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Staff Profile

Dr Rafal Wrobel

Principal Research Associate

  • Telephone: 0191 208 2412
  • Address: School of Engineering
    Merz Court (1.17a),
    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

Background

  • dr. hab. inż Rafał Wróbel (SMIEEE) has more than 25 years of engineering experience and is currently a Senior Researcher with Â鶹´«Ã½ (UK). He received the M.Sc.Eng. degree from the Opole University of Technology (Poland) in 1998, the Ph.D. (Hons) degree from the Lodz University of Technology (Poland) in 2000, the Habilitation degree from the Opole University of Technology (Poland) and the Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (Italy) in 2013 and 2017 respectively.

Research interests

  • Multidisciplinary design, fabrication and testing of electromagnetic and electromechanical transducers, e.g. electrical machines, transformers and wound passive components for more electric applications;
  • Thermal management for high-specific-output zero-/low-emission applications, with focus on highly effective, ultra-lightweight and integrated solutions, e.g. integrated motor drives;
  • Techniques for accurate and computationally effective design-optimization of electromagnetic and electromechanical devices, e.g. stochastic optimisation techniques and artificial intelligence.

Selected facts

  • Research Lead with overall projects value over £9.4M;
  • Number of research publications: 206;
  • Number of PhD students supervised: 13.

Leadership

  • Lead of Thermal Management Group at Â鶹´«Ã½.
  • Technical Co-Chair of multiple high calibre national and international events/conferences related to power, electronics, electrical machines and drives;
  • Coordinator for the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Electrical Machines Spoke and UK Magnetic Society.

Research impact

  • H-index: 34 (Google Scholar);
  • Recipient of multiple research/academic and paper awards, IEEE Paper Awards, Foundation for Polish Science Awards, Polish Government Award and Siemens Award;
  • Developer of computational techniques used in commercial software, Motor-CAD by Motor Design Ltd.;
  • Invited Speaker for multiple events/tutorials;

Teaching

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience with Certificate in Advanced Studies in Academic Practice - Learning, Teaching and Engaging Students;
  • Reviewer for national and international PhD projects/theses;
  • Invited Scholar to University of Rome “La Sapienza”(Italy) and Beijing Institute of Technology (China).

Other functions

  • Past Associate Editor for the IEEE Industry Applications Society, Electrical Machine Committee, 2012 - 2018;
  • Reviewer for the Italian Research and University Evaluation Agency;
  • Reviewer of book proposals for John Wiley & Sons;
  • Review Committee Member for the best paper award, IEEE Industrial Electronics, Industry Applications;
  • Reviewer to all major high impact journals, IEEE, IET, Elsevier and conferences in the field of electrical machines.

