2023 Award Recipient: Augusto Zanin Bertoletti

Augusto received his M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Washington State University Vancouver and is enthusiastic about power systems and their role in shaping energy’s future. His research interests include power system protection, resilience, and planning, as well as grid integration of renewable energy and energy storage systems. He has extensive volunteering experience with IEEE PES, serving in various leadership and organizational roles. He has conducted research on distributed energy resource planning and resilient operation of electrical systems during wildfires, contributing to the modeling, simulation, and optimization of power grids under different scenarios and challenges.