Assistant Professor Hongjie Wang received the prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation last week for his work on large-scale electrified transportation.

Four undergraduate students, along with two graduate students and their mentor, will have their research published at the Applied Power Electronics Conference in Orlando this March.

The University of Utah has officially joined the Utah State University-based Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification NSF Research Center (ASPIRE) as an affiliated campus partner.

The National Science Foundation ASPIRE Engineering Research Center headquartered at Utah State University recently received funding to accelerate the creation of electrified corridors that will change the nation’s infrastructure as we know it.

Utah State University and the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center will partner with Swiss-based Stadler to develop and test a battery-powered passenger train known as FLIRT. This train will be the first of its kind in North America.

Top experts from the industry and innovation sectors all over the world will gather Feb. 5-7 for a conference on electric transportation. The theme of this conference will be pilot projects and coordination.