April 7th, 2026
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, March 22-26, 2026, San Antonio, Texas The annual Applied Power Electronics Conference focuses on practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. Matthew Pompa, a UA graduate student under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Lemmon, won the Best Presentation Award within the Modeling and Simulation track at […]
March 25th, 2026
Neil Furman, a master’s student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the IEEE-HKN Best Student Paper award at the 2026 IEEE SoutheastCon. His paper, “Design, fabrication, and performance of a multi-layer thermal plant with digital control for precision timing research and development” describes work that was conducted as both a Microchip […]
October 22nd, 2025
By Natalie Crouse Students working with technology developed at The University of Alabama’s Energy and Power Electronics Systems and Devices Laboratory, led by Dr. Jaber Abu Qahouq, competed in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 EnergyTech University Prize National Pitch Event. The event, hosted by the DOE Office of Technology Commercialization, featured multidisciplinary teams of […]
May 19th, 2025
Brett Fassler, a master’s student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received one of the Best Paper Awards at the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Smart Innovation (ICMISI 2025). His paper, “Open-Source Low-Cost Vaping Machine for Laboratory Testing of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems,” describes work conducted as part of an NIH-sponsored project […]
May 16th, 2024
February 5th, 2024
Serving as a mentor for undergraduate students can have a profound impact on their undergraduate experience. This UA News article features Dr. Aijun Song the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and one of his undergraduate researchers to learn more about the importance of mentoring students and including them in research. Link to the article
