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Biography
Dr. Bjorn Vaagensmith is a power system researcher at Idaho National Laboratory. His current research interests include photovoltaics devices, new electronic materials, THz rectification, electric grid hardening, energy generation, and cybersecurity. Vaagensmith received his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Electronic Materials and Devices from South Dakota State University in 2014 and 2016, respectively. While at South Dakota State University, he was awarded the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship scholarship in 2012 to conduct research on transparent photovoltaics and develop solution processed transparent electrodes.
Research Interests
Photovoltaics devices
New electronic materials
THz rectification
Electric grid hardening
Energy generation
Cybersecurity
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Electrical Engineering, South Dakota State University
Aug 2014 → Dec 2016
Master, Electrical Engineering, South Dakota State University
Aug 2011 → Aug 2014
Bachelor, Engineering, Dordt University
Aug 2007 → Nov 2011
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Harnessing distributed GPU computing for generalizable graph convolutional networks in power grid reliability assessments
Dhulipala, S. L. N., Casaprima, N., Olivier, A., Vaagensmith, B. C., McJunkin, T. R. & Hruska, R. C., Jan 2025, In: Energy and AI. 19, 100471.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MASFIC: Streamlined Contingency Analysis for Power Utilities
INL Software, Minier, S. (Developer), Lehmer, J. (Developer) & Vaagensmith, B. (Developer), 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Software
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2023 Critical Materials Strategy
Nguyen, R., Severson, M., Vaagensmith, B., Toba, L. & Hossain, T., Jul 1 2023Research output: Book/Report › Technical Report
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A Review of Visualization Methods for Cyber-Physical Security: Smart Grid Case Study
Cobilean, V., Mavikumbure, H. S., McBride, B. J., Vaagensmith, B., Singh, V. K., Li, R., Rieger, C. & Manic, M., Jun 14 2023, In: IEEE Access. 11, p. 59788-59803 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Electric Grid Supply Chain Review: Large Power Transformers and High-Voltage Direct Current Systems
Nguyen, R., Severson, M. H., Zhang, B., Severson, M. H., Rahman, M. M., Vaagensmith, B., Price, P., Williams, S. & Davis, R., Feb 24 2022Research output: Book/Report › Technical Report
Open Access
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7 Idaho National Laboratory researchers win Presidential Early Career Awards
Sun, C., Al Rashdan, A., Jokisaari, A., Lindsay, A., Balliet, W. H. & Vaagensmith, B.
01/16/25
1 item of Media coverage
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This Essential Element of the Power Grid Is in Critically Short Supply
12/11/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Idaho National Laboratory wins three R&D 100 Awards
Wang, C., Gentle, J., Pennington, T., Mandelli, D., Herrmann, S., McNally, J., Otani, C., King, J., Tripathy, P., Vedros, K., McCarty, M., Klaehn, J., Smart, J., Al Rashdan, A., Shi, M. & Vaagensmith, B.
08/22/22 → 08/23/22
3 items of Media coverage
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From a small town to a national impact: the journey INL’s chief science officer took to leading national security research
11/2/21
1 item of Media coverage
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