Manohar Chamana, Ph.D.

Education:

• 2016: Ph.D. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC                                              Dissertation: “Utilizing Smart Inverter Capabilities for Management of High Renewable Distributed Generation Integration in Active Distribution Networks”.

• 2011: M.S. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Thesis: “Modeling and Control of Directly Connected and Inverter Interfaced Sources in a Microgrid”.

• 2009: B.E. IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. 

Professional Experience:

• Distribution Engineer and Analyst at Group NIRE, Lubbock, TX.

• General Engineer – Emerging Technology Group, Smart Grid and Technology at Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Oakbrook Terrace, IL.

• Graduate III Electrical Engineering Intern at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.

• Engineering Intern at Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), Baltimore, MD.  

• Graduate Research Assistant at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC.

• Research Assistant at Missouri S & T, Department of ECE, Rolla, MO.

• Research Assistant at Texas Tech University, Department of ECE, Lubbock, TX.

• Engineering Trainee at Ship Building Centre, Visakhapatnam, India.

Professional Memberships:

• IEEE and IEEE PES Member

• CIGRE Young Member