{"id":8,"date":"2014-02-10T14:55:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T19:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/govchairs.utdev4.wpengine.com\/?p=8"},"modified":"2023-07-10T09:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T13:55:20","slug":"yilu-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/govchairs\/yilu-liu\/","title":{"rendered":"Yilu Liu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Governor&#8217;s Chair for Power Electronics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"leftcolumn\">\n<p>Yilu Liu is an electrical engineer specializing in smart-grid technologies in electrical power production and distribution.<\/p>\n<p>Liu\u2019s work focuses on developing new and better ways to monitor and understand the flow of electrical energy through the nation\u2019s power grid.<\/p>\n<p>Liu is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.). She holds a joint appointment with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and serves as deputy director of CURENT (Center for Ultra-Wide-Area-Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks) Engineering Research Center.<\/p>\n<h4>Bio Pages<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.utk.edu\/Yilu.Liu\">UT Knoxville<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ornl.gov\/staff-profile\/yilu-liu\">ORNL<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Lab Page<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/curent.utk.edu\/\">CURENT<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>In the News<\/h4>\n<p>November 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/yilu-liu-receives-rd-100-award\/\">Yilu Liu Receives R&amp;D 100 Award<\/a><\/p>\n<p>December 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/tntoday.utk.edu\/2016\/12\/13\/governors-chair-liu-named-national-academy-inventors-fellow\/\">Governor\u2019s Chair Liu Named Fellow of National Academy of Inventors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/tntoday.utk.edu\/2016\/02\/08\/liu-elected-member-national-academy-engineering\/\">UT, ORNL\u2019s Liu Elected Member of National Academy of Engineering<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/tntoday.utk.edu\/2016\/02\/03\/research-shot-improving-solar-energy\/\">Research Taking a Shot at Improving Solar Energy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>December 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/tntoday.utk.edu\/2015\/12\/14\/engineers-approach-power-production-security\/\">Engineers Taking Novel Approach to Power Production, Security<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/tntoday.utk.edu\/2015\/08\/21\/college-engineering-groups-finalists-100-list\/\">Two College of Engineering Groups Finalists for R&amp;D 100 List<\/a><\/p>\n<p>September 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UP3tHoXSyCA\">Big Orange. Big Ideas: Tennessee&#8217;s Energy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>August 2011\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tntoday.utk.edu\/2011\/08\/17\/smart-grid-nsfdoe-award\/\">UT Leads Charge to Smart Grid with $18 Million Award <\/a><\/p>\n<p>May 2011 <a href=\"http:\/\/quest.utk.edu\/2011\/building-the-brain-of-a-smart-grid\/\">Building the Brain of a Smart Grid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 2011 <a href=\"http:\/\/tntoday.utk.edu\/2011\/02\/02\/governors-chair-super-bowl-power-surge\/\">Governor\u2019s Chair Discusses Super Bowl Power Surge<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Appointed<\/h4>\n<p>August 2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightcolumn\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-296\" src=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/govchairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/Yilu-Liu.jpg\" alt=\"Yilu Liu sits in an office chair.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/govchairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/Yilu-Liu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/govchairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/Yilu-Liu-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.utk.edu\/govchairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/06\/Yilu-Liu-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"box-light card  tx brd-\">\n<h4>Contact Info<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong><br \/>\nUT <a href=\"mailto:liu@utk.edu\">liu@utk.edu<\/a><br \/>\nORNL <a href=\"mailto:liuy1@ornl.gov\">liuy1@ornl.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone<\/strong><br \/>\nUT 865-974-4129<br \/>\nORNL 865-241-2314<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong><br \/>\nUT<br \/>\nMin H. 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