Dan Ludois

Dan’s background in physics and engineering inspired the C-Motive team to develop the company’s core technology. He is an expert in both the theory and application of electromagnetics, electrostatics, and solid-state power converters. Also a professor at UW-Madison, Dan spearheads the theoretical development of electrostatic machinery through to the proof of concept stage, while working in close collaboration with the company on projects, government grants, and inventions. He has published over 70 research papers and is an inventor on more than 30 issued and pending patents. Dan’s work on electrostatic machines earned him a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2015. He was named a Gordon & Betty Moore Inventor Fellow in 2017.

Currently, Dan directs a research team of 7 Ph.D. students at UW-Madison and is an Associate Director of the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium. Dan and his team’s current focus at UW is based around fundamental research in capacitively (electrostatic) coupled power conversion systems.

Dan holds a BS in physics from Bradley University with MS and Ph.D. in electrical engineering earned at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.