Zan, Xin
Dr. Xin Zan joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland as an Assistant Professor in late July 2023. During the deferral time before joining, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at RLE at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Zan received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan in 2022. His dissertation was titled “Scalable Architectures for High Frequency and Very High Frequency Wireless Power Transfer”. He also received his B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and Automation from Tsinghua University in Beijing in 2016.
His research interests include 3-300 MHz Power Conversion and Wireless Transmission, and Pulse Power Electronics.
A fun-fact of me: "I have been growing up on the highest plateau in the world, i.e. the third pole, for 18 years, but I am always grounded to the earth for most of my life."
He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including
- IEEE Industry Applications Society Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems (IAS RES) Conference First Prize Paper Award in 2022
- IEEE PELS ECCE Best Paper on Emerging Technology Award Oral Presentation in 2019
- UMich Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement from the University of Michigan in 2019
- IEEE Power Electronics Society Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (PELS ECCE) Best Student Project Demonstration on Emerging Technology Second Place Award in 2018
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High Frequency Power Electronics, ENEE719G
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Fall 2023, 6 students, Submitted Responses Ratio: 83.3%, Evaluation: 3.97/4.00
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Advanced Design Lab on Electric Cars, EENEE498K
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Spring 2024，14 students, Submitted Responses Ratio: 78.6%, Evaluation: 3.64/4.00
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Power Electronics, EENEE475
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Spring 2025, 62 students, Submitted Responses Ratio: 80.6%, Evaluation: 3.67/4.00
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Renewable Energy, EENEE476