The 14th meeting of the Advisory Board of the Center was held at Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) Texas A&M University System (TEES) on March 25, 2019. The agenda of the meeting included reports from SGC and TEES about statuses and future plans, feedback from the Board on the activities of the Center, and suggestions for future SGC efforts.
Participants included the following:
Advisory Board Members:
- Mr. William Abler, Vice President of Commercial Development & Innovation, Entergy Corporation
- Dr. George Arnold, CEO, Tercio Solutions, through WebEx conference call
- Mr. Jorge A. Bermúdez, Chair of Advisory Board President and CEO, the Byebrook Group
- Mr. Richard Doying, Executive Vice President of Operations, MISO;
- Mr. Bill Magness President and CEO, ERCOT
- Mr. John D. McDonald, Vice Chair of Advisory Board Smart Grid Business Development Leader, GE Grid Solutions
- Mr. Kenneth M. Mercado, Senior Vice President, CenterPoint Energy, Electric Operations
- Mr. Gary Rackliffe, Vice President for Smart Grids, ABB Group – North America
- Mr. Cameron Smallwood, CEO, and General Manager, United Cooperative Services
- Mr. Pat Wood, III Principal, Wood3 Resources.
More information on all the Board members is posted here.
Smart Grid Center Representatives:
- Host: Dr. Mladen Kezunovic , Director, TEES Smart Grid Center
- Dr. Haitham Abu-Rub, Managing Director, TEES Smart Grid Center-Qatar SGC-Q
- Dr. Andrea Kishné Administrator, TEES Smart Grid Center
- Dr. Thomas Overbye Associate Director, TEES Smart Grid Center.
Guests:
- Dr. Narasimha Reddy, Annapareddy Assoc. Dean for Research, College of Engineering, TAMU; Assoc. Agency Director for Strategic Initiatives & Centers, TEES
- Dr. Mark Barteau, Vice President for Research, TAMU
- Mr. Nicholas E. Chremos, Director, Intellectual Property Licensing, TAMU
More photos taken at the meeting and reception may be viewed here.