EPIC students win at Duke University Energy Conference

Congratulations to EPIC students Bhaskar Mitra and Pankaj Bhowmik (pictured right to left), who won first and second place, respectively at the Duke University Energy Week Energy Research Poster Presentation! The competition was held November 8, 2017, at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and featured the top 20 faculty, students, and professionals who applied to present.

Participants from UNC Charlotte were:
Bhaskar Mitra – 1st place winner of $2000
Topic: Protection coordination for Assembly HVDC Breakers for bipolar multi
terminal HVDC grids using Wavelet Transform
Pankaj Bhowmik – 2nd place winner of $1000
Topic: Center-Point-Clamped Power Electronic Transformer
Mehrdad Biglarbegian
Alireza Javanshir
Amirahmad Zare
Ashutosh Phatak