Dr. Kristen Booth, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina, visited CURENT on Nov. 21 and presented a seminar titled, “Development of Digital Twins for Microgrid Applications.” The seminar covered the fundamentals of digital twins, how to develop and…
Associate Professor, JiangBiao He, was one of only 30 American engineers invited and sponsored by the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to attend and present at the 2025 European Union-United States Frontiers of Engineering Symposium held in Bordeaux, France…
CURENT Professor, Yilu Liu, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s, Yuru Wu, along with the entire product development team were recognized at the R&D 100 awards ceremony in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 20. Wu accepted the 2025 R&D 100 award at…
CURENT hosted three visitors from NTT DATA North America on October 10: Beth Howen – President of US Public Sector, NTT DATA, NA; Billy Johnson – Regional VP, NTT DATA NA; Jude Olesh – Account Representative, State of Tennessee, NTT DATA. NTT staff viewed the capabilities…
Dr. Fran Li, the Director of CURENT and a Professor in EECS, has organized a field trip to Norris Dam hydro power plant for the ECE 325 students on October 30th, 2025. A UT alumnus, Mr. Michael McAmis from TVA,…
CURENT professor, Yilu Liu, attended the 2025 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica Conference in Cairo, Egypt from September 28-October 3. Professor Liu presented papers titled “Coordination of Energy Storage and Distributed Generation for Voltage Control and Peak-valley Filling” and “An Open-Source Tool…
On Wednesday, October 1, more than 40 UT undergraduate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) majors attended an open house hosted by CURENT faculty. Professor Fran Li provided an overview of the program, including research and funding opportunities. Faculty shared…
On September 30, representatives from Dominion Energy visited UT to discuss Dominion and future career or internship opportunities with CURENT students. Kunal Amare, pictured below, is Supervisor of Electric Transmission Planning at Dominion Energy. Dominion provides energy services in North…
On September 17, CURENT students attended the fall 2025 on-site laboratory safety training session. The session was led by Leon Tolbert, CURENT Professor, with input from Bob Martin, Infrastructure Manager, and other faculty members who serve as advisors for students…
On August 25, R&D World revealed the 2025 R&D 100 Award Winners. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and co-developer Oak Ridge National Laboratory were among the announced winners for the product submission, Universal GridEdge Analyzer (UGA). CURENT Professor, Yilu Liu,…