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lectures and white papers. He is the current chair of the Electric
Power Research Institute's (EPRI) Overhead Transmission Design
Task Force. He is the secretary of ASCE's Design of Overhead Line
and Substation Foundations Subcommittee, and an executive
committee member and past chairman of the Centre for Energy
Advancement through Technological Innovation-TODEM Interest
Group.
Through his participation in such organizations, Yenumula
assists in the writing of foundation standards for the utility industry,
a much-needed undertaking. In addition, he is Duke Energy's
industry advisor to a wide range of standard-setting entities.
Jean-Pierre Marais, principle technical leader at EPRI, notes of
Yenumula's role chairing their international committee of subject
matter experts representing utilities, "He has been instrumental in
providing active guidance and assistance in identifying key
research initiatives. What I appreciate about Prasad is his passion
and dedication to the science of transmission line design, and his
honest and humble approach."
While doing all of this, Yenumula also managed to co-author a
much referenced text book, Design of Electrical Transmission LinesStructures and Foundations (CRC Press, 2017). His work has also
been acknowledged and honored by multiple organizations,
garnering him 20 awards for research and teaching.
Jilliene McKinstry, assistant director of the T&D Engineering
program at Gonzaga, puts it this way, "As a founding faculty member
of the program, Dr. Yenumula has been an integral part of Gonzaga
University's Transmission and Distribution graduate program for
more than 10 years. His gift for teaching has informed how we create
a dynamic learning environment. His courses in the area of
transmission line structures and foundations are always the highest
rated by our students, reflecting his ability to engage students and
his passion for teaching the next generation of power engineers."

Meeting a Critical Need
Yenumula has found that participation in DFI provides an excellent
opportunity to utilize the collective expertise of its members in
developing standards for foundations in the utility industry, a
major thrust of his work. He notes that serving on DFI's Electric
Power Systems Foundations Committee, helping develop white
papers, making keynote presentations at conferences and being a
part of an industry-wide effort has been particularly rewarding. He
feels that "the need for a new foundation design standard is
paramount, as current practices lead to expensive and/or
inconsistent design."

A Final Thought
When he is not engaged in his many work and volunteer activities,
he enjoys gardening, following international news and traveling
with his family, both in the U.S. and abroad.
When it comes to guidance he offers to his students and to his
colleagues, he smiles and says, "Never stop learning. If you stop
learning you stop growing, if you stop growing you can't move on to
bigger and better things."
We need not worry about him following his own advice. Dr.
Yenumula's life is a testament to this guiding principle.
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