College of Engineering

Satish Mahajan, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Center for Energy Systems Research (CESR), has been awarded Tennessee Tech University’s highest faculty honor, the 2021 Caplenor Faculty Research Award.

Mahajan’s current research is focused on electrical power systems, renewable energy, photovoltaics/nanoparticle doped devices, and sensors. During his 33-year career at Tech, Mahajan has garnered more than $6M in external research funding from the National Science Foundation, NASA, the defense department, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and EPRI, among other government and industry agencies. In the classroom, Mahajan has advised 29 master’s students and 12 Ph.D. students over his career.

Read the university news release here: https://www.tntech.edu/news/releases/20-21/mahajan-earns-caplenor-award.php