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,…
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…
While visiting Santiago, Chile in June to attend the 5th International SGSMA Conference, Dr. Liu (UTK professor), Vikas Singhvi (EPRI), and Lin Zhu (EPRI) met with colleagues at ISO Chile to discuss possible research collaborations. Dr. Ricardo Alvarez, a professor in the Department…
On June 12, 2026, the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) announced that Professor Fran Li, Director of CURENT, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 IEEE PES Roy Billinton Power System Reliability Award. Named in honor of…
Dr. JiangBiao He’s team has recently received a 2nd place prize paper award from IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (JESTPE). The prize paper award was evaluated among more than 600 papers published on JESTPE in…
Lin Zhu, Ph.D., Senior Technical Leader for CURENT industry partner, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), announced that a paper entitled “Mitigating Inter-Area Oscillations With an Adaptive Wide-Area Damping Controller: Field Demonstration and Operation Experience in Italy” was presented at the…
Dr. Bai attended the 15th Conference of National Academy of Inventors, hosted in Hollywood, California, and was inducted as NAI Fellow, cohort of 2025, due to his constant licensing patents to electric vehicle companies.
Two CURENT students were selected by faculty to receive the 2026 Handong Gui Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Awards. Fazard Notash, advised by Dr. JiangBiao He, received the award in power electronics. Vince Wilson, advised by Dr. Fran Li, received the…