Faculty/Students

FACULTY

Dr. Thomas Overbye

Tom Overbye is a Distinguished Research Professor with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Smart Grid Center in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his BSEE (’83), MSEE (’88) and Ph.D. (’91) all from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A former Fox Family Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he has a wealth of industry experience.
Dr. Overbye’s Google Scholar Page: [Scholar Page Link]

Dr. Kate Davis

Kate Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin (2007). She has received her Master of Science Degree (2009) and Ph. D. (2011) from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Power and Energy Systems, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is a Senior Member of IEEE and the faculty advisor of the Texas A&M University Student Chapter of IEEE-PES-PELS-IAS.

Office: WEB 214H, Wisenbaker Engineering Building
College Station, Texas, 77843-3128
Phone: 979-458-5093
Email: katedavis@tamu.edu
[Department Profile Page]

Komal Shetye

Komal Shetye is an Associate Research Engineer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received her Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from VJTI (University of Mumbai) in 2009. She has received her Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power & Energy Systems from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2011). Her research interests include focusing on power system geomagnetic disturbance modeling, dynamics and stability, grid studies and model validation, and synthetic networks.
Check out Komal’s Google Scholar page: [Scholar Page Link]

CURRENT STUDENTS

Brandon Allison

Pursuing M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
Research Interests include synthetic electric grid modeling and Power System Visualization

Cecilia Klauber

Pursuing Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University
Graduate Research Assistant and NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Texas A&M University, current
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2016
B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baylor University, 2014
Research Interests include geomagnetically induced current analysis and mitigation, distribution system modeling and monitoring

Diana Wilson

Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, current
Pursuing M.S. 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

Pooria Dehghanian

Ph. D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas State University, 2017
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran, 2010
Research interest: power system resilience, geomagnetic disturbance,
power system stability assessment, and smart electricity grid applications
Check out Pooria’s Google Scholar page: [Scholar Page Link]

ALUMNI

Adam Birchfield

Ph. D. from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, 2018
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 2016
B.E. in Electrical Engineering, Auburn University, 2014
Research interest: power system modeling and computational analysis, including dynamics and stability, synthetic power grids, visualization, and high-impact, low-frequency events