June 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…

March 17, 2026

Launch of the M.C. Dean Engineering Hub

Addressing the challenges of energy through multidisciplinary research.

March 06, 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…

November 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…

April 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…

April 03, 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…

March 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…

March 03, 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…

January 08, 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…

October 08, 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…