Research Group

PhD Students

Jong-oh Baek

Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
Professional Experience: Research Engineer, LS Cable & System, South Korea, 2021-2022
M.S in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kyungpook National University, South Korea, 2021
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, South Korea, 2019
Research interests include Power System Modeling, Power System Stability and Dynamics, Integration of Renewables in Power Systems, Synthetic Power Systems.
Jongoh’s Google Scholar page: [Scholar Page Link]

Owen Cornmesser

Ph.D. Student in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
M.S. in Electrical Engineering
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Research interests include Power system dynamic modeling, controls and dynamics of grids with inverter-based resources.

Wyatt Luke Lowery

PhD Student in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S. in Electrical Engineering 2023, Texas A&M University
Professional Experience in Electrical distribution and controls integration
Research interests include dynamical analysis, optimization, modeling, and visualization of power systems topics.

Bart Szymanowski

PhD Student in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S. in Applied Mathematics, Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2023
Industry experience with clean energy, power electronics and electric grid system operation
Research interests: Modeling and integration of IBRs, power system analysis

MS Students

Joshua Xia

M.S. Student in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2025
Industry experience in transmission planning and power generation
Research interests include transmission planning and analysis, and synthetic grid visualization

Undergraduate Researchers

Gabriel Gottheim

Former Group Members

Prof. Gustavo Cerda Villafaña, Visiting Scholar from University of Guanajuato, Mexico, 2024-2025

Ramon Hinojosa, M.S. 2025

Rida Fatima, M.S. 2023
Thesis title: Geomagnetic Storm and its Impact on Time-dependent Transformer Thermal Response in Large Power Systems

John Penaranda, M.S. 2023
Thesis title: Application and Parameter Sensitivities of a State-space Cold Load Pickup Model for a Synthetic Restoration Test Case

Oluwatoyin Oshinkoya, M.S. 2023
Thesis title: Feasibility Study on the Future Impact of Electric Vehicle Fleets on the Power System Inertia Floor

Yousef Abu-Khalifa, M.S. 2023
Thesis title: A Methodology for Building and Simulating Synthetic Natural Gas Transmission Grids to Analyze the Inter-dependencies Between Natural Gas and Electric Power Systems

Ramyaa Kumar, M.S. 2021
Thesis title: Considerations for Real-Time Data Analysis Using Multiple Magnetometer Sources for GIC Studies to Improve the Situational Awareness of an Electric Grid Model