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- Senior Research Engineer at Texas A&M University, working under Professor Tom Overbye
- Assistant Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Smart Grid Center (SGC)
- Received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Texas A&M University, and his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Office: 114C, Wisenbaker Engineering Building
College Station, Texas, 77843-3128
Phone: 979-473-9260
Email: snodgrass@tamu.edu
[Department Profile Page]
Announcements and News
- Dr. Snodgrass helped in the instruction for an in-person short course titled “Electric Grid Impacts of Geomagnetic Disturbances” on March 18-19, 2025 at the CIR. Read more about it here
- Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass was recently interviewed by KBTX about a new program offering power bill credits for homeowners who install solar panels and smart thermostats, allowing them to sell power back to the Texas grid. In the interview, Professor Snodgrass explained, “You could essentially have free rent on your roof,” emphasizing that consumers have the choice to either own the equipment or let another party manage it. Read more about it here.
- Dr. Snodgrass helped in the instruction for an in-person short course titled “Fundamentals of Electric Transmission System Planning” on February 18-20, 2025 at the CIR. Read more about it here.
- The 2025 Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC) was successfully held on February 10-11, 2025 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The photos can be viewed here.
- Dr. Snodgrass helped in the instruction for an in-person short course titled “Primer on the Planning and Operation of Large-Scale Electric Grids” on February 4-6, 2025 at the CIR. Read more about it here.
- Dr. Snodgrass was recently interviewed by KBTX to discuss the Weather Watch issued by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in early January, 2025. In the interview, he emphasized that “While energy is in abundance, people can still do their part to help reduce the strain placed on the grid.” Read more about it here.
- Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass and a team of researchers are looking into how the power grid can be affected by electrifying passenger cars Read the full article here.
- Dr. Thomas Overbye, Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass and electrical engineering graduate students Diana Wallison and Lyric Haylow conducted a three-year project to determine how the grid will be affected if heavy-duty vehicles are electrified in Dallas and Houston, leading to more EVs on Interstate 45. Read the full article here.
- In October 2024, Dr. Snodgrass was promoted to Senior Research Engineer II.
- Check out this news story about how the Aurora Borealis can impact our grid! Katie Satterlee highlights Dr. Overbye and his team’s work on mitigating its effects. Read the full article here
- Diana Wallison presented a poster titled “Framework for Heavy Duty Truck Electrification Integration using Large-Scale Combined Transmission and Distribution Grid Models” at the 2024 Power and Energy Society General Meeting in Seattle, Washington! View the poster here
- In June 2022, Dr. Snodgrass was promoted to Senior Research Engineer I.
- On September 1, 2021 Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass joined Professor Tom Overbye’s group as his postdoc.