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| Born | 1964 China |
| Known for | Electrical power |
| Awards | FREng |
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| Fields | Electrical power |
| Institutions | University of Macau Zhejiang University Brunel University |
Yonghua Song FREng is currently rector of the University of Macau, SAR, China. Prior to this, he was Executive Vice President at Zhejiang University, China.
Education
He was educated at Chengdu University of Science and Technology and received his M.S. and Ph. D degrees from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) of China in 1987 and 1989.
Career
From 1991-1992, he was the Royal Society Visiting Fellow at the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, UK and from 1992 to 1993, he was the research officer at School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and lecturer from 1993 - 1994 at the University of Bath, UK.
From 1997 to 2010, he was a Professor of Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Brunel University, UK. He held the Royal Academy of Engineering/Nuclear Electric/Siemens Chair of Power Systems at Brunel from Jan 1997 to Dec 2001. In 2004, he was appointed the pro-vice-chancellor for graduate studies at Brunel.
He became the pro-vice chancellor at the University of Liverpool in 2007, holding concurrently the post of executive president at Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. He was also a Yangtze River Scholarship chair professor of Xian Jiaotong University in 2001.
In 2009, he was an assistant president and professor of electrical engineering at Tsinghua University. He was also appointed as the Director of Chinese National Recruitment Program of Global Experts (1000 Talents Program) Office until December 2012. In November 2012, he joined Zhejiang University as executive vice president and the founding dean of the International Campus.
In January 2018, he joined University of Macau as rector.
Research
His research focuses on power system analysis, flexible alternating current transmission systems(FACTS) control, steady-state and transient state power system analysis, simulation and analysis of power systems.
Awards
- Fellow, UK Royal Academy of Engineering
- Honorary Doctor of Engineering, University of Bath, UK
- Fellow, IEEE
- Fellow, IET
External links
- Yonghua Song Tsinghua University web page
References
- https://www.umac.mo/news-centre/news-and-events/news-and-press-releases/detail/43653/
- https://ado.umac.mo/yonghua-song-assumes-office-as-um-rector/
- http://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/en/about/previous-senior-staff/
- http://www.intl.zju.edu.cn/en/events/868652
- http://www.intl.zju.edu.cn/en/news/administration-office/831566
- https://www.umac.mo/news-centre/news-and-events/news-and-press-releases/detail/43653/
- https://www.bath.ac.uk/corporate-information/professor-yonghua-song-oration/
- http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/eeaen/1699/2010/20101216112538419972693/20101216112538419972693_.html