The Advisory Board of the Center was held its 18th meeting remotely on April 5, 2021. The agenda of the meeting included voting on the new Vice Chair of the Board, presenting updates from the Center and future plans, getting feedback from the Board on the activities of the Center, and brainstorming on potential industrial interests for future research efforts. The Board members unanimously voted in Mr. Cameron Smallwood, CEO & General Manager, United Cooperative Services, as the next Vice Chair of the Board.
Participants were the following:
Board Members:
- Mr. William Abler (Vice President of Commercial Development & Innovation, Entergy Corporation);
- Mr. Jorge A. Bermúdez, Chair of Advisory Board (President and CEO, the Byebrook Group);
- Ms. Jennifer Curran (Vice President, System Planning, MISO)
- Dr. Danielle Merfeld (Vice President and CEO, GE Renewable Energy)
- Mr. Gary Rackliffe (Vice President, Market Development & Innovation, Hitachi ABB Power Grids – North America);
- Mr. Cameron Smallwood (CEO and General Manager, United Cooperative Services);
- Mr. Khalil Shalabi (Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Transformation, LCRA);
More information on all the Board members is posted here.
Smart Grid Center Representatives:
- Dr. Miroslav Begovic (Associate Director, TEES Smart Grid Center; Dept. Head, ECE, TAMU);
- Dr. Kate Davis (Lead for SGC Education, Professor, ECE, TAMU).
- Dr. Andrea Kishné (Administrator, TEES Smart Grid Center);
- Dr. Thomas Overbye (Director, TEES Smart Grid Center, Professor, ECE, TAMU);
- Ms. Komal Shetye (Assistant Director for Research, TEES Smart Grid Center, Associate Research Engineer, ECE, TAMU);
- Dr. Le Xie (Lead for SGC Research Projects, Professor, ECE, TAMU).
Guests:
- Ms. Isabel Flores (Senior Manager – Strategic Initiatives, ERCOT) representing Mr. Bill Magness (President and CEO, ERCOT);
- Dr. Narasimha Reddy (Assoc. Dean for Research, College of Engineering, TAMU; Assoc. Agency Director for Strategic Initiatives & Centers, TEES, Professor, ECE, TAMU);