Gilsoo Jang, Ph. D.
- Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University
- Director, Advanced Power System Research Center, Korea University
- Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-713, Korea
- Phone : +82-2-3290-3246 Fax : +82-2-3290-3692
- Email: gjang@korea.ac.kr / gjang77@gmail.com
Education
- Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (Electric Power Systems) Auguest 1994 - August 1997
Iowa State University, Ames, IowaMajor Professor : Dr. Vijay Vittal
Dissertation:Nonlinear Control Design for Stressed Power Systems Using the Normal Forms of Vector Fields
- M.S. Electrical Engineering March 1992 - February 1994
Korea University, Seoul,Korea Thesis : Analysis of Small Signal Stability of Large-Scale Power Systems
- B.S. Electrical Engineering March 1986 - February 1991
Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Professional Experience
- Director, Resilient Autonomous Grid Research Center, Seoul, Korea (6/23 - present)
- Outside Director, Board of Directors, LS Electric, Seoul, Korea (3/23 - present)
- Chair, IEEE Seoul Section, IEEE, USA (1/23 - present)
- Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (3/00 - present)
- Vice President, Planning & Budget, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (10/20 - 2/23)
- Director, Grid Connected Advanced Power Electronics Center, Seoul, Korea (4/17 - 12/22)
- Director, Advanced Power System Research Center, Seoul, Korea (2/11 - 2/17)
- Chair, School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (2/15 - 1/17)
- Editor, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE, USA (1/11 - 3/13)
- Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea (1/06 - 1/07)
- Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, NY, USA (8/98 - 2/20)
- Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, IA, USA (9/97 - 8/98)
- Research Assistant, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Iowa State University, IA, USA (1/95 - 8/97)
- Research Engineer, Samsung Heavy Industries, Changwon, Korea (2/91 - 9/91)
Memberships
- Senior Member, IEEE Power Engineering Society
- Distinguished Member, CIGRE (International Council on Large Electric Systems)
- Member, NAEK (National Academy Engineering of Korea)
- Member, KIEE (Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers)
- Member, KSEE (Korean Society for Engineering Education)
Research Interests
- Power System Dynamics and Controls
- Power Quality and Applications of Power Electronics to Power Systems
- Integration of Renewable Energy Resources
Honors and Awards
- Minister's Citation Awards, Ministry of Knowledge, 2012
- Minister's Citation Awards, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, 2017, 2020
- Minister's Citation Awards, Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022
- Korea University Seok-top Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020
- KIEE Award, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2021
- LG Yonam Foundation Fellowship, 2006
- World’s Top 2% Scientists, Stanford University, 2023
Books or Chapters of Books
- C. Kim, G. Jang, S. Lim, J. Choo, “HVDC and Power Electronics,” Life & Power Press, February 2006
- G. Jang, J. Cha, “Understanding Electric Power Systems (Korean Version),” Kyowoo Publishing, January 2007
- C. Kim, V. K. Sood, G. Jang, S. Lim, S. Lee, “HVDC Transmission: Power Conversion Applications in Power Systems,” Wiley, April 2009
- C. Kim, S. Moon, K. Hur, J. Kim, G. Jang, "HVDC Transmission+1: MMC based VSC Technology in Power Systems," World Scientific, July 2020
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