IEEE Chattanooga Section

Achievements and work products of members of the Chattanooga Section of IEEE

2019 Engineers Banquet Awards

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  Mark Smith, TVA’s Director of Transmission Planning and Asset Management, and Justin Kleinfeld, Jo Conn Guild Outstanding Engineer of the Year.
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  Justin Kleinfeld and IEEE Fellow, Ian Grant
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  Marjorie Parsons presenting award to Ashley Commander
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  Philip J. Sutton People-to-People award winner; Carlisle A. Jordan Technician of the Year; Ashley Commander, Gen. Robert Neyland Young Engineer of the Year; Justin Kleinfeld, Jo Conn Guild Outstanding Engineer of the Year.
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  Marjorie Parsons, Ashley Commander, and Matt Commander
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  Ashley Commander
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  Marjorie Parsons
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  Ashley Commander and Justin Kleinfeld
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  Ashley Commander and Mark Smith
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  Dr. Daniel Pack, Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (UTC); Ashley Commander, Dr. Eltom, UTC Electrical Engineering Department Head and Professor
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  Ashley Commander and Matt Commander
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Awards

• TVA honors Marjorie Parsons as 2019 Engineer of the Year at February board meeting
• Chattanooga Engineers Club honors Justin Kleinfeld with the Jo Conn Guild Outstanding Engineer of the Year for 2019
• Chattanooga Engineers Club honors Ashley Commander with the Gen. Robert Neyland Young Engineer of the Year for 2019.
• 2016 Jo Conn Guild Outstanding Engineer Award (Chattanooga E-Week) – Greg Goza
• TVA honors Greg Goza as 2018 Engineer of the Year at February board meeting

Member Granted Patents

• 9,459,600. Method and automation system for processing information extractable from an engineering drawing file using information modeling and correlations to generate output data. Brian Huffine. 

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

• Phase-Phase Switching Surge Flashovers: Weather Correction Factors. IEEE Power Engineering Review. Ian S. Grant; Albert S. Paulson; Mark A. Presser.
• Economic Incentives for Larger Transmission Conductors. IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems. Ian S. Grant; Vito J. Longo.
• Frequency Sensitivity and Electromechanical Propagation Simulation Study in Large Power Systems. IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers. Shu-Jen Tsai; Li Zhang; Arun G. Phadke; Yilu Liu; Michael R. Ingram; Sandra C. Bell; Ian S. Grant; Dale T. Bradshaw; David Lubkeman; Le Tang.
• Transmission Line Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. Ian S. Grant ; Roger E. Clayton.
• Assessment of the Impact of GMD on the TVA 500-kV Grid and Power Transformers – Part I:GIC Modelling and Initial Studies – Gary Kobet and Ian Grant
• Assessment of the Impact of GMD on the TVA 500-kV Grid and Power Transformers – Part II: Magnetic and Thermal Capability of Paradise and Bull Run Transformers and Effects on System Performance– Gary Kobet, Ian Grant, and Greg Goza

Conference Papers

• TVA’s Regenesys energy storage project. Ian Grant and J. Hoagland
• Challenges of implementing substation hardware upgrades for NERC CIP version 5 compliance to enhance cybersecurity. J Matt Cole.
• Challenges of Implementing Substation Hardware Upgrades for Enhanced Cybersecurity. J Matt Cole
• Limitations of Steady-State Unbalanced Load Flow Software for Analysis of Induction Motor Behavior During Voltage Unbalance Conditions. J Matt Cole, M. D. URBINA, A. J. ALLEN, and E. M. HOPE.
• Applying NERC CIP Standards to Power Distribution Utility Control Centers to Enhance Cybersecurity within a SMART and Automated Environment. J Matt Cole and N Wallace.
• Cybersecurity Challenges of Implementing IEC-61850 for Automation between the Smart Distribution Control Center and the Substation. J Matt Cole and Matt LaCourt.