Chief Electrical Engineer
Chief Electrical Engineer

Biography

Michael Poplawski joined Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2009 following twelve years in the commercial semiconductor. He is currently a chief engineer and the Electrical Systems Engineering Team Lead at PNNL, where he primarily supports the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office and Office of Electricity. His research efforts focus on developing digital tools, workflows and semantic models that support the design of integrated systems and the use of software applications that facilitate automated system configuration, fault detection, and diagnostics, operational energy management, and building-electric grid interaction. Michael is a member of IES, IEEE, and ASHRAE; serves on multiple standards development committees; and consults with a wide variety of energy efficiency organizations, specification bodies, and early adopters.

Research Interests

  • Digital tools and workflows
  • Semantic interoperability
  • System integration
  • Building systems
  • Building-Grid interaction

Disciplines and Skills

  • Connected Devices
  • Electronic System Design
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Efficient Advanced Lighting
  • Energy Management
  • Energy Monitoring
  • Image Sensors
  • Interoperability
  • LED Lighting
  • Lighting Control
  • Power Conversion
  • Power Electronics Design
  • Research Proposals
  • Semantic Interoperability
  • Semantic Modeling
  • Semiconductor Device
  • Semiconductor Fabrication
  • Semiconductor Process Technology
  • Solid State Lighting
  • System Integrators
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Engineering and Integration
  • Systems Engineering Process
  • Use Case Analysis

Education

  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, Solid State Devices, University of Michigan
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan

Publications

2024

  • M.E. Poplawski. 2024. Journal Article: "Dialogue Between Lighting and HVAC Systems: Improving building system integration." August 1, 2024 Lighting Design & Application. PNNL-SA-202419. 10.1177/036063252024054008007

2023

  • Francik P.D., T.D. Ashley, and M.E. Poplawski. 2023. "Connecting the Dots: An Assessment of Cyber-risks in Networked Building and Municipal Infrastructure Systems." In Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2023), January 3-6, 2023, Maui, HI, 6108-6117. Honolulu, Hawaii:University of Hawaii at Manoa. PNNL-SA-175865.
  • Waghale A.S., M.E. Poplawski, S.C. Pratoomratana, and J.R. Tuenge. 2023. The Energy and Operational Impacts of Using 0-10V Control for LED Streetlights. PNNL-32949. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The Energy and Operational Impacts of Using 0-10V Control for LED Streetlights
  • Waghale A.S., S.C. Pratoomratana, T. Woodstock, K. Devaprasad, and M.E. Poplawski. 2023. "Verification of a Modeling Toolkit for the Design of Building Electrical Distribution Systems." Buildings 13, no. 10:Art. No. 2520. PNNL-SA-189906. doi:10.3390/buildings13102520

2022

  • Abboushi B.K., S.F. Safranek, E. Rodriguez-Feo Bermudez, S.C. Pratoomratana, Y. Chen, M.E. Poplawski, and R.G. Davis. 2022. "A Review of the Use of Wearables in Indoor Environmental Quality Studies and an Evaluation of Data Accessibility from a Wearable Device." Frontiers in Built Environment 8. PNNL-SA-167029. doi:10.3389/fbuil.2022.787289
  • Francik P.D., M.E. Poplawski, S. Gourisetti, P.J. O'Connell, C.R. Younkin, T.D. Ashley, and G.E. Seppala. 2022. A Cybersecurity Threat Profile for a Connected Lighting System. PNNL-31958. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. A Cybersecurity Threat Profile for a Connected Lighting System
  • Wang P., M.R. Brambley, and M.E. Poplawski. 2022. "FREQUENCY REGULATION WITH CONNECTED LIGHTING SYSTEMS." In ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2021), November 1-5, 2021, Virtual, Online, 8B: Energy, Paper No: IMECE2021-70474, V08BT08A042. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-161986. doi:10.1115/IMECE2021-70474

2021

  • Pritoni M., D. Paine, G. Fierro, C. Mosiman, M.E. Poplawski, A. Saha, and J. Bender, et al. 2021. "Metadata Schemas and Ontologies for Building Energy Applications: A Critical Review and Use Case Analysis." Energies 14, no. 7:2024. PNNL-SA-159427. doi:10.3390/en14072024

2020

  • Bergmann H., C. Mosiman, A. Saha, S. Haile, W. Livingood, S. Bushby, and G. Fierro, et al. 2020. "Semantic Interoperability to Enable Smart, Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17-21, 2020. Virtual, Online, 12-44 - 12-59. Washington Dc:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-152486.
  • Vlachokostas E., M.E. Poplawski, and S.G. Gourisetti. 2020. "IS BLOCKCHAIN A SUITABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF DATA SHARED BY LIGHTING AND OTHER BUILDING SYSTEMS?." In IEEE Resilience Week (RWS 2020), October 19-23, 2020, Salt Lake City, UT, 47-152. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-150298. doi:10.1109/RWS50334.2020.9241309
  • Wang P., M.R. Brambley, M.E. Poplawski, M. Myer, J. Lian, R.G. Lutes, and S. Huang, et al. 2020. "Characterization of Connected Lighting System Potential for Grid Services Under Real-Time Pricing." In 2020 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, September 29-October 1, 2020, (Virtual), 27-34. Atlanta, Georgia:ASHRAE. PNNL-SA-150138.

2018

2017

2011

  • Lehman B., A. Wilkins, S. Berman, M.E. Poplawski, and N.J. Miller. 2011. "Proposing Measures of Flicker in the Low Frequencies for Lighting Applications." LEUKOS - The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America 7, no. 3:189-195. PNNL-SA-77242.
  • Poplawski M.E., and N.J. Miller. 2011. "Exploring Flicker in Solid State Lighting: What you Might Find, and How to Deal With It." In Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Annual Conference, October 31-November 1, 2011, Austin, Texas, 52-56. New York, New York:Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES). PNNL-SA-83201.