Prof. Michael Pecht Explores Energy Storage Collaboration at Saudi UniversityProf. Michael Pecht, Director of the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) at the University of Maryland, was hosted by the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (IRC-SES) at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. He was received by Dr. Atif AlZahrani, Director of IRC-SES, and met with Dr. Ali Al-Shaikhi, Vice President for Research & Innovation at KFUPM. Their discussions focused on advancements in reliability, including state-of-the-art testing of batteries and smart grid technologies.
The visit provided a valuable opportunity to explore avenues for collaboration in the reliability of energy storage systems and power electronics, areas that are critical to the future of smart and sustainable energy in the Middle East. Prof Michael Pecht (70,000+ citations, 115+ H-Index) has a BS in Physics, an MS in Electrical Engineering and an MS and PhD in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin. He is a Professional Engineer, an IEEE Fellow, a PHM Society Life Fellow, an ASME Fellow, an ASM Fellow, an SAE Fellow, and an IMAPS Fellow. He served as editor-in-chief of IEEE Access for six years, as editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Reliability for nine years, editor-in-chief of Microelectronics Reliability for sixteen years, and editor of Circuit World. He is currently editor in chief of Elsevier’s ePrime Journal. He served on three U.S. National Academy of Science studies, two US Congressional investigations in automotive safety, and as an expert to the U.S. FDA. He is the Director of CALCE (Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering) at the University of Maryland (UMd), which is funded by over 150 of the world’s leading electronics companies at more than US$6M/year. He is a Distinguished University Professor at UMd, where he holds a faculty position in both Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. He has written more than thirty books on product reliability, development, use, and supply chain management. He has also written a series of books on the electronics industry in China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and India. He has written over 700 technical articles and has 11 patents. In 2015, he was awarded the IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Award for visionary leadership in the development of physics-of-failure-based and prognostics-based approaches to electronics reliability. He was also awarded the Chinese Academy of Sciences President's International Fellowship. In 2010, he received the IEEE Exceptional Technical Achievement Award for his innovations in the area of prognostics and systems health management. In 2008, he was awarded the highest reliability honor, the IEEE Reliability Society's Lifetime Achievement Award. For more information on CALCE research on battery and energy storage, contact Prof. Michael Pecht.
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