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Mr Dillan Bartlett

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Dillan Bartlett

Research Student

Academic Division: Electrical Engineering

Email: dmb94@cam.ac.uk

Research interests

Mr Bartlett's research is in the field of high voltage technologies and power devices - investigating hybrid power switches combining GaN and IGBT devices for electric vehicle traction inverters.
His work focuses on characterisation, modelling and control of these devices, aiming to improve efficiency, robustness and cost across real-world driving conditions.

Strategic themes

Energy, transport and urban infrastructure

Research in power devices and power electronics.

Teaching activity

  • Supervision of Electrical IB students at Emmanuel College 2025 - present
  • Demonstrator for IA students (E15) 2025-26
  • Supervision of IB circuits at Magdalene College Michlemas 2026

Other positions

  • Fellow of Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Student Member of IET, IEEE and IOP

Biography

Dillan Bartlett is a PhD student in the High Voltage Microelectronics and Sensors Laboratory at University of Cambridge.

He received his BEng with Intercalated year degree from Warwick University in 2025, and working at an power electronics consultancy specialising in automotive applications. Starting October 2025, Dillan is now a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, studying under Prof. Florin Udrea, researching Power devices with a focus on lateral GaN HEMTs.