City of Albuquerque
File #: EC-22-130   
Type: Executive Communication Status: Confirmed
File created: 9/7/2022 In control: City Council
Final action: 9/19/2022
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Mayor's reappointment of Dr. Ali Bidram to the Albuquerque Energy Council
Attachments: 1. EC-130

 

INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM                                                                                                    August 26, 2022

 

TO:                                          Isaac Benton, President, City Council

 

FROM:                     Timothy M. Keller, Mayor

 

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Mayor's reappointment of Dr. Ali Bidram to the Albuquerque Energy Council

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I am submitting for your advice and consent the following name for reappointment to the

Albuquerque Energy Council in accordance with the City of Albuquerque Ordinance 14-8-5-3.

   

 

APPOINTEE NAME                                                          TERM Dr. Ali Bidram                                                                                 April 30, 2025 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120  Ali Bidram is currently an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. He has received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington, USA, in 2014. Before joining University of New Mexico, he worked with Quanta Technology, LLC, and was involved in a wide range of projects in electric power industry. His area of expertise lies within control and protection of energy assets in power electronics-intensive energy distribution grids. Such research efforts are culminated in a book, several journal papers in top publication venues and articles in peer-reviewed conference proceedings, and technical reports. He has received the University of New Mexico's School of Engineering junior faculty teaching excellence award, IEEE Albuquerque section outstanding engineering educator award, New Mexico EPSCoR mentorship award, University of Texas at Arlington N. M. Stelmakh outstanding student research award, IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference best paper award, and cover article of December 2014 in IEEE Control Systems.  A resident of Council District 5, Dr. Bidram will continue to serve as an At-Large member on the Council and his second term will expire April 30, 2025.       

 

 

 

 

 

Current Membership       Representing         Name                            Term 1. At Large Vacant 2. At Large Dr. Ali Bidram              04/30/2022 3. At Large Mr. James Povijua           04/30/2024 4. At Large Mr. Alex Montano                04/30/2022 5. At Large Mr. Gabriel Pacyniak           04/30/2024 6. At Large Ms. Sandra McCardell          04/30/2024 7. At Large Mr. Victoriano Ceballos       04/30/2024 8. At Large Ms. Mayane Barudin            04/30/2024 9. At Large Mr. Carlos Lucero           04/30/2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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