Pragasen Pillay Pragasen Pillay Professor and Jean Smith Newell Distinguished Professor (Joined Clarkson in 1995) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Clarkson University Box 5720, 146 CAMP Potsdam, NY 13699-5720 U.S.A Telephone: 315-268-6509 FAX: 315-268-7600 E-mail: pillayp@clarkson.edu Education Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1987 M.S. Electrical Engineering University of Natal, South Africa 1983 B.Eng. Electrical Engineering University of Durban-Westville South Africa 1981 Teaching Interests I have taught the following courses: Energy Conversion, Electric Machines & Drives, Advanced Machines & Drives, Power Electronics, Power Systems, Senior Design, Electric Circuits. Research Interests Interests are in modeling, analysis, design and control of electric machines, electric motor drive systems, power electronic systems, interactions between the power system and power electronic converters, power system dynamics, power quality, demand side management, motors and drives for alternate energy applications, sustainability issues in power engineering.