Afsaneh Ghanavati

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Afsaneh Ghanavati
"I'm proud because I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a colleague and a friend... I'm thankful because life has given me so much!"
Dr. Ghanavati joined Wentworth in 2018 as an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering.

What courses do you teach?
I teach Motors and Controls, Power Systems Analysis, Analog Circuit Design, Network Theory I, Network Theory II, Digital Image Processing, Introduction to Engineering Design and MATLAB Programming.

How have your interests, research, or experience led you to your field?
I have always been interested in the field of engineering, especially electrical engineering.

Why are you proud to be a woman in 2021?
I'm alive—I can help and be helped, I can love and be loved, and I can celebrate the change of seasons, the rainy days and the moonlit nights. I'm proud because I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a colleague and a friend. I'm proud because I have seen many springs and have pondered about many thoughts. I'm thankful because life has given me so much!

Describe one exciting thing that is happening in your classroom.
The attentiveness and curiosity of my students bring me joy. It is always exciting to hear their profound thoughts and their creative approaches to the concepts they encounter for the first time. The classroom is a dynamic environment, which cultivates meaningful conversations between me and my students. After all, it is the congregation of ideas that fosters innovation.

What is one interesting fact about you?
In addition to the engineering field, I have deep interests in world literature.

Share your favorite quote for Women's History Month.
"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow what they lead." - Louisa May Alcott

List of recent publications and other accomplishments (2019 - 2021):

  • A. Ghanavati, H. Lev-Ari, and A.M. Stanković, “Sub-Cycle Dynamic Phasors with Adjustable Transient Response,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 1886-1894, August 2020.
  • A. Ghanavati, D.E. Dow, R. Frattura, M.E. Ragnarsdottir. “Integrating Lean Thinking into Design Thinking with First-Year Engineering Design Course”, Annual Conference Northeast Section (ASEE-NE), October 2020.