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Professor Zhu was named 80th out of 4,832 leading Electronic and Electrical Engineering scientists globally and ranked 4th in the UK, with over 32,000 citations and 690 publications.
Professor Zhu is the Head of the Electrical Machines and Drives Research Group in the department and is renowned in his field of research. He has a particular research interest in the design and control of novel high power density and high efficiency permanent magnet machines and drives for applications ranging from electric vehicles to domestic appliances and wind power generation.
He is also the founding Academic Director of Sheffield Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Research Centre on direct-drive permanent magnet wind power generators, the founding Director of CRRC Electric Drives Technology Research Centre on the power trains for fast train propulsion, as well as the founding Director of Midea Electric Machines and Controls Research Centres on low cost high performance electric motors and drives for domestic appliances.
This further confirms our leading research in electrical engineering at Sheffield and is the result of teamwork in the Electrical Machines and Drives Research Group. I would like to thank the University, the Faculty of Engineering, and the EEE Department, as well as my colleagues, PGRAs, and PhDs for their strong support”
Professor Zhu
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