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Cranfield University


Professor Patrick Luk

  • Telephone: +44 (0)1234 754716
  • Email: p.c.k.luk@cranfield.ac.uk

Patrick C.K Luk (M’92-SM’08) was born in Hong Kong. He received his BSc from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1983, MPhil from Sheffield University in 1989, and PhD from Glamorgan University in 1992, all in electrical engineering.

He started his career as assistant engineer at GEC (HK), and subsequently as research engineer at the Hong Kong Industrial Centre before taking up a British Council overseas postgraduate scholarship in 1987. Since 1988, he had held academic positions at the universities of Glamorgan, Robert Gordon and Hertfordshire. He joined Cranfield University in 2002, and is a Professor in Electrical Engineering and Head of the Power Electronics and Machines Group in the School of Engineering. He is Chairman of the IEEE UK&RI Power Electronics Chapter, and Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. He has published over 100 papers on electrical drives and energy conversion and is co-holder of several GB and US patents in electrical machines. His main research interests are in electrical machines and drives for electric vehicles and renewable energy systems and power electronics applications in future smart-grids.

Professor Luk was the recipient of the IET Premium Award on Electric Power Applications in 2011.