving as Technical Program Chair for ECCE 2010, PESC07, VPPC05, and General Chair of WPET04.