Dr. James Cale has extensive experience in the modeling, design, and control of power generation technologies and electromagnetic systems. His background and research focuses on energy conversion, power-electronic drives, finite-inertia power systems, electrical motors, computational and applied electromagnetics, biologically-inspired optimization methods, microgrids, and hardware-in-the-loop methods.
James is an Associate Professor in the Systems Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering Departments (joint appointment) at Colorado State University and is the President and Owner of PEMCA Consulting, LLC. Prior to joining CSU he managed the Distributed Energy Systems Integration Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and worked in senior engineering and management roles at Advanced Energy and Orbital ATK. In 2022-2023 he served as Chief Technology Officer at Moser Energy Systems, and currently serves as their Chief Technical Advisor. He is member of the organizing committee for the Americas region of the International Microgrids Symposium.
He earned his doctorate in electrical engineering with a power focus from Purdue University, West Lafayette Campus, and bachelors degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology (summa cum laude).