Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski
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About
Robert C. N. Pilawa-Podgurski is a power electronics researcher whose work centers on advanced DC-DC converter topologies, with a particular focus on hybrid switched-capacitor architectures and multilevel power conversion systems. His research has made notable contributions to the design of high-performance converters for demanding applications, most prominently next-generation space robotics and exploration systems. Pilawa-Podgurski's work addresses a critical challenge in space power systems: achieving high step-down voltage conversion in environments that demand minimal mass, high efficiency, and radiation tolerance. His team's development of GaN-based hybrid Dickson switched-capacitor converters and flying capacitor multilevel topologies represents meaningful progress toward enabling future planetary and robotic missions. These designs are optimized to reduce converter mass while maintaining robust performance under harsh radiation conditions — a combination of constraints that makes space power electronics uniquely difficult. With recent publications from 2023 through 2025 already accumulating early citations, his research agenda reflects both technical depth and timely relevance to emerging aerospace priorities. Students interested in wide-bandgap semiconductors, multilevel converter design, or space power systems will find his body of work an essential reference point in modern power electronics research.
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