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216<\/h2>\n

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400+<\/h2>\n

\n Former undergraduate and graduate student researchers now working in industry and academia\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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7,000+ <\/h2>\n

\n Attendees at PowerAmerica tutorials, short courses and webinars\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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20+ <\/h2>\n

\n Patents generated by PowerAmerica and its members\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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80+<\/h2>\n

\n Publications in peer-reviewed journals on PowerAmerica-funded projects\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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18,000+<\/h2>\n

\n Total learners taught, from K-12 students to Ph.D.’s\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our History<\/h2>\n\n\n

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  \n December 2014<\/span>\n

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  U.S. Dept. of Energy establishes the Next Generation Power Electronics National Manufacturing Innovation Institute, now known as PowerAmerica.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n

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  \n January 2015<\/span>\n

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  PowerAmerica Institute officially begins operations on NC State University’s Centennial Campus.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n

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  \n Jan. 21, 2015<\/span>\n

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  U.S. Army Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Nick Justice named executive director of PowerAmerica.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n

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  \n July 2, 2019<\/span>\n

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  Victor Veliadis, Ph.D., who’s worked for PowerAmerica since 2016, becomes executive director and CTO.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n

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  \n April 2020<\/span>\n

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  PowerAmerica publishes the final version (4.2) of Technology Roadmap.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n

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  \n April 2021<\/span>\n

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  PowerAmerica proudly becomes self-sustaining \u2014 supported solely by members, user fees and other revenues.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n

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  \n October 2022<\/span>\n

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  Executive Director and CTO Victor Veliadis speaks at White House panel, for the first leadership summit convening all 16 Manufacturing USA Institutes’ directors.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n

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  \n September 2024<\/span>\n

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  PowerAmerica 2.0 \u2013 $64M award from the Department\u00a0of\u00a0Energy.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

  The First DOE-Funded M-USA Institute<\/h3>\n\n\n

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  \n PowerAmerica is proud to be the first Manufacturing USA Institute founded thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). We’re sincerely grateful for its generous support.\u00a0
  
  DOE’s strategic investment in PowerAmerica has returned significant energy resilience, economic, high-tech job creation and national security benefits.\n <\/p>\n \n \n

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  PowerAmerica Events Throughout the Years<\/h2>\n

  Look back on some highlights from our Short Courses, Summer Workshops and Annual Meetings <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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