Hernandez-Mejia, who has worked at ECE’s National Electric Energy Testing, Research, & Applications Center (NEETRAC) since 2017, brings extensive experience to the member-driven electric utility research center.

The ECE professor, who specializes in semiconductor memory devices and circuits, was selected for his exceptional record of scholarship and service to the Institute.

The undergraduate research group presented experiments showing how encrypted sounds can help swarms of unmanned autonomous vehicles securely communicate underwater.

Nine early-career professors will pursue cutting-edge climate mitigation research during the upcoming year as part of the initiative.

Specializing in power electronics and energy conversion systems, Professor Maryam Saeedifard has been named Ken Byers Professor in ECE.