Projects of Dr. Karen Butler-Purry’s Research Group

Self-Healing Shipboard Power Systems and Power Management of Stand Alone Power Systems

Sponsors: ONR multiple awards, including Young Investigator Award, Navy STTR Phase II Program, Navy SBIR Phase I, WPI SMS (US Navy SBIR Phase III)

Condition Monitoring and Prognosis of Aging Electric Power Systems

Sponsors: National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award, TXU multiple Awards, Texas Advaced Technology Program, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), PSERC NSF UIC

Distributed Generators in Distribution Systems and MicroGrids

  • Impact Analysis and Development of New Protection Schemes for Distributed Generators in Distribution Systems
  • Power Management in Microgrids

Sponsors: NSF

Modeling and Simulation of Large Scale Power Systems and Stand Alone Power Systems

  • Hybrid Electric Vehicles – System Modeling and SImulation
  • Simulation Issues for Clean Cars
  • Transient Simulation of AC Radial Shipboard Power Systems
  • Remote Nondestructive Testing and Measurement of Large-Scale Power Systems
  • Fast and Real-Time Simulation of Shipboard Power Systems and Microgrids
  • Hardware Controller Research and Development, including Power System Protective Relays and Intelligent Controllers

Sponsors: DOD/MURI/ONR (multi-university research initiative, led by Drexel University), DOD DURIP

Active Management of MicroGrids and Stand Alone Power Systems, Power Management and Damage Control of Shipboard Power Systems

  • A Bio-Inspired Multi-Agent Framework for Real-Time Load Management of All-Electric Power Systems for Ships
  • Reactive Power Control of Microgrids and Shipboard Power Systems
  • Optimal Dispatch and Coordination for High Wind Penetration Microgrids
  • Integrated Security-Constrainted Power Maagement of All-Electric Power Systems for Ships

Sponsors: NSF, ONR

A Framework for Cyber Security Analysis of the Electric Smart Grid

  • Impact of Cyber Attacks on Smart Grids

Sponsors: NSF, THECB-NHARP

Enhancing Learning in Digital Systems

  • CCLI: Enhancing Learning in Digital Systems with Video Games
  • TUES: Transforming Undergraduate Learning in Digital Systems in Texas (TX DS)

