Vahan joined NREL in October 1994 and has served many roles over the years. He is currently working with Transmission and Grid Integration group focused on renewable energy impacts on transmission and interconnection issues and dynamic modeling of variable generation systems. He is involved in many different areas including dynamometer and field testing of large and small wind turbines, dynamometer testing of wind turbine drivetrain components, development of advanced data acquisition systems, and wind turbine power quality. Vahan provides technical support to NREL industry partners and major U.S. wind turbine manufacturers. He is member of the IEC team for wind turbine power quality standards. His contributions to NREL research have been recognized through multiple Outstanding Individual and Team Staff Awards.

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, State Engineering University of Armenia

M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (Armenia)