Dr. Saffeer M. Khan, graduated with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte. He has served in various academic positions at University of Arkansas Fort Smith and Arkansas Tech University between 2014 – 2022. Presently, he is an Associate Professor of Practice and manages the Flexible Energy Lab Suite in the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNC Charlotte.

Dr. Khan has over 20 years’ experience of research and training, project management and engineering, and multidisciplinary collaboration in defense and academia. He is a principal investigator on several ocean renewable energy related projects sponsored by the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program focused on wave and wind energy resource characterization and powering the blue economy applications. As a Project Co-Director of “CLEANcarolinas”, Dr. Khan manages a multi-institutional, two-state (North and South Carolina), National Science Foundation Developmental Regional Innovation Engine focused on use-inspired research, translation to practice, and workforce and economic development in clean energy technologies including innovations in marine energy.

Dr. Khan is a licensed Professional Engineer (Power) in Arkansas and North Carolina. He is a faculty advisor for inaugural UNC Charlotte Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Team and an active member of University Marine Energy Research Community(UMERC), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Power and Energy, Industry Applications, Oceanic Engineering, and Power Electronic Societies.