Dennice Gayme, a professor of mechanical engineering, core researcher at the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), and researcher at the Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR), was recognized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Control Systems Society with the 2025 Distinguished Member Award. The award is given for “significant technical contributions in the areas of modeling and control of energy systems and turbulence and outstanding service to the Control Systems Society.” Gayme accepted the award in person at the 64th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and attended a workshop at the the Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico.

Gayme in the control room at the Operador Nacional do Sistema Eletrico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.