Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Li Zhang (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA, in 2016. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA, with a research focus on medium voltage SiC power modules. His research interests include power module design, advanced packaging, and electronic and magnetic materials.
From 2017 to 2019, he was an Engineer and Project Manager at Rogers Corporation Asia Innovation Center, where he led the establishment of the magnetics platform and managed multiple sponsored R&D projects in collaboration with universities and research institutes. From 2019 to 2022, he served as a Senior Engineer, driving innovation in magnetodielectric materials for antenna systems and advancing automated defect examination and reliability analysis for DBC and AMB substrates. From 2022 to 2024, he served as a Supervisor, overseeing R&D, prototyping, and commercialization of metallized ceramic substrates for SiC MOSFET and Si IGBT power modules.
T29.1 - Island Shielding Design for Power Modules to Reduce Common-mode EMI Noise
Thursday, March 26, 2026
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM CT