Zainal Kadir
Prof Zainal Kadir, FASc FIET
Advanced Lightning, Power and Energy Research Centre (ALPER), Faculty of Engineering Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
mzk@upm.edu.my
Email: mzk@upm.edu.my
Phone: +60397694362
Institute/ Organization: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Country: Malaysia
Brief Biography:
Prof Zainal received his PhD degree in High Voltage Engineering from the University of Manchester, UK. Currently, he is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is a Fellow of Academy of Sciences Malaysia (FASc) and Fellow of the IET (FIET). Since 2015, Prof Zainal is the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Distinguished Lecturer and the recipient of the Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM) in 2014. To date he has authored and co-authored over 450 journals and conference papers. He has supervised 39 PhD and 45 MSc students and his research interests include high voltage engineering, lightning protection, electromagnetic compatibility, renewable energy and grid of the future.
