The 22nd meeting of the Advisory Board of the TEES Smart Grid Center was held in person at the Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR) at RELLIS campus on April 10, 2023.
Prior to the Board meeting, there was a demonstration in the Control Room Lab. The agenda of the business meeting included presentations by the Leadership Team on the research advancement, proposals, and personal updates of the Center and receiving feedback from the Board on the current and planned activities of the Center.
Participants were the following:
Board Members:
- Mr. Jorge A. Bermúdez, Chair of Advisory Board (President and CEO, the Byebrook Group)
- Mr. Valentine A. Emesih, P.E. (Division Vice President, CenterPoint Energy)
- Mr. Richard Medina, P.E. (Interim Executive Vice President, Energy Delivery Services, CPS Energy)
- Mr. Gary Rackliffe (Vice President, Market Development & Innovation – North America, Hitachi Energy)
- Mr. Khalil Shalabi (Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Transformation, LCRA).
- Mr. Cameron Smallwood, Vice Chair of Advisory Board (CEO and General Manager, United Cooperative Services)
More information on all members of the Board is posted here.
Smart Grid Center Representatives:
- Dr. Robert Balog (Assistant Director, TEES Smart Grid Center; Professor, ECEN, TAMU)
- Dr. Kate Davis (Assistant Director for Education, SGC; Assistant Professor, ECEN, TAMU)
- Dr. Andrea Kishné (Assistant Director for Administration, TEES Smart Grid Center)
- Dr. Thomas Overbye (Director, TEES Smart Grid Center, Professor, ECEN, TAMU)
- Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass (Assistant Director for Testbeds, Senior Research Engineer, ECEN, TAMU)
- Dr. Le Xie (Lead for SGC Research Projects, Professor, ECEN, TAMU).
Guests:
- Ms. Lisa Akin (Chief Operating Officer, TEES Center Operations)
- Mr. Russell Boyer (Global Energy Field Director, Dell Technologies)
- Ms. Mary Cearley (Manager, TEES Center Operations)
- Dr. Farnaz Safradian (Senior Research Engineer, ECEN, TAMU)
Photos from the Event
