Grants
Co-PI: "OMS and Wind Generation Modeling Services for Smart Grid Deployment," from Appalachian Regional Commission as sub-awardee with Tennessee Tech University, August 2023 - July 2025, Award: $750,000.
PI: "Distributed Energy Resources Integration to the Smart Grids: Hardware-in-the-Loop Control System Testbed," from Penn State Harrisburg Research Equipment Grant, January 2024 - December 2024, Award: $40,000.
Co-PI: "Acquisition of a Radiofrequency Power Supply Coupled with a Solar Photovoltaic System for Research in Alternative Fuels and Plasma Propulsion," from Penn State Harrisburg Research Equipment Grant, January 2024 - December 2024, Award: $35,000.
Co-PI: "Efficient Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Using Solar Energy and A Green Inductively Coupled Plasma," from Penn State Harrisburg EAGER Grant, January 2023 - December 2023, Award: $20,000.
Research Interests
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) Coordination
Cyber-Physical Power System (CPPS)
Transactive Energy Systems and Markets
Blockchain, Quantum Computing, IoT, and AI in Smart Grid
Connected and Autonomous Electric Vehicles (CAEVs)
Distributed Optimization and Control for Smart Grids
Research Experience
Postdoctoral Research Associate | University of Denver | Fall 2021 – Summer 2022
Graduate Research Assistant | University of Colorado Denver | Fall 2016 – Summer 2021
Graduate Research Assistant, South Dakota State University | Fall 2014 – Summer 2016