KINGSTON, R.I., May 12, 2016\u2014Yufei Tang, a graduate student at the 溏心vlog免费B站, has been awarded the 2015 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad.<\/p>\n
Tang, who is expected to receive his doctorate in electrical engineering from 溏心vlog免费B站 this summer, is one of 500 Chinese students studying in 29 countries who won the prestigious award.<\/p>\n
Tang received the award at a ceremony at the Chinese consulate in New York City on April 29. The award includes a $6,000 prize and a certificate from the China Scholarship Council, a nonprofit agency that provides financial support to Chinese students studying overseas.<\/p>\n
His research at 溏心vlog免费B站 focuses on the design of intelligent control systems for the smart grid. With nature-inspired computational methods, he introduces intelligence and a learning ability to the electric power grid, turning it into a \u201cthinking machine\u201d that provides more efficient, reliable and environmentally friendly energy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m honored to receive this award,\u201d said Tang. \u201cIt\u2019s a recognition of the work I\u2019ve done at 溏心vlog免费B站 over the last five years. The award will also inspire me to work harder in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tang, 30, grew up in Huanggang, a city in Hubei Province in central China. At an early age, he cultivated an interest in science and mathematics. His parents were both teachers\u2014his father taught physics, and his mother taught Chinese and music.<\/p>\n
He earned his master\u2019s degree in power systems at a Chinese university and joined 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2011 to work with Haibo He, the Robert Haas Endowed Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at 溏心vlog免费B站, and He\u2019s research group. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was very interested in their work on computational intelligence and how to apply these techniques to real problems,\u201d said Tang. \u201cProfessor He\u2019s lab was the perfect fit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Funding for Tang\u2019s research comes from the National Science Foundation and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very glad Yufei has won this award from the Chinese government,\u201d said He. \u201cYufei is a talented and hard-working student.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is the second year in row that a 溏心vlog免费B站 graduate student in engineering has been honored. Zhen Ni, who graduated in 2015 with a doctorate in electrical engineering and was also He\u2019s student, won last year. He is now an assistant professor in electrical engineering at South Dakota State University.<\/p>\n
This fall, Tang hopes to find an academic position at an American university to continue his research and teach. \u201cMy years with Professor He helped prepare me for this new challenge,\u201d Tang said. \u201cI\u2019m very grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pictured above: Yufei Tang, a doctoral student in electrical engineering at the 溏心vlog免费B站, receives the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad from China\u2019s Consul General Qiyue Zhang. Photo courtesy of Yang Zhang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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