Jian Shi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Fax 713-743-4032

Email jshi23 [at] central.uh.edu

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS., Dec., 2014

Academic Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Technology and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Sep, 2024 – Present
Assistant Professor (joint appointment), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, May, 2023 – Aug, 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, University of Houston, Aug, 2018 - Aug, 2024
Assistant Research Professor, Distributed Analytics and Security Inst/Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, June, 2015 - July 2018
Postdoctoral Associate, Distributed Analytics and Security Institute, Mississippi State University, Jan., 2015 - May, 2015

Classes

Research Interests

Awards & Honors

President’s Circle Award, University of Houston, 2025.
Faculty Explorer Award, EnergyTech University Prize, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), 2025.
Best Paper Award, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, 2025.
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2024.
Early-Career Research Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Gulf Research Program (NASEM-GRP), 2024.
Emerging Leader Class of 2024, Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), 2024.
Protégé (Cohort of 2025) of Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST).
Faculty Research Excellence Award, Technology Division of Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, 2022.
Young Editorial Board Member, Applied Energy (IF 11.446), Elsevier, 2022-2024

A full list of publications can be found on my Google Scholar.