Dear colleagues, please see the call below (quick turnaround). Thanks!

Emily P. Bonner, Ph.D.

Professor, C&I (mathematics education)

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs

College of Education and Human Development

University of Texas at San Antonio
emily.bonner@utsa.edu

Twitter: @EPBonnerSA and @coehdresch_utsa

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From: Krystel Castillo <Krystel.Castillo@utsa.edu>
Date: Friday, May 12, 2023 at 4:46 PM
To: Erica Sosa <Erica.Sosa@utsa.edu>, Emily Bonner <Emily.Bonner@utsa.edu>, Jason Yaeger <Jason.Yaeger@utsa.edu>, Juan Manuel Sanchez <juan.manuel.sanchez@utsa.edu>, Jose LopezRibot <Jose.LopezRibot@utsa.edu>, David Akopian <David.Akopian@utsa.edu>
Cc: Linda Day <Linda.Day@utsa.edu>
Subject: QUICK TURNAROUND: FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FROM TSERI/CPS ENERGY

Dear Associate Deans for Research,

Please distribute to your faculty – Deadline May 30^th!

CPS Energy is looking for new and innovative research relevant to the utility industry that involves UTSA faculty and students. They are highly motivated in two ways:

They want to hear from UTSA faculty about new ideas, and
They want to work with us and our students – helping our students get to know CPS Energy and to explore potential career opportunities. There is emphasis on MS students and undergraduates, but PhD students may still be included.

Project period of performance will take place in two funding periods:

Period 1- September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024
Period 2 – September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025

Funding for the second period is contingent upon approval by CPS Energy based on performance in the first funding period and the availability of budget allocation.

Research areas might include (but are not limited to):

Topic	Potential Sub-topic
Energy Storage	BOT storage Utility scale Market projection
Cyber-informed Engineering	Cyber security Physical security Internet of things
Electric Vehicles	Charging Growth demographics Infrastructure needs/advancement Cyber security Impacts of EVs on the grid (distribution, transmission, and generation)
Environmental	GHG reductions Renewable energy Transportation/building reduction
Resiliency	Equity Customer BOT solutions Microgrids
Operations Research	Queuing Management – Improving Customer Experience Inventory Control Systems Material Replacement Optimization Network Analysis in project/product management Sequencing Problems - Dispatching Optimization
Data Analytics	Load forecasting to help determine consumers who use various power sources (e.g., Solar, Battery, and DER)

How to Apply (Phase I):

Provide a 1-page paper containing the following information:

PI & Co-PI name(s) and contact information;
Title of proposed project;
1 paragraph outlining the proposed project;
Value proposition statement for CPS Energy;
Summary budget for each of the funding periods (up to $250K for each)*;
Students supported: must support multiple PhD/MS and UG students, include names of potential students, if possible;
Tenure-track and tenured faculty may participate as PI in ONE white paper submission and as co-PI in ONE white paper submission for a total of two projects;
Only tenure-track and tenured faculty are eligible to apply;
A maximum effort of 2 person months per faculty member.

*We suggest you use the UTSA budget template (attached) to back up the summary budget in your white paper; if your project is selected for funding, this budget will be used for the next phase. Use UTSA F&A rate and do not delete the TSERI administrative support amount shown in the salary section. The standard salary requirements for graduate students at your college should be followed.

Deadline: MAY 30, 2023 at 11:59 AM CT via e-mail to Texas.Energy@utsa.edu

The white papers will be circulated to CPS Energy for review and down-select. Those selected will be asked to provide more detailed information (via paper and/or presentation). All selected projects will be routed through and administered by TSERI - Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute in the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design. This means at the time of routing; your proposal needs to indicate TSERI as the managing institute.

Selection Process (Phase II):

From the pool of white papers, a group of finalists will be selected by a CPSE organized research committee (no UTSA representatives included). These finalists will be asked to provide an in-depth presentation of their projects to CPSE committee members.

Based on the in-depth presentations, a funding decision will be made and submitted to the CPSE executive level for final approval.

An announcement will be made revealing the funded projects and PIs.

If you have any questions, please contact Linda Day at linda.day@utsa.edu or 210-458.8618.

Best,

Krystel

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Krystel Castillo, Ph.D., Sc.D.

Director of the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute

Lutcher Brown Chair, Mechanical Eng. Department at UTSA

Vice President of Energy Efficiency at The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute