2020 Way Klingler Young Scholar Award Recipient

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Nathan Weise is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Opus College of Engineering. He is one of the 2020 recipients of the Way Klingler Young Scholar Award.

In 2014, Weise established the power electronics lab at Marquette. Since then, he has built and furnished a world class research program and laboratory facility.

Weise has developed courses in digital control of renewable energy sources, power electronics, power systems and hands-on lab experiences – all of which contain skill sets that are desperately needed in the industry today.

Weise has won two highly competitive U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Project Agency Energy grants. These grants have focused on ultra-fast high-powered electric vehicle charging and circuit breakers for direct current applications.

“I know that Dr. Weise will be vital to the research success of our college as he continues to advance his career.” Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering, said. “Dr. Weise is a collaborative, collegial and driven colleague.”

The Way Klingler Young Scholar Award supports promising young scholars in critical stages of their careers. The award funds $2,000 in operating costs and covers a portion of salary to afford the recipient a one-semester release from teaching.

Weise’s semester long research plans involve developing a highly competitive NSF Career Award proposal, a medium voltage lab facility, basic research findings for all-electric air crafts and writing a book titled, Digital Control of Power Electronics. He also plans to create a hands-on lab for the book and develop material to disseminate at a professional education seminar.

In the future, Weise hopes to create a world leading research lab in power electronics, electric machines and control at Marquette.