UF students, staff, and faculty with interest in the area of power engineering are invited to a free, hands-on demonstration of a mobile microgrid controller on April 12.
April 12 Microgrid Controller Demonstration Provides Hands-On Experience

UF students, staff, and faculty with interest in the area of power engineering are invited to a free, hands-on demonstration of a mobile microgrid controller on April 12.
Dr. Miguel A. Ortega-Vazquez is an an affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington (UW), Seattle WA. He presents “Adopting Probabilistic Forecasts for Secure Operating Planning” Thursday, Nov. 18 at 1:00pm via Zoom.
Dr. Francisco M. Gonzalez-Longatt is currently a professor in electrical power engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway. He presents “Frequency Control and Inertia Response Schemes for Future Power Networks” Friday, Oct. 22 at 1:00pm via Zoom.
Dr. Edson Bortoni is a professor and the president (Rector) of the UNIFEI, Itajubá, Brazil. He presents “The Meaning of Energy Transition for the Brazilian Energy System” Thursday, Oct. 7 at 1:00pm via Zoom.
Dr. Pablo Gomez is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Western Michigan University (WMU). He presents “Contemporary Challenges of the Transient Analysis and Electromagnetic Design of Power Grid Components and Systems” Thursday, Sept. 23 at Noon via Zoom.
Dr. Paul Denholm is a principal energy analyst with NREL. He presents “Inertia and the Power Grid: A Guide Without the Spin” Thursday, November 4 at 1:00pm via Zoom.
Dr. Julio Romero Agüero is vice president of strategy and business innovation at Quanta Technology. He presents “Resilience of Power Systems” on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:00 am via Zoom.
Dr. Antonio J. Conejo is a professor at The Ohio State University. He presents “Adaptive Robust Optimization for Power System” Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 1:00 Via Zoom.
Oswald Kaschny is currently the vice president of NOJA Power LLC for North America (US, Canada and Caribbean). He presents “Distribution Automation and Smart Grid Evolution in 21st Century” Thursday, Oct. 8 at 1:00 pm via Zoom.
Dr. Francisco De Leon is a professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New York University. He presents “Modern Methods for Investment Deferral of Feeder Upgrades in Underground Distribution Systems” Thursday, Oct. 1 at 1:00 pm via Zoom.