Mark Scott, Ph.D.
Education
- Ph.D., Power Electronics, The Ohio State University, 2015
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2013
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2005
Research Interests
- Power conversion equipment for automotive, aerospace, and solar power applications
- Prognostic and health management techniques for power electronic systems.
Research Bio
Mark J. Scott received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and Ph.D. in Power Electronics from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
His work experience includes developing customized solutions for material handling applications and performing onsite installation of automated systems. He also conducted validation testing of power electronics designed for transit buses and emergency vehicles.
Dr. Scott's research improves reliability and power density in power conversion hardware. His team applies silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power devices in isolated DC/DC converters, single phase inverters, and three phase inverters targeting applications in electric vehicles, more electric aircraft, and solar power systems.
His team also investigates conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated by GaN and SiC based hardware. This research has resulted in diagnostic tools based on conducted EMI. Dr. Scott has authored or co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed papers. He is an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Experience
- 2022 -Present, Associate Professor, Miami University
- 2015 -2022, Assistant Professor, Miami University
- 2010 -2015, Graduate Administrative/Teaching/Research Assistant, The Ohio State University
- 2008 -2009, Electrical Design Engineer, Vanner Incorporated
- 2006 -2008, Electrical Engineer, Atronix Engineering Incorporated
- 2001 -2006, Student Assistant, The Ohio State University; Department of Athletics: Electronics Department
- 2000 -2001, Electrical Engineer Co-Op, R.A. Jones
External Funding
| Date | Agency | Role | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Ohio Federal Research Network & The Ohio State University |
PI |
Gas-insulated Cable with Integrated Partial Discharge Detection for Aerospace Systems |
| 2025 |
Ohio Department of Higher Education - ODHE |
Co-PI |
Developing Resources and Innovation for Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Education |
| 2025 |
Ohio Department of Higher Education - ODHE |
PI |
Electrical Power Conversion in Manufacturing Space |
| 2021 | The Department of Commerce & PowerAmerica | PI | Home Power System for Pandemic Resiliency |
| 2021 | Ohio Federal Research Network | PI | High Reliability, Low EMI, Wide Bandgap Power Conversion for Air & Space Apps (Cost Share - $821,375) |
| 2021 | Ohio Federal Research Network & AlphaMicro | Co-PI | Electronically Dimmable Device for Eye Protection |
| 2020 | Air Force Research Laboratory | PI | Robust 270V Power Supply System |
| 2020 | AlphaMicro | Co-PI | Electronically Dimmable Eyeware Protection Devices Phase II |
| 2019 | Department of Energy & PowerAmerica | PI | Wide Bandgap based Low-Voltage / High-Current DC/DC Converter for Electrified Transit Buses |
| 2019 | Defense Associared Graduate Student Innovators | PI | Prognostic Health Management Systems for More Electric Aircraft Applications |
| 2016 | USDA | Co-PI | Education from the Ground Up: Promoting Integrated and Experiential Learning for Resilient Food Systems at Miami University |
Student Awards
| Date | Student | Award | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
Farzana Alam |
Women in Engineering Travel Grant Award for WiPDA 2025 |
Supports student travel to attend the conference |
| 2025 |
Asha Fatama Tuz Zhara |
Women in Engineering Travel Grant Award for ECCE 2025 |
Supports student travel to attend the conference |
| 2021 | Tyler McGrew | Best presentation award at Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) [1] | Best student presentation for a given session |
| 2019 | Hanqiing Nile | Travel Grant for WiPDA 2019 in Raleigh, NC | Enabled student to present their research |
| 2019 | Justin Demus | Travel Grant for ECCE 2019 in Baltimore, MD | Enabled student to present their research |