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Publications

  • Articles

    • Wrobel R. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2026, 62(1), 975-984.
    • Wrobel R, Werner TC, Deng X, Noal D. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2025, 61(6), 9243-9253.
    • Ahmad Z, Wrobel R, Werner TC, Odhano S, Pickert V. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2025, 61(1), 37-46.
    • Werner TC, Yan Y, Karayiannis T, Pickert V, Wrobel R, Law R. . Applied Thermal Engineering 2024, 236(Part A), 121371.
    • Shen X, Deng X, Mecrow B, Wrobel R, Whalley R. . Applied Sciences 2024, 14(6), 2658.
    • Wrobel R. . Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2024, 47, 102358.
    • Wrobel R, Mecrow B, Benarous M. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2023, 59(4), 4083-4094.
    • Wrobel R. . Archives of Electrical Engineering 2022, 71(1), 175-187.
    • Wrobel R. . IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2022, 58(9).
    • Wrobel R, Reay D. . Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2022, 33(101366), 1-13.
    • Wrobel R, McGlen RJ. . Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2021, 26, 101053.
    • Wrobel R, Scholes B, Hussein A, Law R, Mustaffar A, Reay D. . Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2020, 19, 100629.
    • Wrobel R, Hussein A. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2020, 56(1), 205-215.
    • Wrobel R, Mecrow B. . IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2020, 35(2), 1054-1064.
    • Fatemi A, Ionel DM, Demerdash NAO, Staton DA, Wrobel R, Chong YC. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2019, 55(4), 3479-3489.
    • Godbehere J, Wrobel R, Drury D, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2017, 53(4), 3457-3466.
    • Wrobel R, Simpson N, Mellor PH, Goss J, Staton DA. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2017, 53(2), 1038-1048.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH, Popescu M, Staton DA. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2016, 52(2), 1359-1368.
    • Wrobel R, Williamson SJ, Booker JD, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2016, 52(6), 4678-4687.
    • Simpson N, Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2016, 52(4), 2919-2929.
    • Wrobel R, Staton D, Lock R, Booker J, Drury D. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2015, 51(5), 3773-3782.
    • Wrobel R, Vainel G, Copeland C, Duda T, Staton D, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2015, 51(4), 3000-3011.
    • Wu X, Wrobel R, Mellor PH, Zhang C. . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2015, 62(12), 7391-7401.
    • Wrobel R, Goss J, Mlot A, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2014, 50(3), 1757-1767.
    • Wrobel R, Salt DE, Griffo A, Simpson N, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2014, 61(8), 4412-4420.
    • Simpson N, Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2014, 50(2), 7006504.
    • Simpson N, Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2014, 50(2), 7006404.
    • Simpson N, Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2013, 49(6), 2505-2515.
    • Griffo A, Wrobel R, Mellor PH, Yon JM. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2013, 49(5), 2106-2115.
    • Wrobel R, Mlot A, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2012, 59(2), 848-857.
    • Yon JM, Mellor PH, Wrobel R, Booker JD, Burrow SG. . IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2012, 27(3), 646-653.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH, Holliday D. . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2011, 47(5), 2023-2030.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2011, 58(9), 4096-4104.
    • Wrobel R, Budden AS, Salt D, Holliday D, Mellor PH, Dinu A, Sangha P, Holme M. . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2011, 58(9), 3815-3824.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH, McNeill N, Staton DA. . IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2010, 25(2), 403-411.
    • Wrobel R, McNeill N, Mellor PH. . COMPEL - The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2010, 29(5), 1276-1284.
    • Wrobel R, McNeill N, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2010, 57(1), 201-208.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2010, 46(8), 3197-3200.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2008, 23(1), 1-8.
    • Wrobel R, Lukaniszyn M, Jagiela M, Latawiec K. . Electrical Engineering 2003, 85(2), 59-69.
    • Wrobel R, Lukaniszyn M, Mendrela E. . COMPEL - The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2000, 19(2), 538-543.

