Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Kassakian is Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where from 1991 to 2009 he directed the interdepartmental Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from MIT, and served in the US Navy prior to joining the MIT faculty. He is the Founding President of the IEEE Power Electronics Society, and is the recipient of many IEEE awards, including the IEEE William E. Newell Award and the IEEE Power Electronics Society’s Distinguished Service Award. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He has published extensively in the areas of power electronics, education, and automotive electrical systems, co-chaired the MIT study “The Future of the Electric Grid” and is a co-author of the textbook Principles of Power Electronics. He has served on the boards of several public companies and for 12 years was a member of the Board of Directors of ISO-New England, the operator of the New England electricity grid.
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