The Workforce Development team recently visited Lisa Academy, a STEM course on the U of A campus, and NWACC’s Workforce Strategies for a Thriving Region: Manufacturing event. The team presented the UA Power Group Workforce Development’s new industry-aligned virtual courses that will be released soon. These three courses cover semiconductors, assembly and packaging, and test and measurement. They are designed to prepare Arkansas students and educators for careers in the electronics field. For more information contact Shawn Bell at seb010@uark.edu.
Dr. Alan Mantooth at APEC 2026
At the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), Alan facilitated a debate session on AI for power electronics. 204 students and industry experts met together to discuss the opportunities and threats regarding AI use in the discipline.