  • Book Chapter

    • Wrobel R, De Lillo L, Shen X. . In: Integrated Motor Drives. IET, 2023, pp.133-180.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Guiducci A, Wrobel R, Nuzzo S, Barater D, Franceschini G. . In: 2024 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2024, Torino, Italy: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Rajaeifar MA, Mecrow B. . In: 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 2024, Phoenix, AZ, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Werner TC, Deng X, Noal D. . In: 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines ICEM 2024. 2024, Torino, Italy: IEEE.
    • Ahmad Z, Wrobel R, Werner TC, Pickert V. . In: 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM 2024). 2024, Turin, Italy.
    • Wrobel R. . In: 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines ICEM 2024. 2024, Turin, Italy.
    • Wrobel R. . In: Compumag 2023. 2023, Kyoto, Japan.
    • Werner TC, Ahmad Z, Wrobel R, Pickert V. . In: 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-17. 2023, Cape Town, South Africa: Begell House Inc.
    • Ahmad Z, Wrobel R, Werner TC, Odhano S, Pickert V. . In: 2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 2023, Nashville, Tennessee: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Graham-Watson A, Mason C, Chakraborty N, Zouein R. . In: 11th International Conference on Power Electronics Machines and Drives (PEMD 2022). 2022, Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne; Online: IET.
    • Wrobel R, Mecrow B, Benarous M. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2022). 2022, Detroit, MI, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R. . In: 23rd International Conference on the Computation of Electromagnetic Fields (COMPUMAG 2021). 2022, Cancun, Mexico: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, McGlen RJ. . In: 2020 XXIV International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM 2020). 2020, Gothenburg (Virtual Conference).
    • Wrobel R, Reay D. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2020). 2020, Detroit, MI, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Chiodetto N. . In: The 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020). 2020, Nottingham, UK.
    • Wrobel R, Chiodetto N. . In: 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020). 2020, Online: IET.
    • Chiodetto N, Wrobel R, Mecrow B, Lisle T. . In: 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 2019, Baltimore, MD, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Scholes B, Mustaffer A, Ullah S, Reay D, Mecrow B, Hussein A. . In: 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 2019, Baltimore, MD, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Mecrow B. . In: IEEE Workshop on Machine Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD'2019). 2019, Athens, Greece: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Scholes B, Hussein A, Law R, Mustaffar A, Reay D. . In: 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference. 2019, Nottingham, UK.
    • Ullah S, Kimiabeigi M, Scholes B, Steven A, Wrobel R, Davis W, Widmer J. . In: 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2018, Alexandroupoli, Greece: IEEE.
    • Ayat A, Liu H, Chauvicourt F, Wrobel R. . In: IECON 2018 - 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 2018, Washington, DC, USA: IEEE.
    • Ayat S, Liu H, Kulan M, Wrobel R. . In: 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 2018, Portland, OR, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Hussein A. . In: 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). 2018, Portland, OR, USA: IEEE.
    • Liu H, Wrobel R, Ayat A, Zhang C. . In: 2018 XIII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2018, Alexandroupoli, Greece: IEEE.
    • Liu H, Ayat S, Wrobel R, Zhang C. . In: The 9th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2018). 2018, Liverpool, UK: IET.
    • Yon JM, Baker JL, Mellor PH, Williamson SJ, Wrobel R. . In: 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC 2017). 2017, Miami, FL, USA: IEEE.
    • Williamson SJ, Wrobel R, Yon J, Booker JD, Mellor PH. . In: 11th International Symposium on Diagnostics for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives (SDEMPED 2017). 2017, Tinos, Greece: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Ayat S, Baker JL. . In: 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017. 2017, Miami, FL, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Wrobel R, Ayat S, Godbehere J. . In: 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2017. 2017, Miami, FL, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Ayat S, Wrobel R, Baker J, Drury D. . In: 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC 2017). 2017, Miami, FL, USA: IEEE.
    • Romanazzi P, Ayat S, Wrobel R, Howey DA. . In: 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC 2017). 2017, Miami, FL, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Simpson N. . In: 2016 22nd International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2016. 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Godbehere J, Wrobel R, Drury D, Mellor PH. . In: 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). 2016, Glasgow, Scotland, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
    • Simpson N, Wrobel R, Booker JD, Mellor PH. . In: IET Conference Publications. 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
