Media Reports

Engineers Making A Better, More Profitable Grid for Distributing Solar Power




First Utility-Scale Microgrid in Iowa Will Make Small City More Resilient, Sustainable - ISU Researchers Won $9.5 Million Federal Grant for Montezuma Project




Biden-Harris Administration Announces $366 Million to Lower Energy Costs and Enhance Energy Security in Rural and Remote Communities Across the Nation




Advisory: US Department of Energy Selects ISU-Led Project to Build Rural Iowa's First 'Microgrid'




Flood Mitigation, Rural Transportation, Supply Chains: NSF Awards 9 New People-focused Research Grants




Advance Iowa State as A World Leader in Addressing Global Challenges Affecting Our Food, Water, Energy, Health, Security and Environment




Five Iowa State Researchers Receive NSF CAREER Awards




Wang Recognized with 2021 Early Achievement in Research Award from College of Engineering




Wang has been Selected for 2021 National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)




Wang Recognized with Prestigious Outstanding Young Engineer Award




Wang Receives 2020 IEEE Power and Energy Society Outstanding Young Engineer Award




Wang Featured on the IEEE SMART GRID: Networked Microgrids for Enhancing Grid Resiliency




ECpE Receives $1 Million DOE Grant for Elevating Distributed Wind Power with New Optimization and Control Algorithms




DOE Awards $28 Million for Wind Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects




Wang Featured on the IEEE SMART GRID: How Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Optimization Help Improve Outage Management




DOE Announces Investment in New Research to Monitor the Health of the Grid and Support System Operations through the Use of Machine Learning Technology




Wang Featured on the IEEE SMART GRID: Smarter Grids with Richer Data for Better Response to Natural Disasters




Wang Featured on The Conversation: Keeping the lights on during extreme cold snaps takes investments and upgrades




ECpE Assistant Professor Wang Wins Seventh Federal Grant in Two Years




ECpE's Wang awarded Harpole-Pentair Professorship, Honoring Outstanding Junior Faculty




Engineers win Energy Department grants to help develop a reliable, resilient power grid




OE Announces Investment in New Research to Improve Grid Reliability and Resilience through the Expanded Use of Distributed Energy Resources




Iowa State Engineer Developing Tools, Technologies to Make a Better, Smarter Power Grid


"We're always trying our best to do one thing-enhance the power grid resilience. We want to make it more secure, reliable and resilient. We're trying to build a power grid that is modern, flexible and highly efficient."- Zhaoyu Wang


New Faculty Member Garners Millions in Grants


"I really enjoy working with Zhaoyu, he is so enthusiastic about working with the utility members of the Electric Power Research Center. This is great for our utilities because they can work with a top-notch research engineer genuinely interested in helping them solve problems." - Anne Kimber, Executive Director of the Electrical Power Research Center


Zhaoyu Wang: Seizing The Opportunity


"Ames is a great place to focus on research, our colleagues here are also very friendly. They've tried their best to help me get started and feel comfortable with faculty life." - Zhaoyu Wang

Major External Research Awards: July-September 2016



OE Announces Investment in New Research to Address Risk and Uncertainty in the Grid

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