LARAMIE, Wyo., Nov. 3 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
University of Wyoming Ph.D. student Jehad Hedel received the Best Paper Award at the
10th International Conference on Power Energy Systems and Applications (ICoPESA 2026)held in Munich, Germany, in July.
Hedel's peer-reviewed paper, "Physics-Based Modeling of Transmission Conductor Dynamics
and Vegetation Clearance Under Wind Loading," looks at how wind moves overhead power
lines and brings them closer to nearby trees.
This research is critical since electricity can jump from power lines to nearby vegetation
when lines get too close, potentially causing outages or fires. To address this issue,
Hedel's research team developed a computer model to estima...