News

2026

• [Grant] 06/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai was awarded a research grant from Eaton Corporation.  

• [Award] 06/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai has been selected as one of 74 participants in the 2026 U.S. National Academy of Engineering Grainger Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. According to the NAE, the symposium features the nation’s “highly accomplished early-career engineers from industry, universities, and government labs.”   Press release. 

• [Award] 05/2026 - Congratulations to Lakshman for winning the Rajendra Prasad and Yasoda Mani Grandhi Endowed Fellowship!

• [Publication] 04/2026 - Congratulations to Lakshman on his first accepted paper as a graduate student at USU.

• [Award] 03/2026 - Congratulations to Lakshman for winning the National Science Foundation 2026 PECI Student Travel Grants!

• [Appointment] 02/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai has been appointed to serve on two international EMI standards committees: CISPR/B and ANSI C63. 

• [Grant] 02/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai received Utah State University Office of Research's Industry Engagement Seed Grant for his proposal on "AI Data Center Grid-Interactive Power Converter for Ultra-Reliable, High-Quality Energy Delivery ".

• [Service] 02/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai serves as a Special Session Chair and organizing committee member for the 2027 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC).

2025

• [Award] 11/2026 - Congratulations to Lakshman for winning 2nd place in the 2025 National Science Foundation ASPIRE inaugural Innovation Challenge!

• [Service] 10/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai is appointed as an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (TTE).

• [Service] 10/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai serves as a Young Professional & Student Activity Chair and organizing committee member for the 2026 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE).

• [Service] 08/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai serves as a Keynote Chair and organizing committee member for the 2026 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC).

• [Grant] 08/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai receives an NSF-ASPIRE grant and serves as the project's PI to study high-power wireless power transfer systems' electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic field safety (EMF), in collaboration with Dr. Wang and Dr. Zane.

• [Member] 08/2026 - Lakshman joined the team. Welcome!

• [Member] 08/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai joined Utah State University's ECE department and the ASPIRE center.

• [Service] 04/2026 - Dr. Hang Dai is appointed as an associate editor for the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (JESTPE).

2024

• [Service] Dr. Hang Dai served as an Assistant Program Chair and organizing committee member for the 2025 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference & Expo (ITEC).

• [Service] Dr. Hang Dai served as an Exposition Chair and organizing committee member for the 2024 IEEE Workshop on Power Electronics for Aerospace Applications (PEASA) - Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).

• [Member] Dr. Hang Dai joined GE Aerospace Research as a Lead Engineer - Power Electronics. 

2023

• [Grant] Dr. Hang Dai served as the Principal Investigator for GE’s Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) project, sponsored by the NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program.

• [Service] Dr. Hang Dai was appointed as a guest associate editor for the IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics (OJPE).