FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
Yue Zhao, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the U of A, won the Isao Takahashi Power Electronics Award at the 2026 International Power Electronics Conference in Nagasaki, Japan.
This award is given to individuals who have made outstanding achievements in power electronics. It is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Isao Takahashi of Nagaoka University of Technology in Niigata, Japan.
Zhao received the award for his work in the design and optimization of high-power silicon carbide converters for transportation electrification and grid modernization. At its simplest, his work makes the devices th...