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B. Don Russell
Regents Professor
Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Endowed Chair
Director, Power System Automation Laboratory
Office: 238 WERC
Phone: (979) 845-7912
Fax: (979) 458-1139

Member, National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Fellow, National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
Fellow, Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) United Kingdom
Fellow, National Academy of Forensic Engineers
Registered Professional Engineer
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Education:

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1975
M.E., Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1971
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1970

Interest Areas:

Electric Power Engineering; Power System Protection, Control, and Computer Automation; Energy Systems; Forensic Engineering; Engineering Ethics, Professionalism, and Public Policy

Educational and Research Experience
Harry E. Bovay Endowed Chair, 2008 - present
Regents Professor, Texas A&M University System, 2000 - present
J. W. Runyon, Jr. Professorship I, 2002 - 2007
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1988 – present
Associate Professor, 1979 – 1988; Assistant Professor, 1976 – 1979
Director, Power System Automation Laboratory, 1981 - present

Administrative Experience
Associate Vice Chancellor for Engineering Research, Texas A&M University System, 1996 - 2002
Deputy Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, 1996 - 2002
Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1996 – 2002
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs, Texas A&M University System, 1994 – 1996
Executive Associate Dean, College of Engineering, 1994 - 1996
Assistant Agency Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 1994 - 1996
Assistant Department Head, Electrical Engineering, 1986 - 1992
Associate Director, Institute for Ventures in New Technology (INVENT), 1982 - 1985
Director, Electric Power Institute, 1980 - 1981

Publications:  author of over 200 technical papers and significant research reports.

Honors and Awards:

Past President, IEEE Power and Energy Society
Vice President, International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRÉ)
Meritorious Service Award, Power and Energy Society, 2006
IEEE Millennium Medal, 2000
Distinguished Achievement Award in Research, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University
IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Technical Field Award
IEEE Electrotechnology Transfer Award
R&D 100 Award for the Development of the Digital Feeder Monitor
Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award, National Society of Professional Engineers
The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST), Charter Member

Holds 10 US patents; 7 US patents pending; multiple foreign patents

Chair, Conference for Protective Relay Engineers
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Electric Power Systems Research
National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Member, 1999
Chair, Electric Power and Energy Engineering Section

Honor Society Memberships:

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honor Society