STEM Campers visit FREEDM

Speaker standing in front of screen presenting to students seated at a large conference table.

Jun 23, 2026

STEM Campers visit FREEDM

FREEDM’s lab manager, Hulgize Kassa, has a passion for STEM education. He regularly volunteers with multiple organizations including MaaQef, a nonprofit based in Morrisville that hosts summer camps focused on STEM topics and sponsors visits to local universities. MaaQef is an Amharic (the national language of Ethiopia) word meaning “embrace.” The goal of the organization…

Bill Dean, CEO of MC Dean, at podium with corporate slide showing on screen in background.

Mar 17, 2026

Launch of the M.C. Dean Engineering Hub

Addressing the challenges of energy through multidisciplinary research.

Mar 6, 2026

Another 3MT Winner from FREEDM

Congratulations to Amiya Haque for winning the First Prize at the NC State Electrical and Computer Engineering-Graduate Student Association Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. The 3MT challenge asks graduate researchers to present their work clearly and compellingly in just three minutes, making Amiya’s win a strong testament to both research excellence and standout science communication.…

Nov 13, 2025

ECE Graduate Student Association awards Best Poster to Vasishta Burugula

Congratulations to Vasishta Burugula for taking First Place for his poster at the NC State Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Student Association Research Symposium. His research focuses on Solid State Transformers and specifically on improving DC-link voltage balancing. “I tried to make the poster readable for a general electrical engineer and also to illustrate how…

Apr 16, 2025

FREEDM Researchers Noticed in National Newsletter

FREEDM researchers Partha Das, Subhransu Satpathy, and Subhashish Bhattacharya were recognized in the April 2025 issue of the Products Newsletter from the IEEE Power Electronics Society for their recent paper in IEEE Transactions in Power Electronics titled “Postfault Operation of Three-Level Inverter Driven Six-Phase PMSM With Enhanced Torque–Speed Region.” The full paper can be found…

Apr 3, 2025

International Electronics Group Presents at FREEDM

Rohde & Schwarz, a global leader in electronic test and measurement solutions, visited the FREEDM Systems Center in late March for an insightful presentation on their advanced probe technologies. The event brought together experts in the field of electronic engineering to explore the cutting-edge capabilities of Rohde & Schwarz’s testing instruments, renowned for their precision…

Mar 10, 2025

Why can’t microgrids be like toasters?

This was the question posed by Microgrid Knowledge in a recent article. FREEDM Industry Liaison, Ken Dulaney, was interviewed regarding our portable solar carport demonstration project which really is plug and play. In April 2022 and with funding from the American Public Power Association DEED program, NC State purchased a Mobile Electric Generating Appliance (or…

Mar 3, 2025

FREEDM students win Poster Award at NCDOT Research and Innovation Symposium

FREEDM PhD students Shokoufeh Valadkhani and Zhansen Akhmetov won $1,000 in scholarship funding for their technical poster presentation at the NCDOT Research and Innovation Symposium held in Raleigh on February 11 and 12. Led by Dr. Zejlko Pantic, the team has developed a prototype system to provide public charging infrastructure for power wheelchairs. In the…

Jan 8, 2025

December 2024 Graduates

Fall Commencement is not as large as Spring but it is still a big deal. In fact, 8 of the 26 PhD’s awarded were to FREEDM students! We also graduated 7 Electric Power Systems Engineering students and 3 Master’s students. Here are the details: Name Degree Thesis Chairs New Employee Gokhan Cakir PhD Methods to…

Oct 8, 2024

FREEDM Students Recognized at NCSU Energy Week

NC State recently showed its continual commitment to sustainability by hosting their fifth annual Energy Week! From September 30th through October 6th, the campus hosted a plethora of activities and tours to educate the community about new ways we can show our appreciation and respect for our planet. Energy Week at NC State is especially…

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