Leo Yazhou Jiang Receives Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor at Clarkson University
Clarkson University has announced that Leo Yazhou Jiang has been granted tenure and promoted to associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering within the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Jiang earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Washington State University in 2016. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a power system engineer at the GE Global Research Center in Niskayuna, New York, where he was honored with GE's Dushman Technology Excellence Award for his contributions to enhancing GE products. Jiang joined Clarkson University in 2020, where he has since focused on teaching and conducting research in power engineering as a core member of the Center for Electric Power System Research.
Jiang’s research is dedicated to facilitating the smooth transition of power grids to a sustainable energy system by integrating renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. His work has been supported by federal and state funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium (NOWRDC), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). He has also collaborated extensively with industry partners such as the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), Avangrid, General Electric (GE), the New York Power Authority (NYPA), and National Grid. Notably, Jiang was recently awarded the 2024 NSF CAREER Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field.
Jiang has authored more than 40 publications in prestigious journals and conferences, including IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, and IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. Over the past four and a half years, he has mentored more than eight graduate students and 40 undergraduate students in his research lab, which hosts the New York Power Grid Testbed to study the energy transition aligned with New York’s climate goals. His students have earned prestigious accolades, including the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Scholarship, for their exceptional research achievements.
