Biography
Dr. Mi is the Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Diego State University. He is a Fellow of IEEE and SAE. He is also the Director of the US Department of Energy-funded Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Center for Electric Drive Transportation at SDSU. He was previously a faculty member at the University of Michigan-Dearborn from 2001 to 2015, and an Electrical Engineer with General Electric from 2000 to 2001. Dr. Mi has published five books, 220+ journal papers, 130 conference papers, and 20+ issued and pending patents. He served as Editor-in-Chief, Area Editor, Guest Editor, and Associate Editor of multiple IEEE Transactions and international journals, as well as the General Chair of over ten IEEE international conferences.
Awards
- SDSU Alumni Distinguished Faculty Award
- IEEE Power Electronics Society Regional Distinguished Lecturer.
- Innovator of the Year Award, San Diego State University
- Best paper award (Second Place), IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
- IEEE PESL Vehicle and Transportation Systems Achievement Award
- Albert W. Johnson University Research Lectureship
- IEEE PELS Emerging Technology Award
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Prize Letter Award
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Second Place Best Paper Award
- IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Prize Letter Award
Hobbies
Hiking, gardening, volunteering, travel.