1/23 “Power Plant Control Rooms, then, now and the future” Gene Grindle PE

2/2  “Lessons Learned from the Texas Synchrophasor Network” Mack Grady, IEEE Fellow and P.E. in Texas

3/27  “Overview of High Voltage DC Power Transmission” Dr. Mark Ehsani (DL)

4/2    “NEC for Electrical Engineers Workshop (2 days)” Thomas Dimetrovich – Held at Scottish Rite Theater

5/4    “IEEE GreenTech 2018 Conference

6/24   “Commercial Lighting Controls” Douglas Braun, Spectrum Lighting

7/22   “Modularization of Low Voltage Motor Control Centers for Hazardous Location Applications” Nitish Saraf, Regional Sales Manager Global Projects at R. STAHL Inc.

7/18  “Social at Friends and Allies Brewing”

7/24   “Cyber Security and the Grid; untangling the Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt” Michael Allgeier, Dir., Critical Infrastructure, ERCOT

8/23 “Workshop – IEEE 1547 Standard for Power System Interconnect” Clayton Stice, Principal Engineer of Emerging Technologies for Grid Coordination, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

8/21  “Tour of the Center for Electromechanics (CEM), The University of Texas at Austin

8/28 “Improving Electric Motor Reliability” Calvin Earp, Director of Machine Services Operations, Shermco Industries

9/25 “Silicon Carbide – A Semiconductor for Power Electronic Applications” Dr. Kevin Matocha (M’95, SM’13)  Chief Technology Officer, Monolith Semiconductor

10/11 “Social at Independence Brewing Company

10/23 “Professional Engineering Ethics from an Attorney’s Perspective” Brian Carroll, Managing Partner at Sanderford & Carroll, P.C.

10/24 “Tour of VoltaBox of Texas” Thomas Ortman, Chief Technology Officer and interim Chief Executive Officer for Voltabox of Texas, Inc.