Invited Plenary Speakers
“Gateway Electrical Power Subsystem: Powering Humanity’s Return to the Moon”
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Brandon Klefman is an Electrical Engineer in the Power Architecture and Analysis Branch at NASA Glenn Research Center. After completing his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle, Brandon came to work at NASA supporting premier human space flight missions including the International Space Station and the Artemis Program. Brandon’s primary focus has been on electrical power system design and analysis for a variety of NASA missions, with a focus on the design of the large Roll-Out Solar Arrays for NASA’s Gateway program. |
“A Discussion on Power Electronics for Lunar Applications”
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Dr. Jin Wang (Fellow, IEEE) received his Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University, in 2005. From Sept., 2005 to Aug. 2007, Dr. Wang worked at the Ford Motor Company as a Core Power Electronics Engineer. He joined the Ohio State University in 2007 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate professor in 2013 and full professor in 2017. Dr. Wang’s research interests include wide bandgap power devices and their applications, high-voltage and high-power converter/inverters, and electrification of transportation. Dr. Wang has over 260 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and 10 patents.
Dr. Wang received the PELS Richard M. Bass Young Engineer Award in 2011, the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award in 2011, the Nagamori Award in 2020, the IEEE Power Electronics Emerging Technology Award in 2022, the IEEE William G. Dunbar (High Voltage) Award in 2024, and IEEE Power Electronics Outstanding Achievement Award on Aerospace Power in 2025. Dr. Wang served as the Chair for the Technical Committee on Aerospace Power (TC11) from 2021 to 2023 and the Technical Committee on High-Performance and Emerging Technologies (TC6) from 2019 to 2021 at the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS). Dr. Wang initiated and served as the inaugural General Chair for the IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA) in 2013 and the IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics for Aerospace Applications (PEASA) in 2022. In 2026, Dr. Wang served as the General Chair for IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). |
“Translating ASU Innovations into Space Technologies”
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Zachary Holman is the Vice Dean for Research and Innovation for the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, as well as a Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University. As Vice Dean, he leads the research strategy for the Fulton Schools, which is the largest engineering college in the country. His personal research interests include new semiconductor and solar materials, equipment, processes, and device designs. He has been named a Moore Inventor Fellow, Trustees of ASU Professor, Fulton Entrepreneurial Professor, and Joseph C. Palais Distinguished Faculty Scholar, and he is the co-founder of three start-up companies based on ASU research: Swift Coat, Sunflex Solar, and Beyond Silicon. |