Sponsors: NSF, CCLI Phase I, NSF TUES Type 2

Research

No PI Co-PI Funding Agency Duration Funding Amount Title
1 K. L. Butler-Purry T. Zourntos Office of Naval Research Mar 2009 – Feb 2011 $176,627 A Bio-Inspired Multi-Agent Framework for Real-Time Load Management in NG IPS Ships
2 K. L. Butler-Purry V. Srinivasan, S. Pedersen National Science Foundation Jan 2009 – Dec 2011 $150,000 CCLI: Enhancing Learning in Digital Systems with Video Games 1
3 K. L. Butler-Purry U.S. Navy Jun 2007 – Apr 2010 $216,316 Power System Management for CBM Plus – Block 2 2
4 K. L. Butler-Purry DOD Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Jun 2007 – Jan 2009 $175,218 Real-Time and Fast Digital Simulation Test Bed
5 K. L. Butler-Purry U.S. Navy Jun 2007 – Nov 2008 $87,592 Power System Management for CBM Plus – Block 1 3
6 K. L. Butler-Purry V. SrinivasanS. Pedersen National Science Foundation Mar 2007 – Aug 2009 $75,000 CCLI: Enhancing Learning in Digital Systems with Video Games 4
7 K. L. Butler-Purry D. Kundur T. Zourntos NSF REU Site Mar 2007 – Aug 2011 $380,906 REU Site –Electrical Engineering Research Applications in Homeland Security 5
8 K. L. Butler-Purry DOD/ONR/Multi-University Research Instrumentation (MURI) Program May 2004 – Nov 2011 $438,206 Remote Nondestructive Testing and Measurement of Large-Scale Power Systems 6</sup
9 K. L. Butler-Purry Navy STTR Oct 2006 – Mar 2008 $127,545 Power Analysis and Reconfiguration Engine (PARE) – Phase II 7
10 K. L. Butler-Purry D. Kundur, T. Zourntos NSF/DOD REU Site May 2004 – Oct 2007 $301,106 REU Site –Electrical Engineering Research Applications in Homeland Security 8
11 K. L. Butler-Purry M. Ehsani National Science Foundation Oct 2002 – Mar 2007 $116,000 Impact Analysis and Development of New Protection Schemes for Distributed Generators in Distribution Systems 9
12 K. L. Butler-Purry PSERC NSF I/UCRC Jun 2004 – May 2006 $10,000 PSERC – Liquid Filled Transformers 10
13 K. L. Butler-Purry Navy STTR Jul 2004 – Jan 2005 $35,000 Power Analysis and Reconfiguration Engine (PARE) – Phase I 11
14 K. L. Butler-Purry Navy STTR Jul 2003 – Jan 2004 $21,000 Fault Detection of Electrical Faults in Shipboard Electrical Power Distribution Systems – Phase I
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15 K. L. Butler-Purry B. D. Russell Electric Power Research Institute Nov 2002 -Dec 2004 $97,008 Online Detection of Underground Distribution Cable Failure 13
16 K. L. Butler-Purry Office of Naval Research – Young Investigator Award 1999 – 2003 $397,238 Predictive Reconfiguration of Shipboard Power Systems 14
17 K. L. Butler-Purry B. D. Russell TXU Jun 2001 – Oct 2002 $40,000 Data Collection of Underground Distribution Cable Failure
18 K. L. Butler-Purry B. D. Russell TXU (formerly Texas Utilities) Jan 2000 – May 2001 $47,357 On-Line Detection of Underground Distribution Cable Failure
19 K. L. Butler-Purry Office of Naval Research Sep 1999 – Mar 2001 $21,964 Assessment of the State of the Art of the Electric Shipboard Modeling, Simulation, and Control Research Program
20 K. L. Butler-Purry B. D. Russell Texas Advanced Technology Program (ATP) Jan 2000 – Aug 2002 $156,200 New Techniques for Maintaining Reliability in the Restructured Electric Utility Industry
21 K. L. Butler-Purry Texas A&M University,
Office of the Vice President for Research Energy Resources Program Award		 1998 – 1999 $24,000 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Distribution Systems
22 K. L. Butler-Purry B. D. Russell Texas Utilities Services 1998 – 1999 $43,000 Characterization of Underground Cable Failures
23 K. L. Butler-Purry NSF Early Faculty Career Award 1996 – 2000 $320,000 Incipient Failure Detection and Predictive Maintenance for Power Distribution Systems 15
24 K. L. Butler-Purry Office of Naval Research 1996 – 2000 $393,082 Catastrophic FailureIdentification and Intelligent Reconfiguration of Shipboard Power Systems
25 K. L. Butler-Purry B. D. Russell Texas Utilities Services 1996 – 1998 $50,000 Characterization of Underground Cable Failures
26 K. L. Butler-Purry Texas A&M University, Office of the Vice President for Research Energy Resources Program Award 1996 – 1997 $20,000 Simulation Issues for Clean Cars
27 K. L. Butler-Purry NSF Planning Grant 1995 – 1996 $23,000 Planning Activities for a Proposal for Incipient Fault Detection and Predictive Maintenance for Power Distribution Systems
28 D. Kundur K. L. Butler-Purry NHARP: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 $200,000 A Framework for Cyber Security Analysis of the Electric Smart Grid
29 D. Kundur K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Sep 2010 – Aug 2013 $457,000 A Cyber Security Impact Analysis Framework for the Electric Smart Grid
30 D. Kundur K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Mar 2011 – Feb 2014 $400,000 REU Site: Smart Energy and Smart Systems: Enabling the Future through Electrical and Computer Engineering
31 B. D. Russell K. L. Butler-Purry Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) 2001 – 2005 $2,077,000 Distribution Fault Anticipator Phase II: Field Demonstration
32 B. D. Russell K. L. Butler-Purry Electric Power Research Institute 1997 – 2002 $990,752 Distribution Fault Anticipator/Locator
33 M. Ehsani K. L. Butler-Purry Texas Advanced Technology Program (ATP) 1998 – 1999 $133,422 Design Optimization of the Electrically Peaking Hybrid (ELPH) Car

