As a Golden Key member, Ahad Esmaeilian, a Ph.D. candidate at ECE, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Research Grant of $2,500. Ahad was chosen by the Golden Key Board of Directors, the Volunteer Leadership, and Headquarters Staff, to receive this scholarship . This award is supporting Ahad’s research titled “Application of Synchrophasor System to Prevent Major Blackouts in Smart Electric Grid”. Dr. Mladen Kezunovic, (Professor, ECE, TAMU) is the major professor of Ahad’s research.