Rasoul Milasi

Dr. Rasoul Milasi is an Associate Professor of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University, Fayette, and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is an active member of Penn State’s School of Engineering Design and Innovation (SEDI) and serves as Chair of the Engineering Technology Committee on the University’s Engineering Faculty Council (EFC). He also previously served as a representative on the University College Faculty Council (UCFC).

Dr. Milasi earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 2012 and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Simon Fraser University, where his research focused on advanced motor-drive control systems for electric vehicle applications.

Prior to joining Penn State in 2018, Dr. Milasi gained extensive industry experience as a Research Scientist and Control Programmer, specializing in control systems, automation, and industrial applications. During this period, he also held adjunct faculty appointments at Humber College and George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. He began his academic career at Penn State Behrend before transitioning to Penn State Fayette in 2020.

His research and teaching interests span power electronics, control systems, robotics, embedded systems, renewable energy, and engineering education. He has authored and co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and has received multiple research and educational grants and awards recognizing his contributions to engineering research, curriculum innovation, and experiential learning.