Dr. Anamika Dubey of Washington State University

Abstract: Extreme weather events threaten the power delivery infrastructure causing an extended disruption of electricity supply to the critical services. Most impacts are observed at the mid and low voltage distribution systems due to inadequate incorporation of resilience at the distribution level. Fortunately, recent advances in the distribution grid, including the integration of distributed generation and distribution automation capabilities, provide potential means to improve system resilience if applied in a purposeful and methodical manner. The changing nature of the grid and extreme weather events motivate new mechanisms to manage grid operations by leveraging smart grid technologies. This talk will introduce the approach to model and quantify the impacts of extreme weather events on the power grid and discuss planning and operational solutions to improve the power systems resilience.

Biography:

Dr. Anamika Dubey is Huie-Rogers Endowed Chair Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering in the School of EECS at Washington State University (WSU), Pullman. She also holds a joint appointment as a Research Scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). She received her MSE and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012 and 2015, respectively.

Her research focuses on the scalable integration of cross-domain models and data to provide better decision support for the electric power grid. Currently, her lab is actively working on climate change adaptation solutions for the power grid via hazard modeling, risk-averse planning, and distributed operations. She is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2019), the WSU EECS Early Career Award (2020), the WSU Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (VCEA) Jr. Faculty Research Award (2021), the WSU Pacesetter Award in Physical Sciences & Engineering (2021), and the IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award (2023).