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Anjan Bose to deliver WSU distinguished faculty address at Washington State
Drawing on a four-decade career, Bose will share lessons from his work in research, engineering, and policy.
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Malvika Choudhary - Mon, 23, Mar 2026
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Anjan Bose / Washington State University
Indian American professor Anjan Bose will deliver the 2026 Distinguished Faculty Address at Washington State University, sharing lessons from a career spanning more than four decades in research, engineering, and higher education.
Titled “One Life of Research: Adventures in the Power Grid,” Bose, in a statement shared by the university, said his lecture will focus on insights from his career, including the intrinsic value of research beyond formal recognition.
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“The first takeaway I plan on sharing is that research is a lot of fun, and that it has its rewards beyond any sort of recognition or award,” Bose said.
He will also discuss the role of timing and opportunity in shaping research careers, along with distinctions between scientific and engineering research. While scientific research emphasizes the creation of new knowledge, Bose said engineering research focuses on developing technologies – an area that has defined much of his work in power systems.
Addressing a broader audience than his usual technical peers, Bose said he intends to present a general overview of his career and key lessons rather than a specialized talk on power grid research.
The Distinguished Faculty Address was awarded to Bose in recognition of his contributions to engineering and academia.
“While I was honored to chair this committee that had multiple candidates with excellent credentials, it was our honor and privilege to select Prof Anjan Bose for this Distinguished Faculty Address award, given his lifetime research contribution and recognition at the national and international platforms,” said Susmita Bose, Westinghouse Distinguished chair professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
Bose joined Washington State University in 1993 as director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and later served as dean of the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture from 1998 to 2005.
He stepped down from the administrative role to focus on teaching and research and was named Regents Professor in 2006.
Over his career, Bose has held advisory roles with federal agencies, including as senior advisor to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy. At the Department of Energy, he chaired the Grid Tech Team and was appointed to the Electricity Advisory Committee during the Obama administration.
Bose is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is also a founding member and former president of the Washington State Academy of Sciences and a foreign fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering.
Before joining WSU, Bose served on the faculty at Arizona State University, where he established the Electric Power Research Laboratory. He also held leadership roles in industry, including at Control Data Corporation’s Energy Management Systems Division, contributing to advances in power system control technologies that remain in use.
Bose has received multiple honors, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award, the Third Millennium Medal, and the Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award. He has also been recognized as a distinguished alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and Iowa State University.
The address will be delivered at 3 p.m. on March 24 at the Terrell Library Atrium on the Pullman campus as part of the university’s weeklong showcase event. Bose will also be honored at the Celebrating Excellence Banquet on March 27 at Beasley Coliseum.
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