Hui Kwon Yang LAW ’23 is a 2021 Law & Public Policy Scholar and an evening division student at Temple University Beasley School of Law. At Temple, he is an active member of the Asian-Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA), serving as Co-President. Hui Kwon has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University, with a concentration in Electric Energy Systems.
By day, Hui Kwon continues to work full-time as an electrical engineer for Atlantic City Electric, an Exelon Company. He performs circuit analyses to ensure the successful integration of photovoltaics, battery energy storage, electric vehicle charging stations, and other emergent technologies. He also plans and proposes infrastructure projects needed to ensure the continued delivery of safe, reliable, and cost-effective electricity for his service territory.
Outside of his profession as an electrical engineer, Hui Kwon has spent several years abroad, teaching English as a second language and leading high school students to Mae Sot in Thailand, as well as refugee camps along the Thailand – Burma (Myanmar) border to interview the Karen people, who became stateless after fleeing Burmese government persecution.
As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Hui Kwon is working as a legal intern at the Nationalities Service Center (NSC), Philadelphia’s leading immigrant and refugee service organization, helping to provide legal services as part of the Anti-Human Trafficking initiative.
Hui Kwon’s policy interests also include patent law and federal and state regulation of energy storage technologies He plans to explore the role they both play in the successful adoption of renewable energy systems.