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https://www.uprm.edu/crc/symgrid2024/
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Live Agenda for the Natural Hazards and Resilient Infrastructure Session
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Tuesday, 03 December 2024 – Schedule
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5:00-7:00pmOpening Reception: Microgrid Lab Tour at Research and Development Center (SEC – CID)
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Wednesday, 04 December 2024 – Morning Schedule
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TimeActivity (Chapel Figueroa)
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8:00-8:45amRegistration Open
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8:45-9:00amPuerto Rico MG Symposium Welcome
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9:00-9:15amThe Microgrid Symposium Tradition
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9:15-10:00am[Keynote 1] Babak Enayati, Senior Director, Grid Modernization, Renewable integration, and Asset Management at LUMA
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10:00-10:30am AST
9:00-9:30 EST		Break
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America Session 1 - (Chapel Figueroa)Natural Hazards and Resilient Infrastructure 1 - (Celis 116)
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Chairs: Michael Ross and Murali BagguModerator: Dr. Luisa Feliciano
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REGISTER for this section HERE: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/79d53dd9-a8ae-4e7b-b68c-05ebb57bcb5c@0dfa5dc0-036f-4615-99e4-94af822f2b84
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10:30-11:00am AST 9:30-10:00am ESTAmericas overview:
Alex Prieur – “Microgrid Developments in Canada” Guillermo - “Microgrids in Latin Americas”
Guillermo - “Microgrids in Latin Americas”		Carla López del Puerto, Ismael Pagan Trinidad, Raúl Zapata López, Luisa Feliciano, Dept. of Civil Engineering and Surveying-UPRM: “Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) Perspective: A Roadmap to a Safe, Inclusive, and Resilient Electrical Infrastructure System,”
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Austin Becker, CRC-University of Rhode Island: “The Coastal Hazards, Analysis, Modeling, and Prediction System: Decision Support for Planning and Emergency Response”
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Norberto C. Nadal and Víctor González, USACE CHL-ERDC: “Coastal Hurricane Hazards in Changing Climate”
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11:00-11:30am AST 10:00-10:30 ESTJoel Jorgenson – CEO and President of BWR Innovation
A Zero-Emission Hydrogen Microgrid for Grid Resiliency and Sustainability
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11:30-12:00 AST 10:30-11:00am ESTNassif, Alexandre B, Marcelo Elizondo – PNLL
How to size microgrids based on damage, cascading failures, and recovery time		Ali Saffar, Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering and Surveying, UPRM: “Design for Resiliency”
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Patrick Burgess, and Mohammad Shahidehpour, Willdan, Los Angeles, Ca.: “Building Resilient Communities: Microgrids and the Path to Smart Grids”
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Daniel D. Sánchez Gómez, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UPRM and
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12:00-12:30pm AST 11:00-11:30am ESTSharon Klein - University of Maine
Data-Driven Approaches for Secure Electric Grids in Communities Disproportionately Impacted by Climate Change		Franklin H. Holcomb, USACE CERL-ERDC, Champaign. Illinois: “Renewable Energy Integration and Optimization (REopt Resilience and Efficiency Project”
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BackupsVidya Manian – UPRM - “Innovating AI Foundation Models for Microgrids”
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12:30-1:30pm AST 11:30-12:30pm ESTLunch for presenters (Audience on their own)
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Wednesday, 04 December 2024 – Afternoon Schedule
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Americas Session 2: Isolated/remote session (Figueroa Chapel)Natural Hazards and Resilient Infrastructure 2. (Celis-116)
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Chairs: Alex Prieur and Brian MillerModerator: Dr. Carla Lopez del Puerto
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REGISTER for this section HERE: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/678e2dd3-8bf0-4d7d-b87f-788b1b5ca075@0dfa5dc0-036f-4615-99e4-94af822f2b84
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1:30-2:00pm AST 12:30-1:00pm ESTMax Ferrari Maglia – ORNL
From Lab to Field: Overcoming Real-World Challenges in Solar-Based Networked Microgrids — Insights from Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Microgrid.		Héctor Jiménez, Puerto Rico Climate Office, Department of Physics, UPRM: "Data-Driven Resilience: Shaping Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation"
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Stephen Hughes, PR Landslide Hazard Mitigation Office: "Landslide Susceptibility, Monitoring, and Forecasting in Puerto Rico"
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Tania Figueroa Colón, Department of Geology, UPRM, and Ryan Busby, Training Lands and Heritage (CEERD CEO-T), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL): “Developing a carbon concentration map for Puerto Rico”
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2:00-2:30pm AST 1:00-1:30pm ESTMurali Baggu – NREL
Advancing microgrid research for underserved, indigenous, remote, and island communities.
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2:30-3:00pm AST 1:30-2:00pm ESTFernando Ghetti,
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Achievements and challenges of managing an isolated small system in northeastern Haiti.		Patrick Deliman and Carlos Ruiz, EL-USACE-ERDC. "Natural Based Ecological Solutions for Resilient Water Resource Systems"
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Luisa Feliciano, Jonathan Muñoz, Gerardo Trossi, Victoria Vega, Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, UPRM, and Reza Khambilvardi, City College of New York (CCNY).  “Engaging Communities in Groundtruthing Flood Models: A Participatory Approach to Validating Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM)”
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Josué A. Dieppa Ortiz and Ismael Pagán Trinidad, NSF IRES FRP Program, Dept. of Civil Engineering and Surveying, UPRM: "Assessing the Damage Prevented by a Proposed Flood Barrier in Scheveningen’s Port Under Current and Future Conditions "
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3:00-3:30pm AST 2:00-2:30pm ESTRodrigo Palma – Universidad de Chile
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Evolution of decentralized energy solutions in Chile: new challenges
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BackupsMichael Ross - Yukon university
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Insights when working with First Nation and Inuit led Microgrid projects
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3:30-3:45pm AST 2:30-2:45pm ESTGroup Photo Shoot
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3:45-4:00pm AST 2:45-3:00pm ESTBreak
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4:00-4:15pm AST 3:00-3:15pm ESTPoster Introduction Session
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Each poster presenter gives a 3 min teaser
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4:15-5:30pm AST 3:15-4:30pm ESTPosters Viewing
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5:30-5:35pm AST 4:30-4:35pm ESTClosing Announcements
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6:00pm AST 5:00pm ESTDeparture
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Thursday, 05 December 2024 – Morning Schedule
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9:00-9:30amRegistration Open
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9:30-10:00amBreak
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10:00-11:00am[Keynote 2] Dan Ton Program Manager of Smart Grid R&D – “Current and future microgrid research and development by US DOE OE”
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11:00-12:00am[Keynote 3] Abraham Ellis, Senior Manager - Renewable Energy technologies at Sandia National Laboratories - “PV-based microgrids: Siting and Environmental considerations”
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12:00-1:00pm AST 11:00-12:00pm ESTLunch for presenters (Audience on your own)
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Europe and Africa Session (Chapel Figueroa)Natural Hazards and Resilient Infrastructure 3 (Celis-116)
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Chairs: Miky Albu and Henock Dibaba Moderator: Ismael Pagán Trinidad