Prof. Jessica Boles

Welcome

Power electronic systems supply, convert, and control electrical energy, driving innovation in nearly every major industry. Our team's research spans power electronic circuit topologies, components, and control, along with systems and applications enabled by these. We are currently exploring a new class of power electronics based on piezoelectric passive components, which are positioned to enable rapid miniaturization, efficiency improvement, and cost reduction for power electronics in a wide variety of applications. 

News

June 2024: Prof. Jessica Boles receives the ARPA-E IGNIITE Award

February 2024: Profs. Jessica Boles and Robert Pilawa-Podgurski launch the Berkeley Power and Energy Center (BPEC) 

January 2024: Profs. Jessica Boles and Robert Pilawa-Podgurski launch UC Berkeley's new power and energy curriculum

October 2023: Prof. Jessica Boles receives the IEEE PELS Ph.D. Thesis Talk (P3 Talk) Award

May 2023: Profs. Jessica Boles and Robert Pilawa-Podgurski selected as UC Berkeley Presidential Chair Fellows

January 2023: Prof. Jessica Boles joins the UC Berkeley EECS Department