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Jan 15, 2025

PEN Feature: PowerAmerica Takes Stock of WBG Technologies in a Dedicated Course

A recent Technical Article from Power Electronics News highlights some of the hottest topics covered during our 2024 Short Course.

Dec 11, 2024

PowerAmerica Executive Director & CTO Victor Veliadis Named NAI Fellow

Veliadis has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.

May 22, 2024

PowerAmerica Participates in Manufacturing USA Annual Meeting in Washington DC

PowerAmerica participated in the Manufacturing USA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., from April 30 through May 1. This annual event gathers all 17 Manufacturing USA Institutes to foster collaboration, share best practices and…

May 21, 2024

PowerAmerica Celebrates Three Years of Independent Operation

PowerAmerica proudly celebrates three years (April 2021 through April 2024) of independent, self-sustained operation. During this time, we have not received Department of Energy funding and have been supported exclusively by our…

Feb 1, 2024

Power Electronics News and PowerAmerica Agree to Strategic Partnership

PowerAmerica and Power Electronics News, a leading media platform dedicated to providing the latest insights and advancements in power electronics, have agreed to enter into a strategic media partnership, Power Electronics…

Nov 4, 2022

Veliadis Visits White House for First Leadership Summit with Manufacturing USA Innovation Institute Network Directors

PowerAmerica Executive Director Victor Veliadis spoke on a panel at the White House, on Oct. 24, as one of 16 directors of the nation’s Manufacturing USA Innovation Institutes. It was the…

Mar 16, 2022

PowerAmerica Receives $5M NIST Cooperative Agreement to Help Native American Communities Better Prepare for Future Pandemics

PowerAmerica has been awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help Native American communities better prepare for future disasters and emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 29, 2020

Naval Research Labs Helping PowerAmerica Members Identify Materials Defects; Improve Wafer Yield and Device Reliability

Naval Research Labs (NRL) has been using its advanced non-destructive ultraviolet photoluminescence (UVPL) wafer mapping capability to provide Basal Plane Dislocation (BPD) and other material defect mapping to PowerAmerica member companies…

Aug 21, 2019

PowerAmerica Awards $24 Million to Projects to Advance Wide Bandgap Technology in U.S.

RALEIGH – The PowerAmerica Institute at N.C. State University, a member of Manufacturing USA, recently awarded $24 million in funding to 24 new member projects that will enhance wide bandgap technologies in the United States.…