FAYETTEVILLE -- A $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help pay for administrative costs at a University of Arkansas at Fayetteville center focused on power systems research.
The competitive federal grant to UA's Center of Excellence in Grid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems will support the salary of T.A. Walton, managing director for the center.
UA is the lead site for the two-university center, sometimes referred to as GRAPES, which also has a site at the University of South Carolina. The center's executive director is Alan Mantooth, a UA electrical engineering professor.
Walton, who is based at UA, earns $140,810 yearly, UA spokesman Steve Voorhies said. His job involves working with research faculty to recruit industry, and he also works on strategic planning and intellectual property issues.
Metro on 08/02/2015