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2021 Virginia Tech Engineering Dean's Awards for Excellence
May 28, 2021
Qiang Li - Associate Professor, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Qiang Li's current research focuses on integrated power management solutions for laptop, smartphone applications, high-frequency power conversion with advanced semiconductor devices for datacenter and cloud computing applications, and high-density, high-efficiency power conversion for electric vehicles.
- Qiang Li serves as Chair for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Circuits and Electronics area, co-leader for the energy and power electronic systems major in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and as an executive board member for Center for Power Electronics Systems(CPES).
- In 2017, Qiang Li was honored with the NSF CAREER Award. He received the First Place Prize Paper Award for 2016 in the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
Yuhao Zhang - Assistant Professor, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Yuhao Zhang's current research is at the intersection of power electronics, microelectronic devices, and advanced semiconductor materials. In addition, he explores the application of machine learning into microelectronics and power electronics. His overarching research goal is to revolutionarily innovate the electrical energy processing in electric vehicles, power grids, data centers, and renewable energy generations through new semiconductor devices and microelectronic systems.
- In 2021, Yuhao Zhang received the NSF Career Award. In 2019 he was awarded the IEEE George E. Smith Award. He has received over $2 million in research funding with his share over $1.8 million. He has authored and co-authored over 70 publications and holds 4 granted U. S. patents. His work has recently been covered by over 10 media globally and highlighted by Nature Electronics.
- For the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yuhao Zhang is the curriculum lead for the micro/nano-systems major. In working closely with the IEEE Electron Device Society and IEEE Power Electronics Society, Yuhao Zhang has delivered over five webinars and tutorials for students.
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