Lead Engineer
Advanced Energy
Dr. Robert T. Ryan earned his B.E. degree from University College Cork (UCC) in 2015, followed by the completion of his Ph.D. in 2020 at the Power Electronics Research Laboratory in UCC as well. During his doctoral research, Robert specialized in ac-dc power converters designed for power factor correction applications. Robert's primary research area revolves around harnessing digital control techniques to enhance the performance of ac-dc power supplies. His research interests extend to the utilization of wide-band-gap semiconductors, the design of high-frequency magnetics, the development of dc-dc converters. His professional journey has taken him to Advanced Energy in Cork, Ireland, where he has been serving as a design engineer since 2019. In this role, he has contributed to the development of modular and configurable ac-dc power supplies, as well as pulsed electric field technology.