NM EPSCoR SMART Grid Center Webinar Series
This series is for all project team members and will provide a forum to present research results, increase interdisciplinary and cross-cutting collaborations, and learn more about outside projects related to microgrids, commercialization, and other topics of interest to our project.
Webinar Series Facts
- Webinars will occur monthly from Noon–1PM MT on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
- Webinars can be accessed via Zoom.
- Webinars will be recorded and posted on this website afterward.
Please contact us to suggest topics or speakers.
Past Webinars
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and Free Allowances
Date/Time: Friday, May 6, 2022/ 2:30PM - 4:00PM MDT
Presenter: Stefan Ambec
Abstract: Carbon leakage is an obstacle to the implementation of carbon pricing, such as emission permit markets in a world open to trade. The greenhouse gas emission reduction induced domestically can be offset by a growing share of imported products with a higher carbon footprint. We investigate two policy… Read More
Learning to Communicate your Research Workshop
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 25, 2022/ 12:00PM - 1:00PM MST
Presenter: Dr. Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan
No matter what job you have in life, your success will be determined 5% by your academic credentials, 15% by your professional experiences, and 80% by your communication skills.-- Stephen Wang This workshop, led by Dr. Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan, will equip participants with strategies to clearly and effectively present… Read More
NSF & NASA Opportunities for Early Career Faculty in NM
Date/Time: Monday, January 24, 2022/ 1:00PM - 2:00PM MST
Presenter: Program Officer Dr. Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley
This webinar will cover the most recent solicitation for the research infrastructure improvement Track-4 EPSCoR Research Fellows mechanism.
Visible Light Communication and Applications in Smart Grids
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 27, 2021/ 12:00PM - 1:00PM MDT
Presenter: Dr. Sihua Shao, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, NMT, Electrical Engineering
To support the massive connectivity and diverse energy management of different tier electricity loads, such as smart appliances, IoT sensors, and electric vehicles, etc, relying solely on radio frequency (RF) spectrum may be strained to fulfill the requirements due to the limited bandwidth, the wide interception range, and… Read More
Leveraging Energy Storage Resources to Improve Combined Cycle Power Plant Operational Efficiency
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 22, 2021/ 12:00PM - 1:00PM MDT
Presenter: Dr. Fengyu Wang, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NMSU
The combined cycle power plants (CCPP) are gaining tractions in recent years due to lower natural gas prices and higher efficiency. CCPPs can also provide flexibility to relieve variability and uncertainties introduced by rapidly growing intermittent resources. Due to complex structure, CCPPs have nonconvex and nonlinear… Read More
Python Fundamentals with Data Analysis and Visualization
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 25, 2021/ 12:00PM - 1:00PM MDT
Presenter: Dustin Allen, NM EPSCoR
Python is a high-level programming language that is leveraged in a wide range of disciplines and fields. This webinar training introduces Python basics and will also familiarize those in attendance with its powerful capabilities for data analysis and visualization. It will be taught using live coding and the audience is… Read More
100% Carbon-Free Energy System
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 21, 2021/ 12:00PM - 1:00PM MDT
Presenter: Dr. Leo Yazhou Jiang is an Assistant Professor in the ECE Department at Clarkson University
The recent blackouts in Texas and California have revealed certain vulnerabilities within U.S. energy infrastructure which are not well understood. In particular: (1) a massive winter storm with frigid temperatures caused 4.5 million Texas homes and businesses to lose power for up to 4 days in February 2021; and (2) an… Read More
Opal RT for beginners
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 26, 2021/ 12:00PM - 1:00PM MDT
Presenter: George "Rusty" Nail, Graduate Research Assistant at NMSU
Things we’ll cover in this webinar:
- How to use MATLAB Simulink Simscape Blocks to build a 2-Node system
- Building more complex electrical systesms in MATLAB Simulink
- Debugging MATLAB Simulink and common compilation Issues
- An overview of OPAL-RT and RT-LAB as it pertains to Simulink… Read More
Control/Interoperability Challenges in New Energy and eMobility Systems
Date/Time: Thursday, April 29, 2021/ 12:00PM - 1:00PM MDT
Presenter: Dr. Hamed Nademi, Assistant Professor, NMSU Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The role of distributed real-time control in the future energy and transportation systems is imperative considering large integration of power electronics devices through rapid growth in distributed energy resources (DERs). The requirement for microgrids and electrified transport is being driven for an immediate need for… Read More
Exploiting Symmetry in Large-Scale Optimization and Control
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 24, 2021/ 12:00PM - 1:00PM MDT
Presenter: Dr. Claus Danielson, Assistant Professor, UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering
This talk will present theoretical and algorithmic results on exploiting symmetry to reduce the computational complexity large-scale control and optimization problems. First, we will show how symmetry can be used to reduce the memory complexity of explicit solutions of optimization problems. Second, we will show how symmetry… Read More