Dr. Manla joined the College of Engineering as an assistant professor of electrical engineering in 2019. Prior to that, he worked at the University of New Haven as a visiting assistant professor for three consecutive years where he taught a wide variety of courses in electrical engineering and calculus. He received his BS in electrical engineering from the American University of Sharjah in 2007. He received his MS and PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2009 and 2015, respectively. Dr. Manla's research interests include energy storage system testing and modeling, electric drives, automobile electrification, smart grids, and power electronics.