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Staff

Research Engineers

Eric Keller

  • Research Engineer
  • B. S. in Multi-disciplinary Engineering Technology, Texas A&M 2021
  • Research Areas include electrical grid simulation, cybersecurity, and machine learning

 

 

 

 

 

Farnaz Safdarian

  • TEES Senior Research Engineer I
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Power, Louisiana State University, USA, 2020
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Power and Energy Management, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Iran, 2014
  • B. Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Power, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, 2011
  • Research interests include distributed and decentralized optimization, power systems operation and planning, machine learning and data science, energy management, electricity markets, smart grids, and microgrids.
  • Google Scholar page:  [Scholar Page Link]
  • Personal website [Personal Page Link]

 

Jonathan Snodgrass
  • Senior Research Engineer II
  • Assistant Director for Modeling, Simulation and Outreach for the TEES Smart Grid Center
  • Ph.D. and M.S in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2021 and 2018
  • M.S. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2016 and 2012
  • Electrical Engineer II at Zachry Engineering Corporation, 2012-2014
  • Research interests include large scale electric grid planning, modeling, analysis, and optimization, plus grid resilience, electric vehicle integration, and cross-domain co-simulations
  • Personal website [Personal Page Link]
  • Google Scholar page:  [Scholar Page Link]

 

 

Administrative Staff

Victoria Schmidt

  • Program Specialist I, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • Administrative support staff for Dr. Thomas Overbye (February 2025 – present)
  • Personal interests include photography, painting, traveling and volunteering as the Texas 4-H Junior Master Photographer Youth Advisor
  • Contact: victoria.schmidt@tamu.edu
  • Office: 308M Wisenbaker Engineering Building (Main Campus)
  • Office: 3306 Center for Infrastructure Renewal (RELLIS Campus)

 

 

Kelly F. Nickinson

  • Program Specialist III, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • Administrative support staff for Dr. Thomas Overbye (November 2022 – present)
  • B.S. in Recording Arts (Audio Engineering), Full Sail University, 2010, Valedictorian
  • Personal interests include reading, writing, audio editing, sound design, Foley, graphic design, cover design, art, and typography
  • Kelly’s Personal Portfolio
  • Contact: kelly.ford@tamu.edu
  • Office: 308D Wisenbaker Engineering Building

 

 

 

 

Students

Rawand Badawi

  • Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
  • M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Jordan, 2022
  • Recipient of the Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD Merit Fellowship

 

 

 

 

Lyric Haylow

  • M.S. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2024
  • Research interests include Transmission & Distribution integration, Renewable Energy, and grid-scale batteries

 

 

 

Seri Kang

  • Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2020
  • Research interests include synthetic grid visualization, smart grid, electric grid resiliency

 

 

 

Sanjana Kunkolienkar

SanjanaK

  • Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
  • B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering, Mumbai University, 2018
  • Research interests include power grid modeling and visualization, synthetic power system networks and transmission planning.
  • Sanjana’s personal webpage

 

 

Brian Lee

  • M.S. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2024
  • Research interests include Upgrading Transmission Lines, Weather Drought, and Renewable Energy

 

 

 

Nicole LoGiudice

  • M.S. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2023
  • Research interests include EMT Modeling, Geomagnetic Disturbances, Weather Integration with Generation Capacities, Renewables, and Power System Resiliency

 

 

 

Melvin Stevens

  • Ph.D. Student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
  • BSEE , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
  • MSEE , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017
  • Research interest Electric Grid simulation, stability, & security

 

 

 

Diana Wallison

  • Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, current
  • Pursuing Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Power Systems
  • B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2017
  • Research Interests focusing on power system geomagnetic disturbance analysis and mitigation, power system stability.

 

 

 

Kseniia Zhgun

  • Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
  • Professional Experience: Senior Specialist, ETAP SYSTEMS LTD, Moscow, Russia (2019-2022)
    Power System Design Engineer, several companies, Moscow, Russia (2014-2019)
  • M.S in Electrical Engineering, Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Russia 2017
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Russia 2015
  • Scholar page: [Google Scholar]
  • Research interests include Dynamic Analysis, Voltage Stability issues, Control Systems Engineering, Optimization, Power flow solution algorithms.
Maedeh Mahzarnia

  • Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems), Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
  • M.S in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems), Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Iran
  • Google Scholar page: [Google Scholar]
  • Research interests include smart grids, power system resilience, AI/machine learning technology in power system applications, power system analysis and modeling for planning and operations, dynamic analysis, power system stability, energy economics and electric power markets, power system optimization, power flow analysis and algorithms