Educational Programs

No PI Co-PI Funding Agency Duration Funding Amount Title
1 K. L. Butler-Purry R. Furuta, C. Malave, J. Pettibon National Science Foundation Mar 2009 – 2013 $597,498 S-STEM: Engineering Transfer Scholars in Texas 16
2 K. L. Butler-Purry N/A Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board May 2010 – Aug 2010 $11,111 Exploring Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M 17
3 K. L. Butler-Purry N/A Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board May 2009 – Aug 2009 $11,111 Exploring Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M 18
4 K. L. Butler-Purry R. Autenrieth, J. Welsh National Science Foundation May 2006 – Apr 2010 $400,000 RET Site: Enrichment Experiences in Engineering (E3) for Teachers Summer Research Program 19
5 K. L. Butler-Purry J. Newton, J. Giardino, M. Zoran, V. Tchkarian Department of Education Aug 2003 – Aug 2006 $393,552 Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN Program) Fellowships 20
6 K. L. Butler-Purry R. Autenrieth, A. Price, J. Rinehart National Science Foundation Oct 2002 – Sep 2006 $447,961 Enrichment Experiences in Engineering for Teachers Summer Research Program – RET Site
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7 K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Jul 2002 – Mar 2003 $10,000 Promoting Undergraduate and Graduate Participation in the IEEE Power Engineering Society in Chicago, IL, Jul 21-25, 2002 22
8 K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Aug 2001 – Jul 2002 $14,000 Promoting Student Participation in the North American Power Symposium at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, Oct 15-16, 2001 23
9 R. Autenrieth K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation 2009 – 2012 $491,750 ARRA: RET Site: Enrichment Experiences in Engineering (E3) for Teachers Summer Research Program
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10 F. Nave K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Sep 2009 – Aug 2012 $850,000 ADVANCE PAID: Successfully Navigating Your Career: Advancing Women Faculty in Engineering and Technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 25
11 V. Srinivasan K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Sep 2009 – Aug 2010 $87,479 Workshop on Video Games in Engineering and Computer Science Education 26
12 K. Watson K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Aug 2010 – Jul 2012 $987,000 TAMUSLSAMP Bridges-to-Doctorate Fellowships, Cohort VI 27
13 K. Watson K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Aug 2008 – Jul 2011 $987,000 TAMUS LSAMP Bridges-to-Doctorate Fellowships, Cohort V 28
14 K. Watson K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Aug 2006 – Oct 2009 $987,000 TAMUS LSAMP Bridges-to-Doctorate Fellowships, Cohort IV 29
15 K. Watson K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Nov 2007 – Sep 2012 $5,000,000 LSAMP: Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Phase IV Program 30
16 K. Watson K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Oct 2003 – Aug 2010 $2,500,000 LSAMP: Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Phase III Program: Cultivating the Future 31
17 C. Malave K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation Sep 2003 – Aug 2008 $400,000 CSEMS -CS, ENG & Math Scholarships
18 K. Watson K. L. Butler-Purry National Science Foundation 2001 – 2003 $270,000 CSEMS -CS, ENG & Math Scholarships
19 K. Watson K. L. Butler-Purry U.S. Department of Education (GAANN Fellowship Program) 1997 – 2001 $900,000 Fellowships for Doctoral Students in Engineering

1. The project expands a video game prototype and integrates it with the instructional techniques currently used in 3 Electrical and Computer Engineering courses that include Digital Systems content, to address several learning objectives in these courses. Also the impact of the video game on student learning and attitude toward digital systems and electrical and computer engineering, will be assessed with attention to differences in impact by gender and ethnicity.

