Engineering research matters
Learn about the impact and importance of research at the UW College of Engineering, including work by UW ECE assistant professors Jungwon Choi (left) and Kim Ingraham (right).
Overview
Power and Energy Systems research at UW ECE includes interdisciplinary work at all energy scales, ranging from nanowatts to gigawatts. Our faculty are active in smart grid, integration of renewable energy sources, grid security, energy economics, and solar and electromagnetic energy harvesting. UW ECE faculty are leaders in the Clean Energy Institute and work with local utilities and grid systems operators.
Topics
Power Systems
Faculty: Daniel Kirschen, Baosen Zhang
Power Electronics
Faculty: Alex Mamishev, Jungwon Choi
Renewable Energy
Faculty: Daniel Kirschen, Baosen Zhang, Alex Mamishev, Jungwon Choi
Photovoltaics and Energy Harvesting
Faculty: Scott T. Dunham, Joshua Smith
Latest News
Shanti Garman — graduate student, instructor, and mentor to aspiring engineers
Shanti Garman is a doctoral degree candidate at UW ECE, studying and working in the Sensor Systems Lab. She is also an instructor in the Department’s Professional Master’s Program as well as a mentor to aspiring engineers and first-generation college students.
The Integrator 2024–2025
Read the latest issue of The Integrator, UW ECE’s flagship annual magazine highlighting the Department’s extraordinary faculty and student research, achievements, alumni stories, special events and more from this past year!
UW ECE is Hiring!
UW ECE is inviting applications for tenure-track associate and assistant professor positions.
UW ECE welcomes six new faculty members
Beginning this fall and extending through autumn quarter 2025, UW ECE is welcoming six new faculty members who will bring a wide breadth of knowledge and technical expertise to the Department.
New textbook provides a fresh perspective on modern power systems
This fall, a new textbook by UW ECE Professor Daniel Kirschen will be introduced into the Department's power and energy systems undergraduate curriculum.
Researchers
Research Labs
- Intelligent Systems Lab
- Renewable Energy Analysis (REAL) Lab
- Nanotechnology Modeling Laboratory
- Sensor Systems Lab
- Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory (SEAL)
Latest Projects
Representative Publications
- Decentralized interleaving of parallel-connected buck converters
- A multilevel DC to three-phase AC architecture for photovoltaic power plants
- Using Battery Storage for Peak Shaving and Frequency Regulation: Joint Optimization for Superlinear Gains
- Model-Free Renewable Scenario Generation Using Generative Adversarial Networks
- Real-Time Prediction of the Duration of Distribution System Outages
- Sharing Energy Storage Between Transmission and Distribution