John Donnal

John Donnal received his Ph.D. from MIT in the Electromechanical Systems Group in 2016. Prior to graduate school at MIT, he served as a US Army Signal Corps officer, deployed in Iraq.  He is an expert int he application and design of embedded systems and power electronics and has developed patented technology for identifying and characterizing the operation and health of electric loads on Coast Guard vessels, military bases, schools, and homes.  He is a Martin Fellow and a co-winner of the 2016 MIT Clean Energy Prize. He currently serves as a faculty member at the US Naval Academy.