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New Advisory Board Members: Woody Rickerson, ERCOT, and Richard Medina, CPS Energy

Two new members have joined the Advisory Board of the Smart Grid Center (SGC) of Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.   Woody Rickerson is the Vice President for System Planning & Weatherization at Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).         Richard Medina is the Executive Vice President for Energy Delivery Services at

American Public Power Association’s DEED Fund Recipient: Pooria Dehghanian

Pooria Dehghanian, Ph.D. Student and Research Assistant at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), Texas A&M University (TAMU), was awarded the 2021 Fall Student Research Grant for his project titled “Transformer Thermal Vulnerability Assessment and Mitigation Technique during Geomagnetic Disturbance.” This award for his project was voted unanimously to approve $5,000 R&D funding of the American

2021 IEEE Fellow: Dr. Le Xie

Le Xie, Ph.D., Professor at Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chancellor EDGES Fellow, Presidential Impact Fellow, Assistant Director for Energy Digitization, Texas A&M University, has been selected to be 2021 IEEE Fellow for his contributions to economic and secure operations of power systems and big data analytics.

2022 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal Recipient: Dr. P.R. Kumar

P.R. Kumar, Ph.D., Regents Professor, Distinguished Professor, and College of Engineering Chair in Computer Engineering  at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, was awarded the 2022 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal. This medal was given for his exceptional contributions to the modeling, analysis, and design of wireless networks. More on the current

NSF Grant – SCC-IRG Track1: Advanced Learning for Energy Risk Tracking (ALERT)

The 4-year project titled “Advanced Learning for Energy Risk Tracking (ALERT)” was awarded by the National Science Foundation with the amount of $1,498,793. The project will start on September 1, 2022. The leadership team consists of the Principal investigator (PI) Mladen Kezunovic, Ph.D., Regents Professor, Eugene E. Webb Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer

2021 CIGRE Dale Douglass Award for Technical Achievement Recipient: Dr. Mladen Kezunovic

Mladen Kezunovic, Ph.D., Regents Professor, Eugene E. Webb Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was awarded the 2021 CIGRE Dale Douglass award for leadership and participation in technical international activities of CIGRE United States. This award is given in recognition of activities at the Study Committee or Working Groups

Webinar on 12/01/2021: High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) E3 Impacts on Large-Scale Electric Grids

Thomas J. Overbye, Ph.D., O’Donnell Foundation Chair III, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, is going to present the webinar titled “High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) E3 Impacts on Large-Scale Electric Grids” at 3 pm CST on December 1, 2021. Abstract: Electric grids worldwide are an indispensable critical infrastructure, and the impact

Paper Submission is Open for the 3rd International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy to be Held in Doha, Qatar, March 20-22, 2022

The 3rd International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (SGRE-2022) will be held in Doha, Qatar, on March 20-22, 2022. This event is organized by the TEES Smart Grid Center Extension in Qatar (SGC-Q).   Keynote Speakers: John D. McDonald, P.E., Smart Grid Business Development Leader, GE Renewable Energy, USA Frede Blaabjerg, Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark

Highlights from the 53rd NAPS held on November 14-16, 2021

The 53rd NAPS was held in person at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, on November 14-16, 2021. This event was chaired by Dr. Kate Davis (Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University) collaborating with Dr. Thomas Overbye as Technical Program Chair, Dr. Robert Balog as Treasurer, Dr. Adam Birchfield

Outstanding Achievement Award From IEEE IAS – Dr. Prasad Enjeti

Dr. Prasad Enjeti, TI Professor III in Analog Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, received the 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Industry Applications Society (IAS) Outstanding Achievement Award. Enjeti is a renowned scholar and researcher in the field of power electronics. Along with his students,