The 17th meeting of the Advisory Board of the Center was held remotely on November 9, 2020. The agenda of the meeting included updates from the Center and future plans, feedback from the Board on the activities of the Center, and brainstorming on potential industrial interests for future research efforts.
Participants were the following:
Advisory Board Members (in alphabetical order):
• 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 of System Planning, MISO;
• Dr. Chris Eugster, Chief Operating Officer, CPS Energy;
• Mr. Bill Magness President and CEO, ERCOT;
• Dr. Danielle Merfeld, Vice President and CEO, GE Renewable Energy;
• Mr. Gary Rackliffe, Vice President for Market Development and Innovation, North America, Hitachi ABB Power Grids;
• 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:
• Host: Dr. Thomas Overbye, Director, TEES Smart Grid Center, Professor Department Head, ECE, TAMU;
• Dr. Miroslav Begovic, Associate Director, TEES Smart Grid Center, Professor and Department Head, ECE, TAMU;
• Dr. Andrea Kishné Administrator, TEES Smart Grid Center;
• Dr. Le Xie, Lead for SGC Research Projects, Professor, ECE, TAMU;
Guests:
• Dr. Narasimha Reddy, Assoc. Dean for Research, College of Engineering, TAMU; Assoc. Agency Director for Strategic Initiatives & Centers, TEES;
• Mr. Valentine A. Emesih, Division Vice President, CenterPoint Energy.