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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
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