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Faculty Researcher

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Fang, Huazhen
​Associate Professor

Postdoc, Grad, Undergrad & Visiting Researchers

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Askari, Iman
Ph.D. Student Researcher
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Barat, Farzaneh
Ph.D. Student Researcher
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Farakhor, Amir
Ph.D. Student Researcher
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Jansen, Luke
​​​​Undergrad Student Researcher
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​Kang, Sangwon
M.Sc. Student Researcher
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Phillips, Nathan
​High School Student Researcher
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Shen, Jiajun
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Tu, Hao
​Ph.D. Student Researcher
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Vaziri, Ali
​Ph.D. Student Researcher
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Wohleb, Austin
​​Undergrad Student Researcher


Alumni

  • Balderston, Dayton, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2016-2017
  • Depew, Davy, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2017
  • Geng, Hang, Postdoctoral Researcher, KU, 2018-2019
  • Gong, Xianwu, Visiting Researcher, KU, 2017-2018
  • Lanigan, Erin, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2016
  • Le, Michael, Undergrad Student Researcher, KU, 2021
  • Lieb, Mason, ​M.Sc. Student Researcher, KU, 2020-2022
  • Maleeq, Ario, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2017
  • Mittman, Deven,​​ Undergraduate Research Assistant, KU, 2017-2018
  • Nikhil, Biju, M.Sc. Student Researcher, KU, 2020-2023
  • Pant, Manjit, Undergraduate Research Assistant, KU, 2019
  • Peng, Yunjian, Visiting Researcher, KU, 2017-2018
  • Proctor, Mason, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2016-2017, M.Sc. Student Researcher, KU, 2017-2021
  • Riachi, Andrew, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2021
  • Ryan, Strong, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2019-2021
  • Rocha Arandia, Jose Ramon, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2016-2017
  • Sheppard, Ian Thomas, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2016
  • Srimongkolkul, Michael, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2020-2021
  • Tang, Chunqiu, Visiting Researcher, KU, 2016-2017
  • Tian, Ning, Ph.D. Student Researcher, KU, 2015-2020
  • Wang, Yasen, ​Visiting Ph.D. Student Researcher, KU, 2019-2020
  • Woodruff, Thomas, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2017, M.Sc. Student Researcher, KU, 2019-2023
  • Yan, Chuan, Ph.D. Student Researcher, KU, 2016-2022
  • Yong, Jen Sheng, Undergrad Research Assistant, KU, 2016
  • Zhang, Jianxiang, Visiting Ph.D. Student Researcher, KU, 2017-2018

Honors & Awards

Fang, Huazhen
  • University Scholarly Achievement Award, University of Kansas, 2024
  • Prize Paper Award, Second Place, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2024
  • Miller Scholar Award, University of Kansas, 2023
  • Plenary Speaker, IEEE  Electrical Power and Energy Conference, 2022
  • Miller Professional Development Award, University of Kansas, 2022
  • Visiting Faculty Research Program Fellowship, Air Force Research Laboratory, 2020
  • Miller Scholar Award, University of Kansas, 2019
  • Army Research Laboratory Faculty Fellowship, 2019
  • ​NSF Faculty Early Career Award, 2019
  • Reviewers of the Year (2017), ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control, 2018
  • Miller Scholar Award, University of Kansas, 2018
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, Automatica, 2018
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 2017
  • Wesley G. Cramer Mechanical Engineering Faculty Award, University of Kansas, 2016
  • ​Big XII Faculty Fellowship, University of Kansas, 2015
Askari, Iman
  • Second Place, Graduate Student Presentation Competition, KU School of Engineering Research Showcase, 2023
  • Chancellor's Doctoral Fellowship, 2018-2022
Barat, Farzaneh
  • ​Third Place, Graduate Student Poster Presentation Competition, KU School of Engineering Research Showcase, 2025
Farakhor, Amir
  • Prize Paper Award, Second Place, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 2024
  • ​First Place, Graduate Student Poster Competition, KU School of Engineering Research Showcase, 2024
  • Tradition of Excellence Award, University of Kansas, 2023
  • First Place, Graduate Student Presentation Competition, KU School of Engineering Research Showcase, 2023
  • KU Student Representative, Capitol Graduate Research Summit of Kansas, 2023
  • First Place, Student Research Symposium of the ​Institute for Information Sciences, 2023
  • First Place, Graduate Student Poster Competition, KU School of Engineering Research Showcase, 2022
  • Third Place, Graduate Student Presentation Competition, KU School of Engineering Research Showcase, 2022
Nikhil Biju
  •  Outstanding Master’s Researcher in Mechanical Engineering, KU School of Engineering, 2023
Proctor, Mason
  • ISSL Seminar Best Presentation Award, October, 2018
Tian, Ning
  • Finalist, Argersinger Dissertation Award, University of Kansas, 2021
  • Tradition of Excellence Award, University of Kansas, 2019
  • ISSL Seminar Best Presentation Award, October, 2018
Tu, Hao
  • KU Student Representative, Capitol Graduate Research Summit of Kansas, 2025
  • ​Second Place, Graduate Student Presentation Competition, KU School of Engineering Research Showcase, 2024
  • Best Presentation in Session, 4th International Conference on Smart Power & Internet Energy Systems, 2022
  • ​Second Place, Graduate Student Presentation Competition, KU School of Engineering Research Showcase, 2021
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