{"id":327,"date":"2024-07-23T11:23:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/directory\/?page_id=327"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T01:17:13","slug":"power-grid-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/directory\/ecee\/power-grid-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Grid Engineering and Power Electronics Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uds-hero-md alignfull has-btn-row \" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-8);\"><div class=\"hero-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2024\/07\/solarhotcarriers-1-pf-med-hero.jpg\" class=\"hero\" alt=\"Solar panels in the sunlight\" 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has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d36782ede48d7948bf52569f0ebdabf\"><strong><strong><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Power grid engineering and power electronics<\/span><\/strong><\/strong> faculty<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"sidebar-toggler\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#sidebar-ecee-sidebar\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"sidebar-ecee-sidebar\">\n\t<p>Select a page<\/p>\n\t<span class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<nav id=\"sidebar-ecee-sidebar\" class=\"sidebar collapse\" aria-label=\"Secondary\"><div class=\"nav-link-container\"><a class=\"nav-link  menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\" href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/directory\/ecee\/\">ECEE Directory 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href=\"https:\/\/ecee.engineering.asu.edu\">ECEE Website<\/a><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power grid engineering and power electronics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Power grid engineers design power generation facilities and equipment and distribution technology essential to modern life. They also keep our power grid system maintained and running smoothly. Power electronics are incorporated into devices that use or transmit electricity and regulate its flow to ensure devices receive the right amount and type of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electrical engineering faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University are conducting research in a variety of facets of power grid engineering and power electronics, including determining best practices to incorporate distributed renewable generation resources such as solar panels and wind turbines into the grid, developing new damage-free methods for power electronics manufacturing, exploring new materials for power electronics and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-two\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-6);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-6);\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/283502?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Raja Ayyanar\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/283502\">Raja Ayyanar<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Ayyanar&#8217;s research interests include power conversion and control for renewable energy interface, especially PV and wind, electric vehicles, motor drives, wide bandgap devices <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/2451946?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Houqiang Fu\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/2451946\">Houqiang Fu<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Fu\u2019s research focuses on third-generation wide\/ultrawide bandgap semiconductor materials and devices for applications in electronics and photonics.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/696026?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Kory Hedman\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/696026\">Kory Hedman<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:khedman@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: khedman@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"khedman\" data-ga=\"khedman@asu.edu\">khedman@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>PO Box 875706 School of ECEE, GWC 206 ENGRC 579<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Hedman is a professor in the School of ECEE and is the director of PSERC. In 2017, Hedman received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), awarded by President Barack H. Obama.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/1902433?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Mojdeh Hedman\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/1902433\">Mojdeh Hedman<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Khorsand&#8217;s research expertise includes power systems operations and planning, power systems restoration and cascading events, cybersecurity for electric power systems, renewable energy, and electric energy markets.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/3702700?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Yoon Hwa\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/3702700\">Yoon Hwa<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:Yoon.Hwa@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: Yoon.Hwa@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"yhwa1\" data-ga=\"Yoon.Hwa@asu.edu\">Yoon.Hwa@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:602-543-3490\" aria-label=\"User phone number: 602-543-3490\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"yhwa1\" data-ga=\"602-543-3490\">602-543-3490<\/a><\/li><li>ENGRC Room 529 551 E. Tyler Mall<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Yoon Hwa is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering (ECEE) at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the graduate faculty in the materials science and engineering program and chemical engineering program within the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy (SEMTE) at ASU.Hwa&#8217;s&nbsp;research group aims to develop a new research paradigm for energy technologies, which seeks to identify the most effective solutions to overcome the current major challenges.&nbsp;Two focused research areas are: (1) developing new energy material synthesis methodologies, (2) micro- to nano-scale device architecture design and manufacturing.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/yoon-hwa-74170b80\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media account: Linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"yhwa1\" data-ga=\"linkedin-icon\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hwaresearchgroup.com\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user personal website\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"yhwa1\" data-ga=\"web-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/472735?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Jennifer Kitchen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/472735\">Jennifer Kitchen<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Kitchen\u2019s research focuses on improvements in efficiency and power management for high-frequency circuits and systems.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/1981721?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Oliver Kosut\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/1981721\">Oliver Kosut<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Oliver Kosut is an associate professor in ECEE. His research focuses on information theory, particularly with applications to security, privacy, and machine learning, and smart grid cyber-security.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/57492?