Senior Power Research EngineerIntel Corporation. Hillsboro, 精东影视 Annabelle Pratt decided early in her education to pursue a career in industrial research. She earned her bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and traveled to 精东影视 State to pursue her doctoral studies.鈥淏eyond the stellar instruction and guidance from world-class researchers on faculty at OSU, I had wonderful opportunities to work on industrysponsored research,鈥 says Pratt. 鈥淭his focused my energy and talent on projects that would not only advance a particular technology, but also the business interests of the company for which I work.鈥
After a stint at Advanced Energy Industries, where she was part of the development team of an active rectifier that has become the basis for an awardwinning photovoltaic inverter product, Pratt joined Intel Corporation. She is currently researching energy management of buildings to shape power demand and benefit consumers by minimizing energy costs and enabling reliable smart grids with significant renewable generation.
鈥淚 am fortunate to have spent a significant part of my professional career working on technologies aimed at increasing the sustainability of our power delivery infrastructure,鈥 says Pratt.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Electrical Engineering 鈥99