Shesha Jayaram
Professor
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Shesha H. Jayaram (S’87–M’91–SM’97–F’08) received the B.A.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Bangalore University, Bangalore, India, the M.A.Sc. degree in high voltage engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, in 1980, 1983, and 1990, respectively. She has held various academic positions at the University of Waterloo since 1992, where she is currently a Full Professor, the University Research Chair, and the Director of the High Voltage Engineering Laboratory. She is also an Adjunct Professor with the University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON. Prior to joining the University of Waterloo, she served on the faculty with the University of Western Ontario, London, ON, as an Assistant Professor from 1990 to 1992 and as an Adjunct from 1992 to 2003.
Research Interest
Her current research interests include solution-based outputs, high-voltage engineering and insulation diagnostic, high-voltage engineering applied to environment, nanocomposite materials, and pulse power applied to biotechnology.
Publications
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Meyer L, Jayaram S, Cherney EA. Thermal conductivity of filled silicone rubber and its relationship to erosion resistance in the inclined plane test. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. 2004 Aug;11(4):620-30.
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El-Hag AH, Jayaram SH, Cherney EA. Fundamental and low frequency harmonic components of leakage current as a diagnostic tool to study aging of RTV and HTV silicone rubber in salt-fog. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. 2003 Feb;10(1):128-36.
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Kannan S, Jayaram S, Salama MM. Real and reactive power coordination for a unified power flow controller. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 2004 Aug;19(3):1454-61.
