The Boise IEEE PEIS Chapter is pleased to announce our last
technical event of 2011. Please see the attached announcement and
share this event with others who may be interested. We look forward
to seeing you there!
Please note that elections are also coming up soon (all elected
positions are available). Please contact me, if you're interested
in serving as Chair (or other officer position) within the Chapter.
I will be sending out election notices soon, unless there is only
one candidate interested in any position.
IEEE Boise Section: Joint Chapter of Power and Energy &
Industrial Applications Societies Presents:
Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Location: Idaho Power Company CHQ Auditorium East
Drinks and light snacks provided
Data, Power and Control: Some thoughts as the Smart Grid Takes
Shape
Presented by: Dr. John Gardner
It's been a long time coming, but the form of the Smart Grid is
starting to emerge from behind all the smoke and mirrors. From Idaho
Power's Advanced Metering Infrastructure project to the sweeping
Smart Grid Demonstration project being managed by the Pacific
Northwest National Lab throughout the Northwest, some interesting
trends are visible. In this talk, we examine a few examples of the
new potential of the smart grid as well as some of the research
project currently underway at the CAES Energy Efficiency Research
Institute (CEERI).
Dr. Gardner is a professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering
at Boise State University and Director of the Energy Efficiency
Research Institute, a multi-institutional program that is part of
the Center for Advanced Energy Studies at the Idaho National
Laboratory. John chairs the Campus Sustainability Advisory Board
(CSAB), a campus-wide body that coordinates and promotes
sustainability practice, education and research at Boise State. He
served as chair of the Boise State Mechanical & Biomedical
Engineering Dept from 2001 through 2007 and has published more than
40 refereed research papers and 2 textbooks. John is a registered
professional engineer in Idaho. Prior to his appointment at Boise
State, Dr. Gardner spent 13 years on the faculty at the Pennsylvania
State University in University Park where his research in dynamic
systems and controls led to publications in diverse fields from
railroad freight car dynamics to adaptive control of artificial
hearts.
Mark Bussert
IEEE PEIS Boise Chapter Chair
(208) 871-7424