Agenda
8:00 am | Registration | |||
8:30 am | University Welcome | Jim Pfaendtner, Ph.D. Dean of Engineering NC State | ||
Keynote Address | José Zayas-Castro, Ph.D. Division Director National Science Foundation | The Journey of Engineering Education and Centers at NSF |
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Special Presentation | Louis Martin-Vega, Ph.D. Professor ISE, NC State | Recognition of Enrique Santacana, PE |
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FREEDM Update | Iqbal Husain, Ph.D. FREEDM Executive Director Professor ECE, NC State | FREEDM Highlights |
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10:00 am | Break | |||
10:15 am | Power Systems | Speaker | Presentation Title | |
Aranya Chakrabortty, Ph.D. Professor ECE, NC State | NSF Funding Opportunities in Power, Energy, and Climate |
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Alyssa Kody, Ph.D. Assistant Professor ECE, NC State | Wildfire Risk Mitigation for Electric Power Systems |
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Qi Xiao Graduate Student ECE, NC State | Assessment of Transmission Faults on Distribution IBR Operation |
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12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
12:30 pm | Poster Session | |||
1:30 pm | Renewable Energy | Speaker | Presentation Title | |
Wenyuan Tang, Ph.D. Associate Professor ECE, NC State | The Role of Forecasting and AI/ML in Grid Optimization |
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Shweta Meena Graduate Student ECE, NC State | Microgrid Control/ Coordination Co-design (MicroC3) |
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Mohammad Abdelraziq Graduate Student ECE, NC State | Marine Multiport Converter Development |
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3:00 pm | Break | |||
3:15 pm | Wide Bandgap | Speaker | Presentation Title | |
Wensong Yu, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor ECE, NC State | Modular Solid-State Transformers with 3.3 kV SiC Devices |
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Subhashish Bhattacharya, Ph.D. Professor ECE, NC State | BiDFET Applications | |||
Nithin Kolli Graduate Student ECE, NC State | Asynchronous Microgrid Power Conditioning Systems |
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4:45 | Career Perspective | John Gajda Professor of the Practice | ||
5:00 pm | Poster Awards | |||
Reception with Heavy hors d'oeuvres | ||||
8:00 am | Registration | |||
8:30 am | Welcome | |||
Electric Transportation | Speaker | Presentation Title | ||
Srdjan Lukic Ph.D. Professor ECE, NC State | Extreme Fast Charger Deployment |
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Zeljko Pantic, Ph.D. Associate Professor ECE, NC State | Beyond EVs - Charging Infrastructure for Electrified Mobility |
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Iqbal Husain, Ph.D. FREEDM Executive Director Professor ECE, NC State | Model Predictive Control for Motor Drives |
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10:00 am | Break | |||
10:15 am | Student Presentations | Speaker | Presentation Title | |
NCSU Solar District Cup Team | DOE Program Overview and Use Case Presentation |
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Luis Montoya Graduate Student ECE, NC State | Microgrid Resiliency: Control Design for Energy Storage Dispatch in Existing Critical Facilities |
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Mehrnaz Madadi Graduate Student ECE, NC State | Enhancing Behind the Meter Visibility of Renewable Energies by Designing Low-cost Sensors |
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Michael Kercher Graduate Student ECE, NC State | Bidirectional Shared- Switch DC-DC Converter for Electric Vehicle Applications |
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Ujjwal Pratik Graduate Student ECE, NC State | I-Corps Experience | |||
11:40 am | Industry Speaks | Speaker | Presentation Title | |
12:00 pm | Lunch | |||
1:00 pm | Lab Tour and Posters | Follow directions to FREEDM lab or parking deck. | ||
3:00 pm | Adjourn |