    • Godbehere J, Wrobel R, Drury D, Mellor PH. . In: 2016 XXII International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM). 2016, Lausanne: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Ayat S, Wrobel R, Goss J, Drury D. . In: ECCE 2016 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Proceedings. 2016, Milwaukee, WI, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Ayat S, Wrobel R, Goss J, Drury D. . In: 2016 11th International Conference on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies, EVER 2016. 2016, Monte Carlo, Monaco: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Ayat S, Wrobel R, Goss J, Drury D. . In: IET Conference Publications. 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
    • Williamson SJ, Wrobel R, Booker JD, Yon J, Mellor PH. . In: IET Conference Publications. 2016, Glasgow, UK: Institution of Engineering and Technology.
    • Fatemi A, Ionel DM, Demerdash NAO, Staton DA, Wrobel R, Chong YC. . In: ECCE 2016 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Proceedings. 2016, Milwaukee, WI, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH, Popescu M, Staton DA. . In: IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD 2015). 2015, Torino, Italy: IEEE.
    • Simpson N, Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . In: 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015. 2015, Montreal, Canada: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Wrobel R, Williamson SJ, Simpson N, Ayat S, Yon J, Mellor PH. . In: 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015. 2015, Montreal, Canada: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Wrobel R, Simpson N, Mellor PH, Goss J, Staton DA. . In: 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015. 2015, Montreal, Canada: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Godbehere J, Wrobel R, Drury D, Mellor PH. . In: 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015. 2015, Montreal, Canada: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Wrobel R, Williamson SJ, Booker JD, Mellor PH. . In: 2015 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2015. 2015, Montreal, Canada: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    • Wrobel R, Staton D, Lock R, Booker J, Drury D. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2014). 2014, Pittsburgh, PA, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Salt D, Simpson N, Mellor PH. . In: 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014). 2014, Manchester, UK: IET.
    • Mellor P, Wrobel R, Simpson N. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2014). 2014, Pittsburgh, PA, USA: IEEE.
    • Simpson N, Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2014). 2014, Pittsburgh, PA, USA: IEEE.
    • Baker JL, Wrobel R, Drury D, Mellor PH. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2014). 2014, Pittsburgh, PA, USA: IEEE.
    • Wu X, Wrobel R, Mellor PH, Zhang C. . In: International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM 2014). 2014, Berlin, Germany: IEEE.
    • Goss J, Popescu M, Staton D, Wrobel R, Yon J, Mellor P. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2014). 2014, Pittsburgh, PA, USA: IEEE.
    • Goss J, Wrobel R, Mellor P, Staton D. . In: 2013 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2013. 2013, Chicago, IL, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Vainel G, Copeland C, Duda T, Staton D, Mellor P. . In: 2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2013. 2013, Denver, CO, USA: IEEE.
    • Mellor P, Wrobel R, Salt D, Griffo A. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2013). 2013, Denver, CO, USA: IEEE.
    • Griffo A, Salt D, Wrobel R, Drury D. . In: 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2013). 2013, Vienna, Austria: IEEE.
    • Goss J, Staton D, Wrobel R, Mellor P. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2013). 2013, Denver, CO, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Griffo A, Mellor PH. . In: Proceedings - 2012 20th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2012. 2012, Marseille, France: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Goss J, Mlot A, Mellor P. . In: 2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2012. 2012, Raleigh, NC, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Griffo A, Mlot A, Yon J, Mellor P, Turner J, Rolfe B, Stevenson R, Collins R. . In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition: Energy Conversion Innovation for a Clean Energy Future, ECCE 2011, Proceedings. 2011, Phoenix, AZ, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor P, Holliday D. . In: 2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2010 - Proceedings. 2010, Atlanta, GA, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Mlot A, Mellor PH. . In: 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010. 2010, Rome, Italy: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, McNeill N, Mellor PH. . In: Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM'08. 2008, Vilamoura, Portugal: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, McNeill N, Mellor PH. . In: PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference. 2008, Rhodes, Greece: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Drury D, Mellor PH, Booker JD. . In: IET Conference Publications. 2008, York, UK: IET.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . In: Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society). 2006, Tampa, FL, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Budded AS, Holliday D, Mellor PH, Sangha P. . In: Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society). 2006, Tampa, FL, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . In: 2005 IEEE International Conference on Electric Machines and Drives. 2005, San Antonio, TX, USA: IEEE.
    • Wrobel R, Mellor PH. . In: Second International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2004). 2004, Edinburgh, UK: IET.

  • Review

    • Wrobel R. . Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2022, 29, 101222.