PROF. DOUGLAS C. HOPKINS, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Dir., Electronic Power and Energy Research Laboratory
Assist. Dir., Electronic Packaging Laboratory and
Institute Fellow, Energy Systems Institute
  University at Buffalo
The State University of New York at Buffalo
332 Bonner Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-1900
Tele: (716)645-3115 Fax: 645-3656
DCHopkins@Eng.Buffalo.Edu
  Off Campus Address:
  Denal Way, m/s 408, Vestal, NY 13850
607-729-9949, fax- 607-729-7129
D.Hopkins@IEEE.Org
   EDUCATION:
  •  Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 1989 

    • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 
  •  MSEE in Electrical Engineering, 

    • State University of New York at Buffalo 
  •  BSEE in Electrical Engineering, 

    • State University of New York at Buffalo 
   CITIZENSHIP:
United States
   SOCIETIES:
   Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
 
  •  Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society 
 
  •  Electron Devices Society 
 
  •  Industry Applications Society 
 
  •  Power Electronics Society 
   Senior Member, International Microelectronics and Packaging Society
   EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
  • Assistant Director, Electronics Packaging Laboratory, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, January 2004 - present. 
  • Research Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, and Institute Fellow, Energy Systems Institute, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, March 1997 - present. 
  • Consultant and President, DCHopkins & Associates, Vestal, New York, January 1977 - Present. 
  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton, September 1994-August 1998. 
  • Research Professor (full-time, sole PI), State University of New York Research Foundation, Binghamton, New York, January 1993-September 1994. 
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, September 1988 - August 1992. 
  • Instructor (full time), Department Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, September 1983 - August 1988. 
  • Doctoral Student (part time, Co-advisors: Drs. F. William Stephenson and Fred C. Lee), Virginia Power Electronics Center, Blacksburg, Virginia, September 1983 - August 1988. 
  • Senior Engineer, Research and Development Center, Carrier Corporation, Syracuse, New York, September 1982 - August 1983. 
  • Electrical Engineer, Corporate Research and Development Center, General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, May 1977-August 1982. 
  • Masters Student/Research Assistant (Advisor: Dr. A. Scott Gilmour), State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, June 1975 - May 1977.
   
TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR ACTIVITIES:
  • Power Conversion Thrust Area, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Livermore, California, Mr. Mark Newton. Assessment and strategic planning in power electronics. 1995 – 1997 
  • TECOM – MITRE Corporation, Ft. Huachuca, AZ, Major Jeffery Hustad, Sustaining Base Information Systems (SBIS) - Long Term Technical Tests. 1994 
  • Ohio Space Institute, Cleveland Ohio, Dr. Ira T. Myers (NASA-LeRC). High frequency resonant effects in batteries. 1993 
  • Power Technologies Directorate, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland Ohio, Mr. Eric Baumann. High efficiency space power systems and measurements. 1990 – 1992 
  • Pulse Power Technology Branch, US Army LABCOM-ETDL, Ft. Mammouth, New Jersey, Mr. Thomas Podlesak. Pulse power characterization of power semiconductor switches. 1989 
Also 
  • 2000 – ... enerSave Corporation, Rochester, NY, whole building energy management systems
  • 1998 – 00 Grundfos A/S, Bjerringbro, Denmark, high density motor drive module development 
  • 1998 – 00 JRS Technology Incorporated, Endicott, NY, advanced lighting ballasts and control  
  • 1996 – ... Custom Electronics Incorporated, Oneonta, New York, high temperature HV modules
  • 1995 – ... Varity Zecal Incorporated, Churchville, New York, power and rf modules
  • 1995 – ... BrushWellman Incorporated, Tucson, AZ, advanced ceramic substrate systems
  • 1992 – ... Power Technology Services, Raleigh, North Carolina, pulsed power thyristors
  • 1992 – 92 Marconi Circuits Technology, Farmingdale, New York, power circuits production
  • 1991 – 93 BrushWellman Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, copper on ceramic for power circuits
  • 1989 – 93 Power Tech, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, electronic bio-fouling eradication systems
  • 1991 – 91 Micon Engineering, College Station, Texas, consulting
  • 1988 – 89 Digital Equipment Corp., Burlington, Vermont, power supply packaging
   
