Michael Mazzola

In July 2024, Dr. Mazzola was named Executive Director for Future Use of Energy in Louisiana (FUEL), a statewide effort led by LSU, with more than 50 public and private partners. He previously served as project director of Clean Carolinas, a regional effort to advance clean energy, including offshore wind, solar, clean hydrogen, marine energy and the electric-energy delivery and storage systems that support clean energy sources’ integration into the power grid. Dr. Mazzola was also executive director of the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center at the UNC Charlotte and the Duke Energy Distinguished Chair of Power Engineering Systems. Earlier, he served as associate director for advanced vehicle systems at the Mississippi State University Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. He led research in high-voltage engineering, power systems modeling and simulation, the application of silicon carbide semiconductor devices in power electronics and the control of hybrid electric vehicle power trains.