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Associate ProfessorSaman Gorji

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering
  • +61 3 522 72383 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Associate Professor Saman A. Gorji is Director of the Centre for Smart Power and Energy Research (CSPER) at Deakin University, leading the Renewable Energy Microgrid research with industry partners. His work focuses on developing and field-testing power-electronics and control systems for behind-the-meter microgrids integrating renewables, battery storage, and hydrogen technologies to improve reliability and reduce emissions.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Associate Professor
    Deakin University, School of Engineering

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Lecturer, Electrical & Renewable Energy Engineering
    Deakin University, Australia2022 - 2026
  • Visiting Fellow, Renewable Energy Microgrids
    Queensland University of Technology, Australia2022 - 2026
  • Research Fellow, Renewable Energy Microgrids
    Queensland University of Technology, Australia2020 - 2022
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Power Electronics for EVs
    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia2018 - 2020

DEGREES

  • PhD
    Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
  • Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
    Deakin University, Australia

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Leadership and Management Track
    Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
    Harvard Business School Online (HBSO)
  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
    Advance HE, York, United Kingdom
  • Senior Member, IEEE (SMIEEE)
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, United States
  • Fellow, Engineers Australia (FIEAust)
    Engineers Australia

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Power electronics
  • Photovoltaic power systems
  • Electrochemical energy storage and conversion
  • Electrical energy storage
  • Control engineering
  • Electrical energy transmission, networks and systems

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Engineering

AREAS OF EXPERTISE