Our unique and diverse training programme has helped to develop our highly employable graduates into the next generation of future leaders. We are proud of their achievements and we now follow their career pathways as they embark on their next chapter.  

The following students joined the CDT in September 2019 as the first students onto the programme.

Pre PhD

Name:  Lewis Chambers

Project title:  Power Density Optimisation of a Linear Electrical Drive

Post PhD 

Lewis is now a Systems Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services

Pre PhD

Name:  Erfan Lessan

Project title:  Exploration of novel converter topologies for domestic applications

Industry sponsor: Dyson

Post PhD

Erfan is now a Power Electronics Development Engineer at Nidec Drives

Pre PhD

Name:  Toby Middlebrook

Project title:  Compact High Efficiency Flow Conditioning in Coupled Electrical Power Systems 

Industry sponsor: Dyson

Post PhD

Toby is a now Graduate Electrical Engineer at Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd

Pre PhD 

Name: Grigoris Sergentanis

Project title:  Wide Input Voltage Range Isolated

DC-DC Converters for Renewable Energy Applications

Post PhD

Grigoris is now an Electrical Engineer at CERN

Pre PhD

Name: Yohannes Tecklehaimanot

Project title:  Switched Reluctance Motor Drive for Automotive Applications 

Post PhD

Yohannes is now a Research Associate, School of Engineering, Newcastle University working on the A new class of adhesive project funded by the EPSRC