Yilu Liu

Yilu Liu is a Chinese-American electrical engineer. She is a leader in the development of the FNET GridEye monitoring system for the North American power grid,[1] and is known for her research on electric power systems and smart grids.[2]

Liu is UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Deputy Director of the Center for Ultra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT) at the University of Tennessee, and also holds an affiliation with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.[3] She is an IEEE Fellow[4] and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.[5]

Education and career

Liu is a 1982 graduate of Xi'an Jiaotong University. She completed her Ph.D. in 1989 at the Ohio State University.[3] She joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 1990, and was promoted to professor there in 2001. In 2009, she moved to the University of Tennessee as UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Professor for Power Electronics.[2]

Recognition

Liu was named an IEEE Fellow in 2003.[4] She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2016, "for innovations in electric power grid monitoring, situational awareness, and dynamic modelling".[5]

In 2020 the IEEE Power & Energy Society gave Liu their Wanda Reder Pioneer in Power Award, "for innovative contributions and leadership in synchrophasor-based wide area monitoring and control systems".[1]

References
  1. "IEEE PES Wanda Reder Pioneer in Power Award", Women in Power, IEEE Power & Energy Society, retrieved 2020-10-22
  2. Power Grid Expert Liu Named Fourth UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair, University of Tennessee, July 6, 2009, retrieved 2020-10-22
  3. "Yilu Liu", CURENT faculty, University of Tennessee, retrieved 2020-10-22
  4. "Yilu Liu", The Bredesden Center, University of Tennessee, retrieved 2020-10-22
  5. "Professor Yilu Liu", Member profiles, National Academy of Engineering, retrieved 2020-10-22
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