The annual CURENT Open House for EECS undergraduate students was held on Wednesday, October 14 in the Visualization Room of the Min Kao Building. Three guests from industry, Bob Arritt of EPRI, Michael McAmis of TVA, and TJ Peterson of…
CURENT Social Student Committee Hosts Fall Semester Meet-and-GreetThe CURENT Social Student Committee hosted a Meet-and-Greet on Thursday, September17 in the Commons on the 6th floor of the Min Kao Building. Pizza and soft drinks wereserved while students gathered in small…
CURENT researchers may spend most of their time thinking about power grids, converters, and electrical energy – but for CURENT Director Dr. Fran Li, some of that competitive energy carries over beyond the lab. At the 2026 Tennessee Senior Olympics…
At the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Awards Banquet on July 21, 2026, held during the 2026 IEEE PES General Meeting in Montreal, Dr. Fran Li and his co-authors received the 2026 IEEE PES Prize Paper Award. The co-authors…
Dr. Ronghai Qu of Huazhong University of Science and Technology presented a seminar on Friday, July 24 to more than 25 UTK faculty and graduate students. The presentation titled, “Principles, Development, Applications, and Challenges of Flux Modulation Machines and Power…
Dr. Fran Li received the Moses E. & Mayme Brooks Distinguished Professor award at the Tickle College of Engineering Annual Award Banquet On April 16, 2026, Professor Fran Li, the CURENT Director, received the Moses E. & Mayme Brooks Distinguished…
The annual CURENT Industry Conference will be held on The University of Tennessee campus, April 28-29, 2026. Registration is now closed. For those of you who are attending or are interested in learning about our conference activities, the agenda is…
On Friday, February 27, 2026, CURENT Deputy Director Dr. Yilu Liu gave a presentation to the HPE AI Connect Knowledge Discovery Industry Interest Group. Dr. Liu’s talk was the first in a bi-weekly series on the foundations, algorithms, and applications…
CURENT would like to welcome our newest member, Delta Electronics. Delta is a global leader in power and thermal management technologies with its 2025 revenue of $17.9B. It is the No. 1 power supplies company in the world. Its business…