POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER (PSerc)

Robert H. Lasseter (Site Director) 2559A Engineering Hall 1415 Engineering Drive Madison, WI 53706-1691 Tel: 608/262-5546 Fax: 608/262-1267 E-mail: lasseter@engr.wisc.edu www.pserc.org

• The PSerc mission is to significantly contribute to the restructuring of the electric power industry without compromising its standing as a critically reliable component of the infrastructure.

• This multi-university, National Science Founcation-funded research consortium includes representatives from UW-Madison, Arizona State University, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, University of California—Berkeley, Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Iowa State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Texas A&M University, Colorado School of Mines and Washington State University.

• The PSerc is composed of a diverse group of faculty and students dedicated to solving the challenges arising from power system restructuring. This cross-disciplinary team includes specialists in power system dynamics, applied mathematics, nonlinear systems, power electronics, advanced control theory, computing, economics and public policy.

• There are many dimensions to the PSerc vision, including analytical, technical, regulatory, economic and educational.