The annual CURENT Open House 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 KUB, discussed the vital…
Dr. He received $565,000 of a $3M DOE research grant to develop integrated charger-traction technologies for next-generation electric vehicles. Collaborative partners are Western Michigan University (lead affiliation), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the University of Kentucky, BorgWarner, and John Deere.…
Muhammad Umar Afzaal Hash, a CURENT PhD student, placed first in the Student Poster Competition at the 2026 Point-on-Wave Applications (POWA) conference hosted at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus on September 29-30. The title of the winning poster…
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…
In May 2026, the Department of Research at The University of Tennessee featured Dr. Liu’s efforts to keep U.S. energy power reliable. The article covers aspects of Dr. Liu’s work as Governor’s Chair for Power Systems in her joint appointment…
Yilu Liu, CURENT Deputy Director and UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Power Grids, along with TCE faculty members Jack Dongarra and Parans Paranthaman received 2026 R&D 100 awards. Learn more about these awards on the UT Research web site.
CURENT faculty and staff gathered at Knoxville’s The Tomato Head restaurant to recognize and celebrate with Bob Martin on his retirement from the University of Tennessee. Bob served as the Infrastructure Manager for CURENT and other EECS programs for over…
Dr. Yilu Liu, CURENT Deputy Director and UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor attended the CIGRE Paris Session 2026 held August 23-28. During the opening session, the FNET/GridEye system was featured. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers working with colleagues at the…
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…
On August 5, 2026, the CURENT research center welcomed a delegation of 12 visitors from Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) and its affiliates, led by Dr. Chih-Sheng Chang, Deputy General Manager of Taipower’s Research Institute. Dr. Fran Li, Director of CURENT,…