Roger Dougal, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Dept. of Electrical Engineering University of South Carolina Dr. Dougal leads the Power and Energy Systems research group, where research principally focuses on power electronics but it also encompasses a wide range of associated technologies across a number of engineering departments. Dr. Dougal is a member of the Board of Directors of the Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium (ESRDC), and in that capacity he oversees USC’s activities related to new power generation, processing, and distribution technologies for ships, and coordination of those activities with other member schools. Dr. Dougal is also Site Director of the new NSF-sponsored Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES). He received his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University.