Maxfield Parson-Scherban

I work on the control of wound rotor synchronous machines — motors that replace permanent magnets with electromagnets — and on the optimization problems that arise from controlling them. I lift non-convex QCQPs to semidefinite programs to do this. My research sits at the intersection of motor control and mathematical optimization, advised by Matthias Preindl.

Outside the lab, I’m a part-time bartender, president of the Columbia Amateur Radio Club, an advisor to the Columbia Formula SAE team, a former competitive saber fencer, and a NYSERDA clean energy intern supporting task forces of New York energy sector expert volunteers.