Dr Hamish Laird
Positions
- Lecturer
Qualifications
BE(Hons), ME, PhD, MIEEE
Room
Electrical A302
Contact Details
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7222
Fax: +64 3 364 2761
hamish.laird@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal Address
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, New Zealand
Background
Hamish Laird studied for the Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand from 1987 to 1990. Immediately following this he completed a Master's at the same University. The area of research was in active filtering with the Thesis title “A resonant link shunt active filter for the power system”.
From 1992 to 1994 he worked as a design engineer developing induction motor starters and variable speed drives at AuCom Electronics, Christchurch, New Zealand. /p>
After traveling and living in the USA, Hamish worked at GEC Alsthom Transmission and Distribution Power Electronics Systems, Stafford, England, UK in 1995 and 1996. Here Hamish worked performing computer based analysis of HVDC transmission systems and SVC reactive power control systems. In 1996 Hamish joined Eurotherm Drives, Littlehampton, England where he worked in product development of DC and AC motor drives. In 1997 Hamish commenced study for the PhD degree in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. The title of the thesis completed in 2001 was “Modeling and measurement of non-linear rectifier loads and their interaction with shunt active filters”/p>
Currently Hamish is a Lecturer at the University of Canterbury Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is also a Principal Engineer and the Managing Director at Elm G Electronic Design and Development Limited, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Undergraduate Courses 2011
Research Interests
- Industrial power electronics
- Electric power quality and power conditioning
- Power Systems
- Embedded systems