YuMing Zhang, James R. Boyd Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to further his ongoing research into realizing fully robotic automation of complex welding tasks. Zhang directs the UK Welding Research Lab.
The three-year grant is in the amount of USD 665,540. Peng Wang, assistant professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will serve as co-PI.