Dr Benjamin Chong
- Position: Lecturer
- Areas of expertise: Electrical engineering; Power electronics; Battery Energy Management, Renewable energy; Photovoltaic energy; Electric drives.
- Email: B.Chong@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 9091
- Location: 3.64 School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Profile
Dr Ben Chong is a multi-award-winning educator, having been voted Best Lecturer in the School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at the University of Leeds seven times (2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2023). Dr Chong’s dedication to student success and inspirational teaching has also earned him multiple nominations for the LUU Partnership Awards, including for Inspirational Teaching/Supervision.
As the University’s Academic Lead for Reflective Practice, Dr Chong leads strategic initiatives to embed reflective learning across disciplines, supporting both students and staff in developing critical thinking and lifelong learning skills. A PebblePad Explorer and Trailblazer, he is at the forefront of digital learning innovation and portfolio development. His teaching approach embraces cutting-edge methodologies, including design thinking, to enhance engagement and maximize the impact of reflective practices. Through his visionary leadership, Dr. Chong is shaping a dynamic and future-ready learning environment.
His teaching and research focus on power electronics, with a particular emphasis on the analysis, design, control and application of power converters.Over the past decade, he has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate projects including PhD research, as well as summer internships that co-create learning materials and enhance student employability. He applies research-based and industry-inspired methodology such as those using MATLAB, Simulink and PLECS. With his knowledge and experience, he guides students through the investigation, analysis, design and hands-on prototyping.
Dr Chong is a member of the Smart Energy Systems research group within ICaPNet, and contributes actively to PRiSME and TALENT, advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning. As part of the University’s Assessment Strategy Expert Group, he has co-developed SharePoint resources and co-delivered workshops on assessment practices.
He is also deeply engaged in student life, participating in academic activities within student societies, delivering outreach events, guest lectures, and summer schools, and serving as a judge and advisor for student-led competitions. He maintains strong connections with alumni, many of whom have become successful engineers and entrepreneurs.
His academic contributions include co-authoring the 13th edition of Modern Control Systems by Dorf & Bishop, and serving as co-writer and reviewer for the 8th edition of Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems by Franklin, Powell, and Emami-Naeini.
Dr Chong holds a PhD and BEng in Electronic & Electrical Engineering from the University of Leeds. Prior to entering academia, he worked as an Electrical Engineer at the Batang Ai Hydroelectric Power Station in Malaysia, gaining valuable industry experience that continues to inform his teaching.
Responsibilities
- Academic Lead for Reflective Practice for the University of Leeds
- School's Power and Energy Systems Theme Team Leader for Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- Level 1 Year Tutor for Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Research interests
Discipline-specific research: Battery Energy Management, Photovoltaic Energy System and Applications, Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Systems, Power Electronics Applied to Power Systems.
Scholarship: Lifelong learning, Student sense of belonging, Digital education.
Qualifications
- BEng Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- PhD
Student education
Dr Chong is the leader for Power and Energy Systems theme which focuses on all activities relating to student education for the areas including power engineering, power electronics, renewable energy, drives and control. He is currently leading and delivering the module relating to power electronics, control and electric drives. He is also supervising both undergraduate BEng and MEng, and postgraduate MSc projects.
Research groups and institutes
- Institute of Communication and Power Networks
- Smart energy systems