Barry Rawn
Associate Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Barry Rawn studies the development of stressed centralised electricity infrastructure and its relation to the rapid deployment of off-grid energy systems. He also contributes to innovation in the circular economy of energy storage, via study of battery repurposing and battery pack design and control. As an associate teaching professor at Carnegie Mellon University Africa, he teaches power and energy related courses available to both Kigali and Pittsburgh while facilitating local industrial collaboration and international research activities. He is also manager of the Energy Research Cluster of Afretec.
Rawn has a track record of research in the integration of renewable energy resources into electric power systems, as well as the modelling and control of these resources. He held postdoctoral positions at the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) and the KU Leuven (Belgium) before accepting a faculty position as a lecturer at Brunel University London (UK), where he maintains an affiliation with the Smart Power Networks Theme of the Institute of Energy Futures.
Education
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto
MASc, Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto
BASc, Engineering Science, University of Toronto
Affiliations
Media mentions
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
EPP students developed research, met with stakeholders in Rwanda
Three CMU Engineering and Public Policy students spent part of their summer conducting research at CMU-Africa. They collaborated with educators and stakeholders there to integrate their research with the needs and expertise of the local community, and to strengthen ties between students in Pittsburgh and Kigali.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Research opportunities enrich the student experience
Three CMU-Africa students presented their research projects to fellow scholars and industry leaders at IEEE Africon in September and IEEE ICMEA in November.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
A passion for power systems
Electrical and computer engineering master’s student Marshal Ruzvidzo is in Pittsburgh this semester as part of CMU-Africa’s student exchange program.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Energy course continuum: a CMU-Africa and Pittsburgh collaboration
Barry Rawn and his colleagues teach a continuum of seven alternative energy courses to both CMU-Africa and Pittsburgh students.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Solving Africa’s energy crisis one battery at a time
Barry Rawn and his colleagues are working to achieve affordable energy storage for consumers while also reducing the environmental effects of e-waste.
Materials Science and Engineering
Joint MSE/EPP Ph.D. degrees enable energy access research
It was Katrina Ramirez-Meyers’ experience serving as a high school teacher in a small West African town without electricity that sparked her interest in batteries and energy storage.
CMU-Africa
Afretec planning grants announced
The African Engineering and Technology Network, led by CMU-Africa, awarded six planning grants to research collaborations that will lead to socio-economic impact and focus on driving inclusive digital growth on the continent.
Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
Rawn receives Scott Institute for Energy Innovation’s Seed Grant
CMU-Africa's Barry Rawn received a seed grant for his research project "Data-Driven Model Creation for Rwandan Grid Stability – Equipment Repair.”
Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
Tenth Annual Round of Scott Institute Seed Grants Will Support Five CMU Energy Projects
Carnegie Mellon University research projects exploring green chemistry and reduced greenhouse gas emissions in steelmaking are among the research being supported by the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation’s 2022 Seed Grants for Energy Research.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
Rawn participates in University of Rwanda’s Innovation Week
CMU-Africa’s Barry Rawn recently participated in a showcase of energy innovations in Rwanda hosted by the University of Rwanda.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
EST&P project course responds to Africa’s energy access challenges
This past spring semester, about a dozen master’s students in Carnegie Mellon University’s Energy Science, Technology and Policy (EST&P) Project Course worked hands-on with batteries to potentially identify re-use applications that could improve Africa’s energy access problem.