Dr Jiaqi Yan

Dr. Jiaqi Yan is an Assistant Professor in Power Electronics within the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick. His research lies at the intersection of physics and electrical engineering, focusing on pushing the boundaries of next-generation wide bandgap (WBG) power conversion technologies to support global low-carbon sustainability and Net-Zero commitments.

Prior to joining Warwick in June 2026, Dr. Yan was a Senior Research Associate in high-speed power electronics at the University of Bristol (2021-2023) and a Research Associate in high-power space electric propulsion at Beihang University (2021-2023). He received his BEng and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2015 and 2021, respectively, and was recognized as the Outstanding Doctoral Graduate of Shaanxi Province (Top 1%). During his doctoral studies, he also conducted research in pulsed power as a visiting PhD student at Imperial College London.

Dr. Yan’s research interest is rooted in applying advanced power conversion topologies and instrumentation to solve hard physical challenges in various applications. His current core research themes include:

1. High voltage & high frequency power devices and converters.

2. High bandwidth sensing and instrumentation.

3. Power electronics in extreme conditions.

Join My Group

I am actively looking for self-motivated and talented PhD students, postdocs, and visiting scholars to join my research group at the University of Warwick. If you are passionate about high power electronic research, please feel free to drop me an email with your CV and a brief research statement. Informal inquiries and collaborations are always welcome!

[1] K. Wang, I. Laird, J. Wang and J. Yan, "Reactive Components Analysis and Efficiency-Oriented Control for DAB Converters Under Variable Duty-Cycle Phase-Shift Modulation," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 11551-11565, July 2026.

[2] J. Yan et al., "Millimetre-Scale 200 MHz Bandwidth Magnetic Field Sensor to Measure Switching Current in SiC Module Terminals With Minimal Insertion Inductance," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 13260-13275, Sept. 2025.

[3] J. Yan, S. Shen, W. Ding, G. Sun and W. Wang, "A Miniaturized Sealed-Off Double-Gap Pseudospark Switch for High Power and High Repetition Rate Pulsed Discharge Applications," in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 3056-3066, June 2023.

[4] Yan, J., et al., "Revealing Phase Transitions and Instabilities in Pseudospark Discharges," in High Voltage, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 819–832, Aug. 2023.

[5] H. Wang, W. Wang, J. Yan, C. Fu and W. Liu, "Measurement and Prediction of Micronewton Class Thrust of Electric Propulsion Based on the Torsional Pendulum and Machine Learning Technique," in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 72, pp. 1-14, 2023, Art no. 2502714.

[6] J. Yan, S. Parker and S. Bland, "An Investigation Into High-Voltage Spiral Generators Utilizing Thyristor Input Switches," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 10005-10019, Sept. 2021.

[7] J. Yan, S. Shen and W. Ding, "High-Power Nanosecond Pulse Generators With Improved Reliability by Adopting Auxiliary Triggering Topology," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 1353-1364, Feb. 2020.