2. Subaward with Williams Pyro as prime contractor

3. Subaward with Williams Pyro as prime contractor

4. The project entails the development of a prototype implementation of a video game to demonstrate the potential of a video game to teach Electrical and Computer Engineering and identify needs for revisions and future design prescription.

5. The project engages 10 undergraduate students annually from electrical and computer engineering in homeland security related research, with faculty serving as mentors to prepare and encourage the students to purse graduate degrees.

6. Subaward with Karen Miu from Drexel University as the project PI

7. Subaward with Custom Manufacturing & Engineering Inc. as Industry Collaborator

8. The project engages 10 undergraduate students annually from electrical and computer engineering in homeland security related research, with faculty serving as mentors to prepare and encourage the students to purse graduate degrees.

9. $116,000 includes $6,000 REU supplement

10. Subaward with P.K. Sen from the Colorado School of Mines as the project PI

11. Subaward with Custom Manufacturing & Engineering Inc. as Industry Collaborator

12. Williams-Pyro as industrial collaborator

13. Tailored Collaboration with TXU Delivery Services

14. $397,238 includes $100,000 equipment grant

15. $320,000 includes $20,000 equipment grant and $10,000 REU support

16. Provides scholarships and program activities for recruitment and retention of transfer engineering students.

17. Summer camp for rising junior and senior high school students interested in electrical and computer engineering.

18. Summer camp for rising junior and senior high school students interested in electrical and computer engineering.

19. Four week summer program to enhance math and science teachers understanding of the nature of engineering through immersion inauthentic engineering research and improve grade 8-12 students’ knowledge about engineering careers by highlighting career information in the learning activities designed by the participating teachers.

20. Provides Fellowships and professional development activities to PhD students in the Colleges of Engineering, Science, and Geo Sciences.

21. Four week summer program to enhance math and science teachers understanding of the nature of engineering through immersion in authentic engineering research and improve grade 8-12 students’ knowledge about engineering careers by highlighting career information in the learning activities designed by the participating teachers.

22. Funding to support Student Participation in the 2002 IEEE PES Summer Meeting

23. Funding to support Student Participation in the 2001 North American Power Symposium

24. Four week summer program to enhance math and science teachers understanding of the nature of engineering through immersion in authentic engineering research and improve grade 8-12 students’ knowledge about engineering careers by highlighting career information in the learning activities designed by the participating teachers.

25. The project will develop a continuum of activities that will assist women faculty in their professional development and growth while retaining them within the academic and administrative ranks at HBCUs in Colleges or Schools of Engineering and Technology. Also the project will generate a toolkit defined by the different stages of an academic career path and containing a new base of information regarding effective strategies and promising practices for female faculty to use to successfully navigate their careers at HBCUs.

26. The goals of this workshop are to explore challenges, identify barriers to adoption of educational games, and stimulate further research and development in the use of video games in engineering and computer science. The workshop will bring together a diverse group of scholars and educators from engineering and computer science, as well as game designers and game developers to address these and related issues.

27. The program funds twelve first-time graduate students from underrepresented minority (URM) groups as Bridge to the Doctorate (BTD) Fellows and includes a program of academic and personal development activities and social support, to sustain their commitment and success to their degree programs and advancement toward doctoral programs.

28. The program funds twelve first-time graduate students from underrepresented minority (URM) groups as Bridge to the Doctorate (BTD) Fellows and includes a program of academic and personal development activities and social support, to sustain their commitment and success to their degree programs and advancement toward doctoral programs.

29. The program funds twelve first-time graduate students from underrepresented minority (URM) groups as Bridge to the Doctorate (BTD) Fellows and includes a program of academic and personal development activities and social support, to sustain their commitment and success to their degree programs and advancement toward doctoral programs.

30. The project provides activities and support to broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities (URM) in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) disciplines to the successful completion of a bachelor’s degree and who are well prepared and ready to matriculate into a doctoral program.

31. The project provides activities and support to broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities (URM) in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) disciplines to the successful completion of a bachelor’s degree and who are well prepared and ready to matriculate into a doctoral program.