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Dr Colin Coates

Work Phone (02) 4921 8969
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Position Senior Lecturer
School of Elect Engineering and Computer Science
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office EAG23, Engineering A
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Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Wollongong, 2002
  • Bachelor of Mathematics/Bachelor of Engineering, University of Wollongong, 1994

Research

Research keywords

  • Electric Drives
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Power Electronics

Research expertise

My major areas of research interest include:

  • Electric Drives
  • Low Voltage Distributed Generation
  • Small Scale Wind Turbines

Languages

  • English

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
090603 Industrial Electronics 40
090607 Power And Energy Systems Engineering (Excl. Renewable Power) 30
090608 Renewable Power And Energy Systems Engineering (Excl. Solar Cells) 30

Administrative

Administrative expertise

I am currently the Head of Discipline - Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (since 2010)


Teaching

Teaching keywords

  • Electric Drives
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Power Electronics

Teaching expertise

My teaching experience includes undergraduate coursework both on campus and offshore (Singapore), honours project and postgraduate research supervision. Specific course taught include:

  • 2nd Year: Introductory Electronics
  • 3rd Year: Electronics
  • 4th Year: Electronics Design, Advanced Drives and Power Electronics, Final Year Project Coordination

I have previously been the B.E. (Electrical) Program Convenor (2004-2009) overseeing several significant changes to the program.