| 2018 | Ben Shaffer | Best presentation award at Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) in San Antonio, Texas [2] | Best student presentation for a given session |
| 2018 | Ben Shaffer | PSMA Travel Grant for APEC 2018 in San Antonio, Texas | Enabled student to present their research |
| 2017 | Austin Lowder | Travel Grant for SOFE 2017 in Shanghai, China | Enabled student to present their research |
Student Scholarships
| Date | Student | Award | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Nippa |
Ohio Space Grant Consortium |
To Support Ugrad Research |
| 2024 | Claire Hopfensperger |
Ohio Space Grant Consortium |
To Support Ugrad Research |
| 2021 | Jordan Hamlett | PowerAmerica Scholarship | For Ugrad research in power electronics |
| 2020 | Gillian Holman | IEEE PES Scholarship | For Ugrads interested in power |
| 2019/20 | M. Parrish, G.Holman, T.McGrew | CE Power Solutions Scholarship | for Ugrads (U.S. Citizens) interested in power - worked with Prof. Ucci |
| 2018 | Jack Knoll | IEEE PES Scholarship | For Ugrads interested in power |
| 2018 | Justin Demus | Ohio Space Grant Consortium Scholarship | To support Ugrad research |
| 2018/19 | R. Kevdzija, D. Fassetta, S. Malloy | CE Power Solutions Scholarship | For Ugrads (U.S. Citizens) interested in power - worked with Prof. Ucci |
| 2017 | Jack Knoll | IEEE PES Scholarship | For Ugrads interested in power |
| 2017 | Ben Shaffer | Ohio Space Grant Consortium Scholarship | To support Ugrad research |
| 2016/17 | Wilson GuoAdin RichardsonEvan Lynch | CE Power Solutions Scholarship | For Ugrads (U.S. Citizens) interested in power - worked with Prof. Ucci |
Student Publications
- GF. Alam and M. J. Scott, "Optimized PCB Design for Low Commutation Loop Inductance and Compact Heatsinking for GaN-Based Converters," 2025 IEEE 12th Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), Fayetteville, AR, USA, 2025, pp. 1-6
- GF. T. Zahura and M. J. Scott, "Feedforward Control of LLC Converter: Time Domain State Trajectory-Based Analytical Formulation," 2025 IEEE Energy Conversion Conference Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2025, pp. 1-8
- GD. Birla, UT. McKenzie, UL. Liu, fM. Khan and M. J. Scott, "Additive Manufacturing To Improve Efficiency of High-Frequency Magnetics In Power Electronics," 2025 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois (PECI), Urbana, IL, USA, 2025, pp. 1-6
- V. Sysoeva, fC. H. Cheng, and M. J. Scott, “Applications of Machine Learning to Condition Monitoring of DC-Link Capacitors,” IEEE Energy Conversion Congr. Expo. (ECCE 2024), at Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2024, pp. 1634-1641
- uT. McGrew, gV. Sysoeva, fC. H. Cheng, C. Miller, J. Scofield, and M. Scott, "Condition Monitoring of DC-Link Capacitors using Time-Frequency Analysis and Machine Learning Classification of Conducted EMI." In IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 12606-12618, Oct. 2022,
- S.Hasan, mH. Hassan, M. J. Scott, Y. P. Siwakoti, G. E. Town, and F. Blaabjerg, "Common-ground transformerless inverter with virtual DC bus concept for single-phase systems," in IEEJ Journal of Industry Applications, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 538-548, Sept. 2020.
- gJ. Huff, fM. Wang, and M. Scott, ""Energy Recovery Circuit for LC Cell Driver," in IEEE Energy Conversion Congr. & Expo (ECCE) 2021, Vancouver, BC, Oct. 10 – 14, 2021, pp. 5755-5760 .
- uT. McGrew, gV. Sysoeva, fC. H. Cheng, and M. Scott, "Condition Monitoring of DC-Link Capacitors Using Hidden Markove Model Supported Convolutional Neural Network," in Proc. IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conf. & Expo (APEC) 2021, Virtual Event, June 14 – 17, 2021, pp. 2322-2330.
- mH. Nie, mY. Bai, uQ. Cheng, and M. Scott, "Evaluation of Conducted EMI in GaN and Si based Isolated DC/DC Converters" at IEEE/PSMA 7th Annua. Work Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA 2019), Raleigh, N.C., pp. 251-254.
- gJ. Demus, gV. Sysoeva, uQ. Cheng, gM. Boubin, gA. Siraj and M. Scott, "MOSFET Junction Temperature Measurements using Conducted Electromagnetic Emissions and Support Vector Machines," 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congr. and Expo. (ECCE), Baltimore, MD, USA, 2019, pp. 2973-2978.
