Yiwen Gu

Yiwen Gu is a PhD student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He conducts research with Prof. Bernie Lesieutre on resistivity and stability control of power systems. Yiwen earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech. During his undergraduate, he participated in the Virginia Tech Wind Turbine Team as a power system researcher. He also designed the energy management system of the CubeSat, which was deployed from the International Space Station in Q4 of 2022. Yiwen enjoys biking, painting, and cooking with friends in his free time. Yiwen was a recipient of the EAP Student Scholarship in 2024.