Liu Jinjun

Biography

LIU Jinjun received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China in 1992 and 1997 respectively. He then joined the XJTU Electrical Engineering School as a faculty. In 1997, 1999, and 2010 respectively he participated in technology, professional, and management training programs at Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc. in USA, Milwaukee School of Engineering in USA, and Chinese University of Hong Kong. From late 1999 until early 2002, he was with the Center for Power Electronics Systems at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA, as a visiting Scholar. In late 2002 he was promoted to a Full Professor and then the head of the Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Center at XJTU, which now comprises 14 faculty members and 120 graduate students and carries one of the leading power electronics programs in China. He served as an Associate Dean of Electrical Engineering School at XJTU from 2005 to early 2010, and the Dean for Undergraduate Education of XJTU from 2009 to early 2015. He currently holds the position of XJTU Distinguished Professor of Power Electronics, sponsored by Chang Jiang Scholars Program of Chinese Ministry of Education. Dr. LIU coauthored 3 books, published over 200 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, holds 25 patents, and received several governmental awards at national level or provincial level for scientific or career achievements and the 2006 Delta Scholar Award.

Research Interest

power quality control and utility applications of power electronics, and micro-grids for sustainable energy and distributed generation.