2026 Research Symposium

The FREEDM Annual Symposium is where we showcase our research for the past year, hear from renowned speakers, and debate the future of energy and the grid. Please join us February 10 and 11 at the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus! Register for this year's event here using Eventbrite. The agenda for 2026 and previous years' symposia are below.

Agenda

Tuesday, February 10
8:00 amRegistration and BreakfastSpeaker
8:30 amUniversity WelcomeChristopher Frey, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure
College of Engineering
NC State
8:40 amFREEDM UpdateIqbal Husain, PhD
FREEDM Executive Director
NC State
9:30 amKeynoteJohn Enslin, PhD
Program Director
ARPA-E
10:00 amBreak
10:15 amLarge Load Integration
Calvin Zhang, PhD
Director of Engineering Datacenter Hardware
Eaton
PowerSecure
Ning Lu, PhD
Professor
NC State
11:30 amIndustry CollaborationEd White
CEO
Field2Base
12:00 pmLunch and Posters
1:30 pmElectric Machines
3:00 pmBreak and Posters
3:30 pmGrid Controls
4:00 pmModules and Devices
5:30
pm		Reception with heavy Hors d'Oeuvres
Wednesday, February 11
8:00 amRegistration and BreakfastSpeaker
8:30 amWelcome
Microgrids: Lesson LearnedJoel Linton
Engineer
Florida Power and Light
Microgrids: Lesson LearnedTim Gubitz, PE
Manager, Energy Services & Technology
NCEMC
9:45 amBreak and Posters
10:30 amKeynoteBill Dean
CEO
M.C. Dean, Inc
11:15 amM.C. Dean Hub Projects
12:00 pmLunch
1:00 pmLab Tour and PostersFollow directions to FREEDM lab or parking deck.
3:00 pmAdjourn

 

Past Symposia

2025 Research Symposium

2024 Research Symposium

2023 Research Symposium

2022 Research Symposium

2021 Research Symposium