Group Members
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Faculty
Staff
Graduate Students
10 PhD students, 2 MS students
Alumni
Zack Malkmus
Pursuing his M.S. in UTK
B.S. Alum
Aug 2020 - May 2024
email: zmalkmus@vols.utk.edu
Helia Zandi π
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Ph.D. Alum
Aug 2016 - Apr 2024
email: zandih@ornl.gov
Buxin She π
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Ph.D. Alum
Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
email: bshe@vols.utk.edu
Xiaofei Wang π
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Ph.D. Alum
Aug 2019 - July 2023
email: xwang158@vols.utk.edu
Waleed Aldosari
M.S. Alum
Aug 2022 - May 2023
email: waldosar@vols.utk.edu
Qiwei Zhang π
Johns Hopkins University
M.S., Ph.D., Research Scientist Alum
Aug 2016 - March 2023
email: qzhang41@vols.utk.edu
Jin Zhao π
Trinity College Dublin
Research Scientist Alum
Aug 2020 - Aug 2022
email: jzhao44@utk.edu
Mingjian Cui π
Tianjin University
Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor Alum
June 2020 - Dec 2021
email: mingjian.cui@utk.edu
Hantao Cui π
Oklahoma State University
Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor Alum
Aug 2013 - July 2021
email: hcui7@utk.edu
Mariana Magdy Mounir Kamel π
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Ph.D. Alum
Aug 2016 - July 2021
Ian Schomer π
Newton Energy Group (NEG)
M.S. Alum
Aug 2019 - July 2021
email: ischomer@vols.utk.edu
Aljohani, Mohammed
Saudi Aramco
M.S. Alum
Aug 2018 - July 2020
Qingxin Charles Shi π
North China Electric Power University (NCEPU)
Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor Alum
Aug 2015 - Dec 2020
Yan Du
Google
Ph.D. Alum
Aug 2016 - Jun 2020
Linquan Bai π
Assistant Professor with UNC Charlotte
PhD Alum
Fall 2013 - Fall 2016
email: linquanbai@uncc.edu
Sarina Adhikari π
Senior Power Systems Consultant at EnerNex, Knoxville, TN
Ph.D. Alum
April 2013
Yanli Wei π
Southern California Edison (SCE)
Ph.D. Alum
December 2012
Huijuan Li
EPRI, Knoxville, TN
Ph.D. Alum
September 2010
Wenjuan (Wendy) Zhang π
California ISO, Folsom, CA, now with PG&E in San Francisco
Ph.D. (Co-advised with Dr. Leon M. Tolbert) Alum
September 2007
Evan McKee
EN Engineering, LLC
M.S. Alum
December 2019
Brian Miller
Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio
M.S Alum
December 2010
Robin Armistead
Bechtel, Pittsburgh, PA
M.S. Alum
November 2009
Truong Quang
continuing employment at TVA, Knoxville, TN
M.S. (part-time) Alum
November 2009
Nura Sabir
Engineering Planning and Management(EPM) Inc., Knoxville, TN
M.S. Alum
August 2008
Quincy Styke IV
Enterprenuer running his own company
Dual MS/MBA (Project Option) Alum
July 2007
Visitors
| Mr. Kohto Watanabe (Oct 2024 - Dec 2024), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Waseda University, Japan |
| Mr. Bo Gu (Nov 2023 - Sep 2024), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China |
| Ms. Yichao Zhang (June 2023 - August 2023), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Aalborg University, Denmark |
| Dr. Arif Karakas (February 2008 - January 2009), Visiting Scholar from Yildiz Technical University, Turkey |
| Dr. Yateendra Mishra (August 2008 - January 2009) Visitng Scholar from Univesity of Queensland, Australia; employer after visiting: Midwest ISO, Indianapolis, IN; currently with Queensland |
| Dr. Yurong Wang (Sept. 2009 - August 2010), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Southeast University, China |
