Arun Phadke and Jim Thorp, Virginia Tech (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Jim Thorp, right, and Arun Phadke, left, Virginia Tech Professors of Electrical and Computer Engineering Emeriti, are strongly involved in projects which amount to more than 50 percent of the available US Department of Energy stimulus awards to modernize the electric grid system and to improve the security and reliability of the energy infrastructure. Credit Virginia Tech Photo Usage Restrictions with reports or coverage of research by Drs. Phadke and Thorp License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.