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:
  • Senior Member, International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) 
      • (largest international electronics packaging society) 
    • Founding Member, IMAPS Power Packaging Technical Committee, 1993 - 
    • Co-Chairman, IMAPS Power Packaging Technical Committee, 1997 - 
  • Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 
      • (largest international technical society) 
  • Member, Board of Governors, IEEE Components, Packaging and Mfgr. Technology Soc. 
  • Member, AdCom, IEEE Power Electrons Soc. 
    • Founder and Chairman, IEEE CPMT, Power Electronics Packaging Technical Committee, 1995 - 
    • Founder and Chairman, IEEE PELS, Power Electronics Packaging Technical Committee, 1994 - 
  • Member, Board of Directors, Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA), 1995 - 
    • Founder and Chairman, IEEE PSMA, Power Electronics Packaging Technical Committee, 1994 - 
  • Member, Sigma Xi 
  • Member, Eta Kappa Nu 
  • Chairman, IEEE Binghamton Section 1998 - 
  • Vice Chairman, IEEE Binghamton Section 1995 - 1997 
  • Membership Chairman, IEEE Binghamton Section 1994 
  • Journal Reviewer– 
    • IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems; 
    • IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging & Mfgr. Technology; 
    • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics; 
    • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 
    • IEE Journal on Circuits and Systems. 
  • Books Reviewed: 
    • Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, "Electron Devices-Thyristor", ed. J. G. Webster, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1998. 
    • Power Electronics and Motor Drives, K. R. Ramu, McGraw Hill, 1990. 
    • Design of Sold-State Power Supplies, 3rd ed., E. R. Hnatek, VanNostrand Reinhold, 1989, published 1990. 
    • Electronic Circuits and Applications, ---, VanNostrand Reinhold, 1985, not published. 
  • Standards Reviewer: 
    • IEEE P1515, Draft 1.0 Electronics Power Subsystems: Parameter Definitions, Test Conditions and Test Methods, May 1999.
   
CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIUM RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Anaheim, CA February, 2001. 
  • General Chairman, International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging, Waltham, MA, July 14-15, 2000. 
  • Technical Program Reviewer: IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Galway, Ireland, June, 2000. 
  • Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, February, 2000. 
  • Technical Program Reviewer: IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, June 1999. 
  • Session Organizer: IMAPS International Symposium on Microelectronics, San Diego, CA, November 1-4, 1998. 
  • Technical Program Chairman, International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging, Chicago, IL, September 17-19,1998. 
  • Technical Program Reviewer: IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Fukuoka, Japan, May 17-22, 1998. 
  • Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Anaheim, CA February 15-19, 1998. 
  • Session Organizer: ISHM International Symposium on Microelectronics, Philadelphia, PA, October, 14-16, 1997. 
  • Topic Chair and Session Organizer: IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 22-27, 1997. 
  • Session Chairman; Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 23-27, 1997. 
  • Session Organizer: ISHM International Symposium on Microelectronics, Minneapolis, MN, October, 8-10, 1996. 
  • Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, San Jose, March 3-7, 1996. 
  • Session Organizer: ISHM International Symposium on Microelectronics, Los Angeles, CA, October 24-26,1995. 
  • Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Dallas, TX, March 5-9, 1995. 
  • Session Organizer: ISHM International Symposium on Microelectronics, Boston, MA, November, 15-17, 1994. 
  • Session Organizer – American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts - Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, August 26, 1994. 
  • Member, Technical Program Committee: IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C., June 20-25, 1994. 
  • Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Orlando, FL, February 13-17, 1994. 
  • Member, Review Committee: IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics in Transportation," Dearborn MI, 1994. 
  • Session Chairman: ISHM International Symposium on Microelectronics, Dallas, TX, November 9-11, 1993. 
  • Member, Technical Program Committee: IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Seattle, WA, June 20-24, 1993. 
  • Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, San Diego, CA, March 7-11, 1993. 
  • Session Organizer: ISHM International Symposium on Microelectronics, San Francisco, CA, October 19-21, 1992 
  • Member, Review Committee: IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Xian, China, May, 25-27, 1992. 
  • Session Chairman; Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Boston, MA, February 23-27, 1992. 
  • Session Chairman; Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Dallas, TX, March 10-15, 1991. 
  • Co-Chairman, Organizing Committee: IEEE-PES North American Power Symposium, Auburn, AL, October 15 - 16, 1990. 
  • Session Chairman; Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Los Angeles, CA, March 11-16, 1990. 
  • Session Chairman: ISHM International Symposium on Microelectronics, Baltimore, MD, October 24-26, 1989. 
  • Session Chairman; Member, Technical Program Committee: IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, Milwaukee, WI, June 26-28, 1989. 
  • Member, Program Committee: IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 13-17, 1989.
   
HONORS AND AWARDS:
  • NYS/UUP PDQWL Term Faculty Development Award, 1995. 
  • Recognition of Accomplishment for Sustaining Base Information Services Limited Technical Tests: from C. L. Austin, Prog. Exec. Officer, Dept. of the Army and B. M. Horowitz, Pres. & CEO of MITRE Corp. 
  • Best Paper of Session, ISHM Int'l Symp. on Microelect., 1988, ‘89, ‘92, ’94. 
  • Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 1993. 
  • Senior Member – IEEE, 1992. 
  • Invited Paper, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, 1991. 
  • Sigma Xi 1990. 
  • First Place Technical Paper Competition – Alabama Section IEEE 1989. 
  • Distinguished Service to ISHM Student Branch, VPI&SU 1988. 
  • Eta Kappa Nu 1987. 
  • Most Valuable Prof.–HKN/IEEE/ISHM Student Branches, VPI&SU 1986.