| Mr. Yan Yang (Sept. 2009 - August 2010), Visiting Ph.D. Student from South China University of Technology, China |
| Dr. Jun Xiao (Jan. 2010 - July 2010), Visiting Scholar from Tianjin University, China |
| Dr. Xiaobo Dou (Sept. 2010 - Sept. 2011), Visiting Scholar from Southeast University, China |
| Dr. Weibing Wang (Feb. - May 2012), Visiting Scholar from Nanjing Inst. of Technology, China |
| Dr. Haitao Liu (Feb. - May 2012), Visiting Scholar from Nanjing Inst. of Technology, China |
| Dr. Xianyun Li (Feb. - Aug. 2012), Visiting Scholar from Nanjing Inst. of Technology, China |
| Ms. Fan Chen (Sept. 2013 - March 2014), Visiting Scholar from Hohai University/Nanjing Inst. of Technology, China |
| Dr. Kai Nie (August 2013 - August 2014), Visiting Scholar from Hunan University, China |
| Dr. Jun Li (August 2013 - August 2014), Visiting Scholar from Nanjing Inst. of Technology, China |
| Dr. Tao Ding (December 2013 - December 2014), Visting Ph.D. student from Tsinghua University |
| Dr. Houhe Chen (March 2014 - April 2015), Visiting Scholar from Northeast Electric Power University, China |
| Dr. Li Guo (June 2014 - June 2015), Visiting Scholar from Tianjin University |
| Dr. Fengzhang Luo (November 2014 - May 2015), Visiting Scholar from Tianjin University |
| Dr. Ganyu Lv (December 2014 - December 2015), Visiting Scholar from Nanjing Inst. of Technology, China |
| Dr. Jun Wu (January 2015 - January 2016), Visiting Scholar from Wuhan University |
| Dr. Yonghui Sun (August 2015 - July 2016), Visiting Scholar from Hohai University |
| Dr. Zhenkun Li (January 2016 - December 2016), Visiting Scholar from Shanghai University of Electric Power |
| Dr. Shunfu Lin (June 2016 - June 2017), Visiting Scholar from Shanghai University of Electric Power |
| Dr. Jun Xiao (August 2016 - August 2017), Senior Visiting Scholar from Tianjin University |
| Mr. Haiteng Han (September 2016 - September 2017), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Southeast University |
| Mr. Haibing Wang (August 2017 - August 2018), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Shanghai Jiaotong University |
| Mr. Mingshen Wang (August 2017 - August 2019), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Tianjin University |
| Mr. Jing Tu (October 2018 - October 2019), Visiting Ph.D. Student from North China Electric Power University |
| Ms. Yunwei Shen (October 2017 - March 2019), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Southeast University |
| Ms. Nan Zhao (October 2018 - October 2019), Visiting Ph.D. Student from Southeast University |
Past Undergraduate Students
| Adam Foshie: January 2016 - May 2016 | Kimberly Glasser: March 2016 - August 2016 |
| Chad Blaylock: March 2016 - May 2016 | Andrew Hnilica: Spring-Summer 2015 |
| Mwamba Bowa: Spring 2015 | Taylor Short: Spring 2015 |
| Stephanie Steren-Ruta: Spring 2015 | Drew Masters: Fall 2014 & Spring 2015 |
| Abigail Teron: Summer 2014 | F. Chad Harley: Fall 2013, Spring 2014 and Fall 2014 |
| Cory Raszeja: Summer 2013 | Cheng Zhang: Summer 2013 |
| Jason Chan: Summer 2013 | Daniel Cash: Spring 2013 |
| Joshua Clark: Fall 2012, Fall 2013 | Jacob Shelton: Summer 2012 |
| Viktor Dimitrovski: Summer 2012 | Shawn Cox: Summer 2012 |
| Kenson Therrien: May 2011 - May 2012 | David Freestate: May 2011 - January 2012 |
| Nathan Dykas: 2008-09 |