Education, Experience, and Awards
Dr. Lina He Heading link
Education Heading link
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland Feb 2014
Advisor: Professor Chen-Ching Liu
Thesis title: System security and protection coordination of AC grids with wind power integration
Master in Electrical Engineering, Huazhong University Sci & Tech, China Jun 2009
Thesis title: A novel VSC-based excitation system
Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Huazhong University Sci & Tech, China Jun 2007
Thesis title:WAMS-based rotor angle stability detection
Work experience Heading link
Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Chicago (Jan 2018-present)
Senior Consultant Siemens PTI, MN, USA (Apr 2017-Dec 2018)
Project Manager and Consultant Siemens PTI headquarters, Erlangen, Germany (Aug 2014-Mar 2017)
Research Scholar Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA (Apr 2013-Oct 2013)
Major awards and honors Heading link
- Distinguished Senior R&D Award (IEEE Chicago Section – 2022)
- Outstanding Engineer Award (Category: 15+ years of experience, IEEE PES Chicago Chapter – 2022)
- Best Paper at 2016 IEEE PES General Meeting (IEEE Power & Energy Society – 2016)
- Outstanding Reviewer of IEEE Trans. on Power Systems (IEEE Power & Energy Society – 2014)
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (University College Dublin, School of EECE – 2012/2013)
- Outstanding Master/Bachelor Thesis (Huazhong University, College of EE – 2009/2007)
- Top Academic Award (Huazhong University, College of EE – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
- NARI ELECTRIC Endowed Academic Award (Huazhong University, 2008)