Two students researching in the lab at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Research

We capitalize on the study and application of signals, controls, power systems, electronics and robotics to make innovative and creative advances to solving pressing societal problems in human health, environment and industry.

Major Research Areas

Dr. Richard Liang and a graduate student working in the lab

Graduate

Advanced degrees from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering prepare students for high-level jobs in industry, research and higher education (faculty).

Graduate Admissions

Students studying at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Undergraduate

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers Bachelor of Science (B.S.) undergraduate degrees and a choice of two majors within the program.

Undergraduate Admissions

Re-Engineering the Power Grid

Much of the electric grid in the United States was built and expanded in the 1960s and 1970s. Along with fires from downed power lines, aging infrastructure poses other problems, such as power outages or vulnerability to cyberattacks. Diversifying the power grid with renewable energy sources like wind turbines, photovoltaic cells, and fuel cells is one way to regulate increases and decreases in voltage.

“It is time to remake our grids and ‘tame the beast’ with power electronics, a new power technology which started flourishing in the 1980s when I started my research career,” Peng said. 

Dr. Fang Peng
Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy Center early in the evening...illuminated from inside
Aero-propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy Center (AME)
Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) facilities
Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS)
Center for Intelligent, Systems, Control, and Robotics (CISCOR)
Giant windmill farm
Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDMSC)
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)
Research at the Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS)

The Center for Advanced Power Systems (CAPS) is a multidisciplinary research center organized to perform basic and applied research to advance the field of power systems technology with emphasis on application to electric utility, defense, and transportation.

high voltage lab demonstration at CAPS

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