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Behrooz Mirafzal, professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the author of a textbook titled “Power Electronics in Energy Conversion Systems,” recently published by McGraw Hill.

The book is for senior undergraduate students in electrical engineering and graduate students who would like to learn power electronics and its applications in motor drives, wind and solar energy systems.

“In writing this book, I have had two objectives: providing students an easy path to learn basic concepts of power electronics through many examples and illustrations, and covering applications of power electronics in both modern and traditional energy conversion systems,” Mirafzal said. “This book can be adopted as a textbook for energy conversion, power electronics and advanced power electronics courses. The book assumes that students taking the first two courses will know the theory of electric circuits.”

The book was released in September and can be found at a variety of major book retailers.

https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=77581

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MANHATTAN — Caterina Scoglio, professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University, has received a U.S. Department of Agriculture — Research Education and Economics grant to develop a computer tool used to estimate the risk for arthropod-transmitted pathogens.

Scoglio, who holds the Paslay professorship in electrical and computer engineering and is a Steve Hsu Keystone research scholar, will lead the more than $275,000 four-year project, conducting research on “Predicting Insect Contact and Transmission Using Historical Epidemiological Data.”

Researchers will collect data, develop algorithms and design a computer tool that provides predictive models that estimate arthropod-borne pathogen transmission risk in locations using environmental and dynamic real-time data, all with the goal of optimizing resources.

“Estimating pathogen transmission risk will reduce waste of limited shelf-life products and the movement of resources between locations,” Scoglio said. “Planners will use this tool to evaluate mosquito-borne virus risk of a geographic location at specific times or durations of time. Users can also monitor conditions at specific locations to decide when and which products to reorder.”

The platform will classify landscapes into three levels of transmission current risk — high, medium and low — and will feature a forecasting tool.

This project is closely related to major research goals in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering for the areas of infectious diseases and health.

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The Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosted its annual Senior Design Expo on May 4 in the Engineering Hall atrium.

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Bateman Scholarship awarded to six incoming K-State freshmen

Friday, May 7, 2021

MANHATTAN — The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering at Kansas State University has announced the first six recipients of its inaugural John H. Bateman Scholarship, which recognizes select outstanding students who plan to major in engineering at the university.

Bateman Scholars will potentially receive a total of $30,000 over four years in addition to any other university scholarship awards. Endowed from a fund established by the late John and Vonnie Bateman, the renewable honor is designated for high-achieving, highly involved student scholars. John Bateman was a 1938 K-State graduate in civil engineering and retired as president of Marley International Inc. and as vice president of the Marley Company, Mission.

Awardees, all high school seniors, with their chosen field of study and high school are as follows:

Allison Kirby, industrial engineering, Kiowa County High School, Greensburg; Ryan Zipprich, computer science, Trinity Catholic High School, Hutchinson; Emma Worthington, biological systems engineering, Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park; Colby Johnston, mechanical engineering, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, Shawnee; and Eleanor Braynock, biological systems engineering, Andover High School, Wichita.

From out of state: Macie Sexten, electrical engineering, Rockbridge High School, Columbia, Missouri.

https://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/2021-04/new-chimes-members.html

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The Steel Ring Engineering Honor Society has announced its spring award recipients for Saint Patricia and Saint Patrick, the Clair A. Mauch Steel Ring Advisor of the Year Award and the W. Leroy Cul…

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The Clair A. Mauch Steel Ring Advisor of the Year for 2020 is Garrett Peterson, an instructor in the Mike Weigers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.