EMMANOUIL ANAGNOSTOU

EVERSOURCE ENERGY ENDOWED CHAIR IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & EVERSOURCE ENERGY CENTER DIRECTOR CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Email: manos@engr.uconn.edu

Phone: (860) 486-6806

Research Areas: Outage Management, Grid Resilience

Dr. Anagnostou is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Eversource Energy Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering. He is the Director of the newly established Eversource Energy Center (eversource.uconn.edu) and one of the Applied Research Directors of the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (circa.uconn.edu). Dr. Anagnostou’s research efforts focus on remote sensing of water cycle and integrating earth observations with models for improving water cycle predictability at global scale. He is exploring severe weather events and leveraging advanced technologies to predict the impact on communities and the natural and built environment (roadways, buildings, power grids and water infrastructure). His research directly benefits society and neighborhoods globally. He is dedicated to inspiring the current generation of students and researchers who will pave the way and innovate scientific research and technologies to secure society during climatic extremes. He participates in several networks of scientists planning satellite precipitation measurement missions and international research projects on precipitation and hydrological extremes. He has been recognized with prestigious international prizes and awards including the Plinius Medal by the European Geophysical Union, the Marie Currie Excellence Award by the European Commission and the UCONN Alumni Association Excellence-in-research award. He has supervised 22 graduate students (12 Ph.D.) and mentored 6 Postdoctoral Scholars. He is currently advising 10 graduate students. His work has been published in over 140 journal papers, 7 book chapters, and a number of conference proceedings. He is currently PI on multiple research grants totaling over 8 M$.

PI on potential project(s)

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• Weather and Impact Modelling for outage Prediction, Management and Restoration

NICK BASSILL

RESEARCH SCIENTIST
NYS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN WEATHER & CLIMATE ANALYTICS

Email: nbassill@albany.edu

Research Areas: Renewable Energy, Outage Management, Grid Resilience;

Dr. Bassill received his PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a research focus in ensemble and parameterization studies. Afterward, he worked as a Post-Doctoral researcher at the University of Utah, where he studied aspects of Hurricane Sandy’s unusual track (including what led some models to make an incorrect forecast). Afterward he was hired as a Post-Doctoral researcher with the New York State Mesonet to begin building an operational analysis system that would utilize mesonet observations. Concurrently, he is actively involved in building meteorological products for and doing basic research with the New York State Mesonet. Currently, Nick predominantly spends his time working with the Center of Excellence on a variety of projects.

PI on potential project(s)

• Weather and Impact Modelling for outage Prediction, Management and Restoration

• Weather and Impact Modelling for outage Prediction, Management and Restoration

XINXUAN ZHANG

ASSISTANT RESEARCH PROFESSOR
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Email: xinxuan.zhang@uconn.edu

PI on potential project(s)

• Prediction uncertainty in power outages connected to weather forecast lead-time

DIEGO CERRAI

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Email: diego.cerrai@uconn.edu

Research Areas: Renewable Energy

Research Interests: Weather-related electric power outage prediction; Assessment of resilience investments on infrastructure; Extreme weather events impact and analysis;

PI on potential project(s)

• Weather and Impact Modelling for outage Prediction, Management and Restoration

MATTHEW REUTER

PROGRAM MANAGER
NYS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN WEATHER & CLIMATE ANALYTICS

EMAIL: mreuter@albany.edu

Matthew Reuter is the Program Manager for the Center for Weather & Innovation, Smart Energy and Resilience at the University at Albany and supports a variety of business development and strategic initiatives in the Center of Excellence in Weather & Climate Analytics.  He is a graduate of the University at Albany’s MBA program and received his BA from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.  Previous to this role, he worked for state and local government since 2009 as a legislative aid, analyst in clinical operations, and as a project manager and advisor supporting large scale Federal and New York State value-based health care reform initiatives.