Research Team Members
Fall 2025 Research Team:
Jacob Birdsong, Undergraduate Researcher, MSU Power Lab
Note: If you are interested in undergraduate research in the Power Lab, please stop by my office (EP 1357E)!
Alumni of Dr. Leedy's Lab
Andia Karanja - Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Kentucky
Zeke Rafferty - Electrical Systems Engineer at Alliance Coal, LLC
Dr. Kennedy Aganah - Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech,
Power Electronics Design Engineer at Blue Origin
Dr. Kristen (Garcia) Booth - Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, N.C. State University,
Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina
Katina Mattingly - Master's Degree in Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University
Director of Systems and Program - Space Systems at Capella Space
Muhammad Abdelraziq - Graduate Research Assistant at N.C. State University
Michael Webb - Power Utilization Engineer at Tennessee Valley Authority
Rebekah Priddy - Clinician at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Austin Funken - PLC Technician at Hoffman Building Technologies
Matthew Hooks - Graduate Student at Auburn University
Tanner Grider - M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Auburn University
Amer Alhomaidi - Master's degree in Optics & Photonics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Alumni of Dr. Leedy's Lab
Dr. Kennedy Aganah - Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, Tennessee Tech,
Power Electronics Design Engineer at Blue Origin
Dr. Kristen (Garcia) Booth - Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, N.C. State University,
Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina
Katina Mattingly - Master's Degree in Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University
Director of Systems and Program - Space Systems at Capella Space
Muhammad Abdelraziq - Graduate Research Assistant at N.C. State University
Michael Webb - Power Utilization Engineer at Tennessee Valley Authority
Rebekah Priddy - Clinician at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
Austin Funken - Electrical Engineer at Wood
Matthew Hooks - Graduate Student at Auburn University
Tanner Grider - M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Auburn University
Amer Alhomaidi - Master's degree in Optics & Photonics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
EGR 360 Electric Machines
EGR 365 Linear Circuits II
EGR 366 Analog Electronics I
EGR 460 Electricity and Magnetism I
