Zi Qiang Zhu

Zi Qiang Zhu is a professor at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of the University of Sheffield, UK. He is the founding academic director of the Sheffield Siemens Wind Power Research Centre, a fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Enineering, of the IEEE and of the IET. His research interests include the design and control of permanent magnet machines and drives for applications spanning electrified transportation (including electric vehicles, fast trains and aircraft), domestic appliances, and wind power generation. His awards include the 2019 IEEE Industry Application Society Outstanding Achievement Award, the 2021 IEEE Nikola Tesla Award, the 2024 Global Energy Prize, and 39 Best Paper Awards, and he is the author or co-author of >200 patents and >1,500 papers.