Special Holiday Issue | December 2025

Happy Holidays from the Advanced Grid Institute (AGI)!

Before we wrap up the year, we would like to share a couple of announcements. 

Please join us in celebrating these wins that took place this past year!

Two students awarded by the DGRP program under AGI

• Marshal Ruzvidzo
• Casey Dettlaff

Celebrated PNNL’s 60th Anniversary

• AGI mention in U.S. Senator Murray and U.S. Senator Cantwell’s joint congressional record submission, written by comms and external engagement

Recently, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Washington State University (WSU) Advanced Grid Institute (AGI), hosted their annual AGI Day conference. The conference brought together national laboratory researchers, academia, students, industry, and regional and state stakeholders and representatives to discuss topics around this year’s theme, “Building and Operating an Affordable, Reliable, and Secure Regional Grid.” Read More.

Special Topic Session: Wildfire Challenges

The special topic of Advanced Grid Institute (AGI) Day 2025 was “Wildfire Challenges and Mitigation Strategies.” The panel was hosted by Larry Bekkedahl, Senior VP of Advanced Energy Delivery at Portland General Electric; Andre Coleman, data scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL); Kelly Miller, Wildfire Mitigation Program Manager at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA); and Brad Heilman of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory. Read More.

AGI Seminars

Dr. Monish Mukherjee

Dr. Jinho Kim

Dr. Yousu Chen

The AGI seminars of the semester highlighted three tightly connected themes shaping the future of the electric power grid: orchestrating complex distribution system operations, accurately modeling inverter-based resources, and integrating artificial intelligence—particularly large language models—into grid analytics and decision support. Taken together, the talks by Dr. Monish Mukherjee, Dr. Jinho Kim, and Dr. Yousu Chen traced a clear narrative of a grid that is becoming more decentralized, more software-defined, and more data- and computation-intensive, and they pointed toward the kinds of tools and frameworks needed to manage this transformation. Click here to view their presentations.

AGI Publications

• Soloff C. E. Crosbie G.S. Diskin L. Gao S. Kirschler E. Lenhardt and R. Moore et al. 2025. Cloud Condensation Nuclei Behavior and Closure Assessment for the Northwest Atlantic Ocean." ACS ES&T Air 2 no. 11:2388-2400. PNNL-SA-216390. doi:10.1021/acsestair.5c00151"
• Wan H. and R.D. Meyer. 2025. A machine learning method of modern urban building energy modeling: A case study of Chicago." Sustainable Cities and Society 134:106886. PNNL-SA-207386. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2025.106886"
• de L. Carvalho L. B.O. Gimenez B. Bomfim J.Q. Chambers S. Franco de Freitas D.C. Souza and C.D. Koven et al. 2025. Litter Production and Foliar Nutrient Resorption in Fast- and Slow-Growing Tree Species in the Central Amazon." Forest Ecology and Management 596:123066. PNNL-SA-217072. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123066"
• Yang Q. L. Leung Z. Feng J. Li and X. Chen. 2025. Environmental Thermodynamic Effects on Future Changes of Mesoscale Convective Systems and Isolated Deep Convection Over the US: A Case Study." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 130 no. 21:e2025JD044740. PNNL-SA-211312. doi:10.1029/2025JD044740"
• Ma W. H. Wang S. Zhang B. Singh Y. Qian Y. Huo and N. Feldl et al. 2025. Quantifying Moisture Sources of Arctic Atmospheric Rivers during the Recent Historical Period." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 130 no. 21:e2025JD043918. PNNL-SA-209642. doi:10.1029/2025JD043918"
• Pitike K. I. Robin O. El Atwani and W. Setyawan. 2025. Computational design of ductility and phase stability in W-Ti-V-Cr refractory multiprincipal element alloys for fusion applications." Scientific Reports 15:40057. PNNL-SA-213478. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-16670-6"

Stay tuned for additional information on these topics and more in our March e-newsletter. See you in the new year! 

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