Associate Professor Ozdemir Gol

Professor Özdemir Göl has had extensive experience as an engineering educator in addition to his substantial industrial experience. His academic career has included appointments in electrical engineering at universities in Turkey and Australia. He is the holder of MESc, ME and PhD degrees, all in electrical engineering. He is currently an Associate Professor and discipline head of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. His research interests have been focused on electrical machines and drives, and include modelling and simulation of electrical machines using numerical methods and the application of mathematical techniques to design optimisation of electro-magnetic devices. He is particularly interested in the design and development of novel electro-mechanical energy conversion devices, which integrate emerging active materials and non-conventional topologies. He has a strong interest in innovative approaches to engineering education and has published widely in this field. His teaching responsibilities have included courses in electrical machines, engineering design and virtual instrumentation. He is the author and co-author of some 150 publications.