Dr. Soniya Raju
Academic Staff Member
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- Ph.D. in engineering science
- 7+ years of teaching, leadership, research experience
- Hiking, trekking, travelling
Awards
- Neurological Foundation of NZ Research Grant (2025)
- Hackett Memorial Research Grant (2024)
- University of Waikato Doctoral scholarship (2021-2024)
- Women in Engineering award from IEEE
Qualifications
- PH.D in Power Electronics,
- Masters of Technology in Power electronics and drives and specialization in power systems,
- Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and electronics
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• “Dynamic Nonlinear Resistance Model for a Power MOSFET in an Oscillatory RLC Circuit,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers.
• “Supercapacitor-based Pulse Generator with Waveform Adjustment Capability for Small Animal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation,” Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express.
• “Supercapacitor-Based Adjustable High-Power Pulse Generator for Medical Research Applications,” IECON 2023 – 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Presented in Singapore, October 2023.
• “Effects of Different Triggering Mechanisms on Pulse Shaping of a TMS Pulse Generator Based on Supercapacitor Energy Storage,” IECON 2024 – 50th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
• “Supercapacitor Based TMS Pulse Generator Design – Experimental Results versus MATLAB MOSFET Simulation Model,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2025).