Jordon A. Dobson received his M.Eng. degree in Marine Technology with Honours in Marine Engineering from Newcastle University, U.K, in 2020. Since 2021, he has been pursuing a PhD as part of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Electric Propulsion (SEP-CDT) within the Power Electronics, Machine and Control Research Institute at the University of Nottingham.
His early research focused on shore-to-ship electrification, where he investigated the industrial adoption of cold ironing in commercial ports. This work was recognised with the IMarEST Sir Donald Maxwell Award. Building on this foundation, his current research interests centre on the application of wide band gap device semiconductors, particularly Gallium Nitride (GaN), in medium-voltage power electronic systems.
Alongside his doctoral studies, he has contributed to projects on solid-state circuit breakers and the characterisation and applications of cryogenic motor drives for aerospace technologies. His current work is focused on the transient behaviour of multicellular converter topologies employing GaN HEMTs, supported in part by the NZEEE+ Network, where he received the Early Career Research Funding Award, allowing him to advance his work, and receive training from ECPE tutorials.
His research aims to advance the reliability and efficiency of next-generation power electronics for sustainable transport and energy applications.
Activity Digest
Jordon was awarded funding to support participation in an ECPE tutorial to inform development of an established concept for a conference paper based on GaN-based power electronics for medium voltage systems. Following submission of the paper, the fund will also support Jordon’s attendance at the 2025 International Conference on Electrical Machine and Systems (ICEMS25) in November 2025.
