Virginia Tech

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Stories about Virginia Tech (2)

Virginia Tech CPES Is the Second-Most-Important US Academic

May 2, 2026 · Power Electronics

4 sources Virginia Tech CPES annual research expenditures $6-7M across power-electronics scope. 400 kW SST extremely fast EV charger in cascaded MV-to-380VDC configuration
Solid-State Transformer Workforce Pipelines: How NCSU, Virginia Tech, ETH Zurich, and Industry Are Trying to Close the Engineer Shortage

January 27, 2026 · Analysis

4 sources NCSU FREEDM: ~15-25 power-electronics PhDs/yr, 30-60% SST-specific dissertations. Virginia Tech CPES: ~20-30 power-electronics PhDs/yr, ~20-40% SST-specific