Grants

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)  

Title: West Texas Cyber Workforce Development Consortium 

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 50%

Award: $200K

Sponsor: DOE CESER’s UNIVERSITY- BASED CYBERSECURITY CENTERS 

Title: A Clean Energy and Rural Electric Industry Focused University Cyber- Physical Security Center

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 33%

Award: $2.5M

Sponsor: FY 2023 DOE’s Solar Energy & Wind Energy Technology Office 

Title: GRID-READY WIND:

Reliable and Economical Grid Services Design, Implementation, and Demonstration at the Great Pathfinder Wind Power Plant 

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 20%

Award: $600K

Sponsor: FY 2024 DOE’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs: Building Training and Assessment Centers 

Title: A Comprehensive Training and Assessment Program for Grid Interactive Buildings (GEBs) in the South-Central US Region 

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 40%

Award: $900K

Sponsor: FY 2024 Texas Governor's Office (Pass- through from the US. Department of Labor)

Title: Data Science Training Program for Industry, University and High School Students. 

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 40%

Award: $350K

Sponsor: FY 2023 Texas Governor’s Office (Pass-through from the U.S. Department of Labor)

Title: Critical Infrastructure Security Training Programs for Industry Professionals and University Students

Role: PI

Credit: 50%

Award: $350K

Sponsor: NSF SRS RN

Title: SRS RN: Sustainable Transportation Electrification for an Equitable and Resilient Society (STEERS)

Role: Senior Personnel

Credit: N/A

Award: $150K

Sponsor: FY 2022 Texas Governor’s Office (Pass-through from the U.S. Department of Labor)

Title: Critical Infrastructure Security Training Programs for Industry Professionals and University Students

Role: PI

Credit: 50%

Award: $350K

Sponsor: FY2022 DoD HBCU/MSI Research and Education

Title: Enhancing Infrastructure for cyber-physical systems security training and research at Texas Tech University Facilities

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 50%

Award: $600K

Sponsor: Department of Defense (DoD) ESTCP

Title: Internet of Networked Building Solution for cost-effective and agile development of future microgrid solutions

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 50%

Award: $1.36M

Sponsor: FY 2020-21U.S. Department of Labor

Title: Cyber-Physical Security Training for the energy and water industry

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 50%

Award: $482K

Sponsor: X-Fab

Title: Design and Evaluation of Wide Bandgap Power Devices

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 40%

Award: $65K

Sponsor: US DOE FY2019 SETO

Title: Autonomous Grid-forming Inverters Enabled by Current-limiting, Self-synchronized, Universal Droop Control

Role: Co-PI

Credit: 20%

Award: $600K

Sponsor: FY2017 – DOE Grid Modernization Initiative (G.M.I.)

Title: Sensors with Intelligent Measurement Platform and Low-cost Equipment (SIMPLE™) for Monitoring and Control of Medium Voltage Distribution Systems with High Penetration of Intermittent Distributed Energy Resources

Role: Technical Lead

Credit: N/A

Award: $2.25M