FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 2 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
The U of A is a world leader in power electronics. Our researchers develop systems for hybrid airplanes, embed electronics in drills that go deep into theEarthand improve the grid that delivers power to our homes.
Alan Mantooth, Distinguished Professor of electricalengineering and computer scienceand this month's guest on the Short Talks from the Hill podcast, is at the center of this work. Mantooth is the executive director of the Arkansas Research Institute for Electronics Systems, or ARIES, a new institute that brings together the university's work on power electronics.
"We're an amplifier, and we can most effectively do that as an institute," ...