Using historical weather data to optimize power grid
Thomas Overbye
Dr. Thomas Overbye, head of the Control Room Lab at the CIR, is investigating a novel way that historical weather can play a crucial role in benefiting the grid today by researching the outlier weather conditions.Read more
East Texas News Station Visits the HVIL to Discuss the Importance of Tornado Safety Measures
Thomas Lacy Jr
The Hypervelocity Impact Lab (HVIL), part of the CIR Shield Lab, had researchers weighed in on the importance of seeking proper safety during a tornado. The HVIL is aimed at enabling unique high-rate materials characterization and multiscale numerical model development and implementatiRead more
Texas A&M receives $3.74M for green, 3D-printed hempcrete buildings research
Petros Sideris, Maria Koliou, Zachary Grasley, Anand Puppala, Manish Dixit, Wei Yan
Dr. Sideris and other CIR experts were part of a team selected to receive $3.74M in funding from the US Department of Energy. Their goal is to develop resilient, net carbon negative building designs for residential and commercial applications via large-scale 3D printing with hempcrete.Read more
Protecting the power grid through cyber-physical threat response
Katherine Davis
Dr. Katherine Davis, with the Control Room lab, and her research team are utilizing cyber and physical information alongside models with artificial intelligence to provide a solution that helps energy management systems protect themselves with semi-automated, real-time data analysis.Read more
Outstanding researchers recognized during faculty awards ceremony
Stefan Hurlebaus, Homero Castaneda, Maria Koliou, James Kaihatu, Petros Sideris, and Anand Puppala
The Engineering Genesis (EG) Award for Multidisciplinary Research was presented to 27 Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) researchers and their teams, including the CIR's Stefan Hurlebaus, Homero Castaneda, Maria Koliou, James Kaihatu, Petros Sideris, and Anand Puppala.Read more
College of Engineering recognizes outstanding faculty during event
Amy Epps-Martin
Dr. Amy Epps-Martin, with the CIR Materials and Pavements group, was recently awarded a Dean of Excellence Faculty Award during the event on March 29th. Read more
