WTTW featured Distinguished Bodine Professor and Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation Endowed Chair Mohammad Shahidehpour in a segment on the Bronzeville Community Microgrid, which Illinois Institute of Technology is a partner of. In 2025 the group plans to connect Illinois Tech’s pioneering campus microgrid to the new microgrid, achieving the world’s first microgrid cluster.
Learn More“We have converted the [Illinois Tech] campus to a living laboratory in the sense that right now we practice what we preach. We go to teach our classes, and we tell students about these ideas. Now, we can demonstrate at all levels how this technology works.”
When Shahidehpour started working on an Illinois Tech microgrid, it was one of the first in the nation. Now more than 15 years later it is capable of powering the university in case of an emergency and has provided millions in energy savings. As a cornerstone of research and development at the university, Shahidehpour continues its development with the ongoing construction of four new loops.
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Shahidehpour has been recognized by Clarivate Web of Science as a Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering every year since 2020, indicating his citations rank in the top 1 percent among scientists and engineers, demonstrating significant peer influence.
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