Amr Radwan, PHD

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director

About

Amr Radwan is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western Washington University, researching the modeling, analysis, and control of power-electronic converters for renewable energy integration and grid stability. He brings industry experience in power and distribution system design, short-circuit analysis, arc-flash assessment, and protection coordination. Dr. Radwan is the Graduate Program Director. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a licensed Professional Engineer.

Educational and Professional Experience

  • Education
    • 2016 — PhD, Energy Systems, University of Alberta
    • 2012 — M.Sc., Power Electronics and Power Systems, University of Alberta
    • 2007 — B.Sc., Electrical Power Engineering, Ain Shams University
       
  • Professional Experience (EECE Department at WWU)
    • 2024–present — Graduate Program Director
    • 2022–present — Associate Professor
    • 2018–2022 — Assistant Professor
       
  • Affiliations and Service
    • Senior Member, IEEE
    • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), APEGS
    • Guest Editor, MDPI Energies and Electronics (2019–2026)

Research Interests

  • Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Power Electronic Systems
    • Power-electronic interfaces for AI and hyperscale data centers
    • Grid-forming and grid-following converter architectures
    • Power-electronic-dominated power systems
    • Stability and control of weak grids
    • Wind energy conversion systems
    • Solar photovoltaic (PV) integration
    • Battery energy storage systems
    • AC and DC microgrids
       
  • Research Laboratory
    • 1200 V / 100 A IGBT three-phase PowerStack
    • dSPACE 1104 and OPAL-RT OP5600 real-time platforms
    • Programmable DC electronic loads
    • MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, and ETAP software
       
  • Selected Publications
    • A. Radwan, X. Jiang, and I. Mize, "Grid-connected current and voltage source converters interfacing photovoltaic generators under fault conditions," accepted for presentation at IEEE Int. Conf. Smart Energy Grid Eng. (SEGE), 2026.
    • A. Pierzchala and A. Radwan, "Wind, PV, and BESS grid connected hybrid generation system utilizing VSCs," in Proc. IEEE 5th Int. Conf. Electr., Comput. Energy Technol. (ICECET), 2025, pp. 1–6.
    • A. Radwan, M. Elshenawy, Y. Mohamed, and E. El-Saadany, "Grid-forming current-source converter for a full-scale wind energy conversion system," IEEE Open J. Power Electron., vol. 6, pp. 327–343, 2025.
    • A. Radwan, X. Jiang, D. Tamai, O. Massey, and I. Khouri, "Performance evaluation of grid-connected converters using the mixed sensitivity robust current control," in Proc. 29th Mediterranean Conf. Control Autom. (MED), 2021, pp. 398–402.

      Full publication list 

Selected Awards & Honors

  • 2021 — Best Conference-Paper Presentation Award, IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE)
  • 2020 — Best Conference-Paper Presentation Award, IEEE International Conference on Smart Energy Grid Engineering (SEGE)
  • Member, Golden Key International Honour Society