- M. J. Scott, pW. Perdikakis, A. Sheets, gW. Guo, and gJ. P. Doran, "EMI Analysis of a High Power Silicon Carbide Inverter," at IEEE/PMSA 6th Annua. Work. Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA 2018), Atlanta, GA .
- gM. Boubin, gJ. P. Doran, gW. Guo ,Y. Rajasekhar, and M. J. Scott, "EMI diagnostics of three phase inverters using machine learning algorithm" IEEE 10th Annua. Energy Conversion Congr. Expo. (ECCE) 2018, Sept. 2018.
- gH. A. Hassan, gE. Iuravin, H. Cai, and M. J. Scott, "Comparison of GaN and Si based dual active bridge converters for energy storage systems", in IEEE 10th Annua. 2018 Energy Conversion Congr. Expo (ECCE) 2018, Sept. 2018.
- uB. Shaffer, gH. A. Hassan, M. J. Scott, pS. U. Hasan, G. E. Town, and Y. Siwakoti, "A Common-Ground Single-Phase Transformerless Boost Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications," in Proc. IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conf. and Expo. (APEC), 2018, San Antonio, TX, Mar. 4-8, 2018, pp. 368-374.
- S. U. Hasan, uB. Shaffer, gH. A. Hassan, M. J. Scott, Y. Siwakoti, and G. E. Town, "Common-Ground Transformerless Inverter for Solar Photovoltaic Module," in Proc. IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conf. and Expo. (APEC), 2018, San Antonio, TX, Mar. 4-8, 2018, pp. 167-172.
- Miami University personnel are underlined. The superscripts ‘u’, ‘m’, and ‘f’ indicate uundergraduates, mMaster’s students, and ffaculty members
Senior Design Projects
2016-17Active Load Development for Power Testing| Academic Year | Capstone Project Title |
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2025-26 |
Virtual Twinning Progression to Analyze/Predict Circuit Failure (co-advised with Peter Jamieson) |
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2025-26 |
Online Programmable Logic Controller (co-advised with Jim Leonard) |
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2025-26 |
Analog Twin of a Power Distribution System |
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2024-25 |
Virtual Twinning Progression to Analyze/Predict Circuit Failure (co-advised with Peter Jamieson) |
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2024-25 |
Bluetooth-Enabled Intelligent Solar Panels (co-advised with Veena Chidurala) |
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2023-24 |
Formula SAE Powertrain Development |
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2023-24 |
Virtual Twinning to Analyze/Predict Circuit Failure |
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2022-23 |
Bluetooth Enabled Intelligent Solar Cells (co-advised with Miao Wang) |
| 2021-22 | Solar Panel Power Supply System |
| 2021-22 | Power Measurement of Email Footers (co-advised with Peter Jamieson) |
| 2020-21 | Simulation Twinning via Algorithmic Methods for Power Circuit Component Failure (co-advised with Peter Jamieson) |
| 2020-21 | Wireless Power and Transfer Plus Communications |
| 2019-20 | Solar Power and Battery Management System for Unmanned Arial Vehicles |
| 2019-20 | Distribution box for a 1000 VDC / 600 A power supply (co-advised with Katie Sheet @ AFRL) |
| 2019-20 | Wireless Power Transfer Power Supply |
| 2018-19 | PHM System for Electrified Transportation |
| 2018 & 19 | Solar Assisted Drone (co-advised Jim Leonard) |
| 2017-18 | Isolated DC-DC Converter for Interfacing the Voltage Busses of the Dragon Capsule and ISS |
| 2017 & 18 | Development of the Electric Vehicle Technology Course |
| 2016-17 | Solar-Powered Irrigation System for the Institute for Food |
| 2016-17 | Active Load Development for Power Testing |
| 2016-17 | Security Systems and Wireless Data Integration |
| Fall '16 | AgriTrak - Irrigation System Metrics (co-advised with Y. Rajasekhar) |
| 2015-16 | SHANDY: An Intelligent Surge Protector |
