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…
CURENT’s own Dr. Kevin Bai has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow. This award is one of the most prestigious in the field. Please see the link to the article below.
CURENT faculty member, Dr. Daniel Costinett, served as chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power Electronic Society Workshop (IEEE COMPEL) that took place on the campus of the University of Tennessee June 22–26, 2025. Dr. Costinett’s work was…