 

 

 

Alumni

Ph.D. Thesis Students

Order
Name
Year Graduated
Thesis Title
31 Jessica Wert 2023 Extracting Value from Electric Grid Information Towards a Resilient Grid Amidst Decarbonization Efforts
30 Pooria Dehghanian 2023 Enhancing Power System Resilience Under Geomagnetic Disturbances: Hazard Characterization, Vulnerability Assessment, and Mitigation Solutions
29 Juhee Yeo 2023 A Methodology for Determining The Appropriate Level of Power Flow Model Detail
28 Zeyu Mao 2022 Improving Power System Resilience Against High-Impact-Low-Frequency Events
27 Yijing Liu 2022 System Dynamics Modeling of Synthetic Power Grids with High Renewable Penetration Level
26 Wei Trinh 2022 The Efficient Determination of Electric Grid Modes for Large Systems Using the Matrix Pencil Method
25 Hanyue Li 2021 Towards the Automation of Data-Driven Remedial Action Scheme Design
24 Cecilia Klauber 2020 Improving Power Grid Situational Awareness during Geomagnetic Disturbances Using Estimation and Visualization
23 Ikponmwosa Idehen 2019 Data Analytics and Wide-Area Visualization Associated with Power Systems Using Phasor Measurement Units
22 Tamara Becejac 2018 Synchrophasors: Multilevel Assessment and Data Quality Improvement for Enhanced System Reliability
21 Adam Birchfield 2018 Creation, Validation and Application of Synthetic Power Grids
20 Desiree Philips 2018 Towards Joint Water-Power Electric Grid Modeling
19 Shamina Hossaain 2017 Protecting the Power Grid: Strategies Against Distributed Controller Compromise
18 Xu Ti 2017 Valuing of Inertia and Fast-Acting Storage Devices in Interconnected Power Grids
17 Siming Guo 2017 Improvements to Power System Dynamic Load Model Parameter Estimation
16 Wonhyeok Jang 2017 Line-Limit Preserving Power System Equivalents
15 Maryam Kazerooni 2016 Enhanced Power System Resiliency to High Impact, Low Frequency Events
14 Trevor Hutchins 2015 Modeling, Simulation and Mitigation of the Impacts of the Late Time (E3) High-Altitude Electrocmagnetic Pulse on Power Systems
13 Saurav Mohapatra 2015 Techniques for Determining Hidden Properties of Large-Scale Power Systems
12 Rajesh Bhana 2015 Methods to Ensure the Adequate Primary Frequency Response of Low Inertia Power Systems
11 Soobae Kim 2014 Power System Analysis Criteria-Based Computational Efficiency Enhancement for Power Flow and Transient Stability
10 Sudipta Dutta 2012 Data Mining and Graph Theory Focused Solutions to Smart Grid Challenges
9 Kate Rogers 2011 Data-Enhanced Applications for Power Systems Analysis
8 Aquino, Angel 2010 Distributed and Decentralized Control of the Power Grid
7 Davis, Charles 2009 Multiple-Element Contingency Screening
6 Tate, Zeb 2008 Event Detection and Visualization Based on Phasor Measurement Units for Improved Situational Awareness
5 Cheng, Xu 2006 Electricity Market Pricing, Risk Hedging and Modeling
4 Sun, Yan 2004 Data Analysis and Visualization for Electricity Markets
3 Correia, Pedro 2002 The Use of Noncooperative Games to Determine Strategic Bidding in Centralized Electricity Markets
2 Klump, Raymond 2000 Computational Framework for Assessing Voltage Security Using Energy Methods
1 Weber, Jamie 1999 Individual Welfare Maximization in Electricity Markets Including Consumer and Full Transmission System Modeling

