Morgan Kiani

Morgan Kiani (S’05–M’05–SM’17) is a Professor in the Engineering Department at Texas Christian University (TCU), where she leads educational and research efforts in modeling and diagnostics of electric machines and adjustable speed motor drives. She has authored a monograph and many scientific articles in her field of research. She has been a faculty advisor for the IEEE student chapter and Robotics student club at TCU. She is serving as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification and IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics.

Her research, scholarly activities, teaching and service in the engineering department at TCU, across IEEE Societies, IEEE Councils, SSIT and IES have allowed her to empower individuals to engage in activities that promote access to clean green energy and healthy living. She served as a member of the IEEE Smart Village Governing Leadership Board in 2020-2024. She has expanded the reach of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) to underrepresented communities in Central America and Africa through humanitarian projects and workshops. She has been an influential member of Woman in Engineering (WIE) by promoting access to resources that empower women and help women to set higher education and career goals in STEM fields locally and globally.

She has been an active member of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) for over 17 years, serving in various positions and contributing to numerous activities and committees, including serving on  the Industrial Electronics Society Administrative Committee membership (AdCom Member 2019 – now).

Beyond her leadership in IES, Dr. Kiani has served in numerous IEEE-wide leadership, technical, educational, diversity, and humanitarian roles, including:

  • IEEE Humanitarian Technology Board (HTB): Member (2025) and Partnership Committee Member (2024–2026).
  • IEEE Technical Activities Board (TAB): DEIC Working Group (2023-2024), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2024–2025), and Broadening Participation Committee (2025–2026).
  • IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT): Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (2025) and Broadening Participation Committee (2026).
  • IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE): Awards Committee Member (2024), Humanitarian Committee Member (2024–2026), and Technical Activities Committee Member (2026).
  • IEEE Educational Activities: Faculty Resources Committee Member (2024) and Editorial Board Member of the Teaching Excellence Hub Steering Committee (2024).
  • Other IEEE service: IEEE PES Women in Power Representative for Region 5 (2024–2026); Chair, HKN Madni Family Scholarship Committee (2024); IEEE Smart Village Representative for IES (2020–present) and ISV Governing Board Member (2020–2024); IEEE Power Africa Conference Organizing Committee Member (2023–2026); and TCU IEEE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor (2016–present).