The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Power and Energy Society, Chicago chapter, named Mehdi Ganji, Willdan Vice President, its 2015 Outstanding Young Professional Engineer Award, for his outstanding technical, professional and leadership contribution to IEEE and the power and energy profession as an outstanding role model, engineer, and influential leader. Dr. Ganji is an adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology and heads up Willdan's work in the area of advanced grid technology.