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Michael Kozicki\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/57492\">Michael Kozicki<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Kozicki develops new materials, processes, and devices in applications ranging from information storage to supply chain security.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/4860217?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Kexin Li\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4860217\">Kexin Li<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:kli@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: kli@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"kexinli7\" data-ga=\"kli@asu.edu\">kli@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>ISTB4 563 Arizona State University<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Kexin (Kathy) Li is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical Computer and Energy Engineering. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2022 and joined ASU after working as a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University. Kexin&#8217;s research focuses on understanding and modeling the physical behavior of emerging nanoscale electronic materials and devices, to enable new system-level functionalities for high-power and high-frequency applications. Her current work involves building a framework for technology-circuit and device-circuit co-design, which requires expertise in nanoelectronics, semiconductor device physics, and circuit design. Kexin has collaborated extensively with&#8230;<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kexinlee\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media account: Linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"kexinli7\" data-ga=\"linkedin-icon\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kexin-kathy-li.github.io\/kexinli\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user personal website\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"kexinli7\" data-ga=\"web-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/3714024?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Duong Nguyen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/3714024\">Duong Nguyen<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Duong Nguyen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University. He received his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2020, under the supervision of Professor Vijay Bhargava. His research lies at the intersection of operations research, artificial intelligence, economics, and engineering, with a focus on developing new mathematical models and techniques for decision-making and economic analysis of large-scale networked systems such as cloud\/edge computing, smart grids, and crowdsourcing. His goals are (1) to design optimal operation and planning algorithms for complex systems under uncertainty,&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/3023947?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Anamitra Pal\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/3023947\">Anamitra Pal<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Anamitra Pal leads the Phasor Assisted Learning (PAL) Lab at ASU and does research in the areas of power systems data analytics, renewable integration, and critical infrastructure resilience.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/5156523?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Chanyeop Park\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/5156523\">Chanyeop Park<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:chanyeop@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: chanyeop@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"cpark107\" data-ga=\"chanyeop@asu.edu\">chanyeop@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Park&#8217;s work focuses on addressing the challenges that arise with the advancement of power semiconductors. <\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chanyeop-park\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media account: Linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"cpark107\" data-ga=\"linkedin-icon\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-linkedin\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/chanyeop\" aria-label=\"Go to user personal website\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"cpark107\" data-ga=\"web-icon\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-globe\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/4388872?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Amarsagar Reddy Ramapuram Matavalam\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4388872\">Amarsagar Reddy Ramapuram Matavalam<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Ramapuram Matavalam&#8217;s research addresses the challenges in achieving a 100% green power grid by leveraging machine learning and dynamical system theory. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/4008590?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Mike Ranjram\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/4008590\">Mike Ranjram<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Assistant Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Dr. Ranjram received the&nbsp;Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA in 2021. In 2022, he joined the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University as an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering. His present research interests include system- and component-level techniques for miniaturizing power electronic converters, and the application of these techniques to enable the next generation of sustainable systems and devices. He has also previously worked on modular power electronic converters for high-voltage dc transmission and battery energy storage systems for dc microgrids.Dr. Ranjram is a recipient of&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/1981673?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Lalitha Sankar\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/1981673\">Lalitha Sankar<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Dr. Lalitha Sankar is a Professor in the School of ECEE. Her research interests are at the intersection of information and data sciences with focus on fairness, privacy, and robustness. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/1818236?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Meng Tao\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/1818236\">Meng Tao<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:Meng.Tao@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: Meng.Tao@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"mtao2\" data-ga=\"Meng.Tao@asu.edu\">Meng.Tao@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:480-965-9845\" aria-label=\"User phone number: 480-965-9845\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"mtao2\" data-ga=\"480-965-9845\">480-965-9845<\/a><\/li><li>ENGRC 157<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Tao&#8217;s research interests range from semiconductor surfaces, interfaces and thin films; terawatt-scale solar photovoltaics to two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenides and chemical vapor deposition.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img src=\"https:\/\/webapp4.asu.edu\/photo-ws\/directory_photo\/755056?blankImage2=1\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"Portrait of Vijay Vittal\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/755056\">Vijay Vittal<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Regents Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering<\/span><\/h4><\/div><div><p class=\"person-description\">Vittal is a Regents Professor and an ASU Foundation Professor in Electric Power Systems. 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