M.S. Thesis Students

Order
Name
Year Graduated
Thesis Title
48 Jordan Cook 2025
Improving Electric Grid Analysis by Incorporating Weather Information
47 Jung Kyo Jung 2023
A Methodology of Utilizing Electric Vehicles to Improve the Reliability and Resilience of the Power System in Extreme Weather
46 Anna Zhang 2023
Enhancing Geomagnetic Disturbance Modeling for Power Grids: Investigating the Effects of Spatial Variation and Exploring Advanced Data Techniques
45 Ramyaa Rathna Kumar 2021 Considerations for Real Time Data Analysis using Multiple Magnetometer Sources for GIC studies to Improve the Situational Awareness of an Electric Grid Model
44 Brandon Thayer 2020 Automating Voltage Control of the Electric Transmission Grid with PowerWorld and Deep Reinforcement Learning
43 Matthew Gaskamp 2020 Single User Real-Time Dynamic Geomagnetic Disturbance Simulations of Power Systems
42 Yiqiu Zhang 2019 Evaluating Static and Dynamic Impacts of Geomagnetic Disturbances on Interconnected Power Grids
41 Raymund Lee 2018 Evaluating a Power Grid’s Vulnerability to High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulses Using Detailed Earth Conductivity Models
40 Zeyu Mao 2017 A Power System and Synchrophasor Communications Network Co-Simulation Testbed with a Real-Time Cyber Security Application
39 Kathleen Gegner 2017 Phasor Measurement Units, Analytics, and the Future Electric Grid
38 Bui Uyen 2017 Geomagnetically Induced Current Sensitivity to Assumed Substation Grounding Resistance in the Power System
37 Adam Birchfield 2016 The Creation of Synthetic Power Grids
36 Beverly Raposa 2016 Automation tools for the verification and validation of transient stability models
35 Oladipupo Ogunnbi 2015 An Economic Validation of Solar Energy Potential in Nigeria
34 Yuchen Hughes 2014 Real-Time Validation of Power System Transient Stability Simulation Results
33 Shamina Hossain 2014 Intelligent Distribution Fault Location Using Voltage Magnitude Measurements
32 Desiree Philips 2014 Distribution System Analysis Using Local-Area Voltage Measurements
31 Joseph Silvers 2013 Transient Verification of Generic Wind Turbine Models
30 Hao Liu 2013 Smart-Grid Enabled Distributed Reactive Power Support with Conservation of Voltage Reduction
29 Trevor Hutchins 2012 Geomagnetically Induced Currents and Their Effect on Power Systems
28 Chris Recio 2012 The Utilization of Power Converters in Consumer Products for Distributed Reactive Power Support
27 Saurav Mohapatra 2012 Drivers of Change in the North American Electric Grid
26 Siming Guo 2012 Parameter Estimation of a Composite Load Model Using a Hybrid Approach
25 Komal Shetye 2011 Validation of Power System Transient Stability Results
24 Thomas Nicol 2011 Privacy Protection Through Limited Load Signal Distortion
23 Alex Westendorf 2011 Power System Transient Stability Analysis of Stiff Systems Using the Multirate Method
22 Chris Reeg 2011 Nonintrusive Load Monitoring for Verification and Diagnostics
21 Prosper Panumpabi 2010 Wind Turbine Low Voltage Ride Through Analysis
20 Héctor Beltrán Mora 2009 Modern Portfolio Theory Applied to Electricity Generation Planning
19 Leilei Xiong 2009 Visualizing Market Power in Real-time Electric Power Systems
18 Renata Revelo 2009 Impact Assessment of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in Power System Regulation and Control
17 Kate Rogers 2009 Power System Control with Distributed Flexible AC Transmission System Devices
16 Steve Judd 2008 Electric Grid Aspects of Pluggable Hybrid Vehicles
15 David Maggio 2006 Transmission Corridor Analysis using Power Transfer Distribution Factors
14 David Savageau 2006 Adaptive Influence Distance Algorithm for Contouring Bus-Based Power System Data
13 Charles Davis 2005
12 Zeb Tate 2005 A Comparison of the Optimal Multiplier in Polar and Rectangular Coordinates
11 Phil Chorazy 2002 Visualization Techniques for a Java Power System Applet
10 Oscar Munoz 2002 Evaluation for the Potential for Transmission Constraints on the Operation of a Competitive Electricity Market
9 Craig Martini 2000 Visualization of Oscillation Mode Shapes, Participation Factors and Transmission Systems
8 Yiqing Zhu 1999 Evaluation of the Reactive Market Power
7 Kollin Patten 1998 Evaluating Market Power in Congested Power Systems
6 Jamie Weber 1997 Implementation of a Newton-Based Optimal Power Flow into a Power System Simulation Environment
5 Caroline Marzinzik 1996 A Linear Programming Method for Removing Thermal Line Overloads Affecting Transmission Capacity
4 Raymond P. Klump 1995 Effective Calculations of Low-Voltage Solutions Using the Newton-Raphson Load Flow
3 David K. Cullum 1994 Use of Energy Methods to Approximate Maximum Power System Loadability
2 Doug Brown 1993 Transient Stability Enhancement in Power Systems Using Flexible AC Transmission System Devices
1 Rezwan A. Lateef 1992 Toward a Unified Energy Function Approach in the Assessment of Power System Stability

 

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