Mr. LOAY ELBASYOUNI

IEEE Coastal Los Angeles Section
Tagline
Loay was Part of the NASA team that made history in April 2021 for flying the Ingenuity helicopter from the surface of Mars, where he was an
Biography
Loay was part of the NASA team that made history in April 2021 for flying the Ingenuity helicopter from the surface of Mars, where he was an electrical and power electronics lead for the NASA-JPL Mars Helicopter team. He has been awarded a number of achievement awards for his exceptional contribution to the Mars helicopter team in demonstrating the feasibility of helicopter flight in the extremely thin atmosphere at Mars. Loay has over 17 years of work experience focused on power electronics in several industries, including automotive, renewable energy, and aerospace. Most recently, Loay worked on the advanced power conversion and propulsion technologies used for the development of space applications.
Technical Expertise
Power Electronics
Electric Propulsion
Space Electronics
Aerospace Electronics
Electric motors
Motor inverters
Special Skills
Technical Specialties
- Power Electronics - Electric Propulsion - Battery Management Systems - Energy Storage - Hardware Design - Analog/Digital Design - Control Systems - Optimal Control - Electric Vehicle - Electromagnetic fields - Electric Motors - Alternatives Energy - Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (drones)
Additional Specialties
Space Aerospace Electric Vehicle Electric Airplanes Autonomous vehicles Semiconductors equipment
Interests
AC-DC power converters
Machine vector control
Pulse width modulation inverters
Aerospace control
Motion control
Space vehicles
Aerospace electronics
Aircraft
Space vehicles
Aerospace safety
Battery powered vehicles
Battery charge measurement
Energy storage
Hybrid electric vehicles
Solar powered vehicles
Traction motors
Publications
T.G. Cleaver and L.M. Elbasyouni, "Student Online Assessment Behaviors," IEEE Transactions on Education.
Education
University of Louisville
Master of Engineering
Computer Sciences and Information Technologies
University of Louisville
Master of Engineering
Engineering , 2005
University of Louisville
Bachelor of Science
Engineering , 2004