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,…
At the recent IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting 2025, held in Austin, TX from July 27–31, 2025, numerous CURENT faculty members, students, and alumni were recognized with prestigious awards and honors. Society-Level Prize Paper Awards Each year,…
Professor Yilu Liu attended a meeting with the British Embassy Delegation on August 5. The meeting was hosted by the UT Center for Global Engagement (CGE). CGE’s Office of Global Research, Innovation, and Partnership, led by Rachel Rui, collaborates with UT…
Dr. Jinia Roy of the University of Wisconsin presented a seminar to CURENT faculty, staff, and students on Friday, August 8, 2025, in Min Kao #124. Dr. Roy’s presentation, “The Evolution of Marx Generator for pulsed power: Challenges and opportunities…
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…
CURENT’s five power electronics professors (Drs. Kevin Bai, Daniel Costinett, Jiangbiao He, Leon Tolbert, and Fred Wang) visited ORNL’s National Transportation Research Center and GRID-C power research facilities on June 30 as a reciprocal visit (ORNL researchers had visited CURENT…