Rate My Professor Chris Mi

Mi specializes in power electronics and electric drives, battery management systems, wireless power transfer, and electric/hybrid vehicles. A Fellow of IEEE (2011) and SAE (2017), his honors include the 2023 IEEE Vehicle and Transportation Systems Technology Achievement Award, 2022 Albert W. Johnson Research Lectureship, CSU Wang Family Excellence Award for Outstanding Faculty, and 2019 IEEE Power Electronics Emerging Technology Award, along with multiple IEEE Transactions best paper and prize letter awards, SAE Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award, and IEEE Region 4 Outstanding Engineer Award. He has authored over 300 refereed journal articles and co-authored influential books such as Modern Hybrid Electric Vehicles (John Wiley, 2011; second edition, 2017), Vehicle Power Management: Modeling, Control, and Optimization (Springer, 2010), and Short Timescale Transient Phenomena of Power Electronic Systems (John Wiley, 2011). Mi has delivered more than 100 invited talks and keynotes at IEEE and SAE conferences, conducted tutorials for OEMs including GM, Ford, Hyundai, and Chrysler, and held editorial positions as Area Editor for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and Industry Applications. He has chaired conferences like IEEE VPPC 2009, served on NSF and DOE review panels, and led grants with Argonne National Lab, California Energy Commission, and industry partners.