Grid of Tomorrow Consortium Event
EVENT RECORDING
EVENT DETAILS
Dates
January 30-31, 2025
Location
Hall of Discovery and Learning Research
207 S. Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Hotel Recommendation
Union Club Hotel
101 N. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47906
1 (888) 236-2427
Booking Link
Hotel Block Name: Grid of Tomorrow
Transportation
Due to visitor parking restrictions, all non-Purdue affiliated guests are asked to please take the provided shuttle transportation to/from the consortium activities.
Shuttle pick-up point is the Union Club Hotel, Lobby (guests will receive their name tag and event materials).
Parking is available in the Grant Street Parking Garage - for directions and hourly rates click here.
WORKSHOP GOALS
This workshop aims to identify the shared challenges of the utility industry, introduce attendees to Purdue faculty's related expertise, formulate technical problems, and sketch possible solutions to address the challenges.
Presenters
Dionysios Aliprantis
Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joe Bentley
Senior Vice President, Electric Engineering | Pacific Gas & Electric
AJ Booth
Senior Director, Energy Products Engineering | Tesla
Luis D'Acosta
EVP, Utility Solutions | Schneider Electric & CEO | Uplight
Matthew Gardner
Vice President, Electric Transmission | Dominion Energy
Tim Hanley
Vice President, Operations Support | Exelon Nuclear
William Jefferson
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Safety Officer | NiSource
Vassilis Kekatos
Associate Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Reza Khaj
Investor | Plug and Play Ventures
John Kotek
Senior Vice President, Policy Development and Public Affairs | Nuclear Energy Institute
Andrew Liu
Associate Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering
John McDonald
Founder and CEO, JDM Associates, LLC
Paul Mitchell
President and CEO of Energy Systems Network (ESN)
Nick Nation
Senior Vice President, Delivery | MidAmerican Energy Company
Patti Poppe
Chief Executive Officer | Pacific Gas & Electric
Todd Ramey
Vice President, Markets and Digital Strategy | MISO
Arvind Raman
John A. Edwardson Dean, College of Engineering
Robert V. Adams Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Marc Speiler
Senior Managing Director | Nvidia
David Whitehead
President | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Charles Wuischpard
Vice President, North America Latin America Sales (NALA) | Nvidia
AGENDA FOR THE DAY
| Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | |
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| 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Mixer and Networking East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union (no transportation provided) 101 N. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN |
| Thursday, January 30, 2025 | |
| 8:00 AM | Registration and shuttle pickup at the Union Club Hotel Continental breakfast provided. |
| 8:30 - 11:00 AM | Facility Tours (transportation provided - pick up: Union Club Hotel - 101 N. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN) PUR-1 Nuclear Reactor - The Purdue University Reactor Number One (PUR-1) is the first and only nuclear reactor operating in Indiana. It is the first and only US NRC facility to be licensed for a fully digital safety and control system. The primary mission of the facility is to teach and train the next generation of Nuclear Engineers. In addition to its educational uses, the reactor acts as a neutron source for activation analysis to support other departments including engineering, health science, chemistry, pharmacy, agriculture, biology, and nanotechnology. Wang Hall - Wang Hall houses the research laboratories of the ECE Schweitzer Power and Energy Systems area. This state-of-the-art facility supports the work of faculty in the areas of rotating electric machinery, power magnetics, power electronics, and power systems. Highlights of this tour include the Grainger Energy Conversion and Microgrid laboratory, the Grainger Power Magnetics Fabrication Laboratory, and the Electric Vehicle Systems Laboratory, where you will see an innovative 220-kW three-phase dynamic wireless power transfer system designed for heavy-duty trucks. Birck Nanotechnology Center - Purdue University's Birck Nanotechnology Center, providing a research home to 300+ residents, is a world-class open access research facility. Birck on the leading edge of research into new technologies involving materials and structures at the atomic scale. For nearly two decades, Birck has served as a vital contributor in U.S. advances regarding nanotech. Bowen Laboratory - The Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research provides the space and technical capability needed to investigate the behavior of large structural models and elements subjected to loads representing extreme events, such as earthquakes, blasts, and impact, so that future structures will be designed to better withstand these extreme events. The lab's "strong floor," clear ceiling height of 54 feet, loading apparatus, and advanced instrumentation set a new standard for materials and structures testing. |
| 11:00 AM | Shuttle pick for lunch and poster session at the Union Club Hotel (for guests not participating in tours) |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Lunch and Poster Session Hall of Discovery and Learning Research |
| 1:15 PM | Welcome Arvind Raman, John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering | Purdue University |
| 1:30 PM | Meeting the Rising Energy Demand Panel Session Moderated by: Arvind Raman Panelists: Tim Hanley, Exelon Generation | John Kotek, NEI | John McDonald, JDM Associates, LLC | David Whitehead, SEL |
| 2:15 PM | Break |
| 2:30 PM | Shaping the Future of Electric Power Systems Panel Session Moderated by: Paul Mitchell, ESN Panelists: Joe Bentley, Pacific Gas & Electric | Matthew Gardner, Dominion Energy | William Jefferson, NiSource | Nick Nation, MidAmerican Energy Company | Todd Ramey, MISO |
| 3:30 PM | Break |
| 4:00 PM | The Electric Grid and AI Nexus Panel Session Moderated by: Patti Poppe, Pacific Gas & Electric Panelists: AJ Booth, Tesla | Luis D'Acosta, Schneider Electric | Reza Khaj, Plug and Play | Marc Spieler, Nvidia | Charlie Wuischpard, Nvidia |
| 4:45 PM | The Grid of Tomorrow Consortium Presentation Presenters: Dionysios Aliprantis, Andrew Liu |
| 5:30 - 6:30 PM | Dinner and Networking |
| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Fireside Chat: Patti Poppe and Arvind Raman |
| Friday, January 31, 2025 The day's events will be held at Discovery Learning Research Center (transportation provided - pick up: Union Club Hotel - 101 N. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN) THESE SESSIONS NOT OPEN TO STUDENTS |
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| 7:30 AM | Breakfast Tour bus will pick up in front of Union Club Hotel at 7:15 am and transport to the Hall of Discovery and Learning Research. |
| 8:00 - 8:05 AM | Welcome |
| 8:05 - 8:30 AM | Strategic Doing: An Operating System for Complex Collaborations |
| 8:30 - 10:00 AM | Strategic Research Focus One: Grid Planning |
| 10:00 - 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:30 AM | Strategic Research Focus Two: Grid Energy Management |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Presentation of Collaboration Opportunities |
| 12:00 - 1:30 PM | Working Lunch and Consortium Design |
| 1:30 PM | Adjourn |
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