Merrill Smith has been managing various advanced grid R&D activities in the Office of Electricity since 2006. Currently she is working on projects to advance grid resilience including managing the UI-ASSIST program. She has managed a range of projects and technologies including smart grid demonstrations, microgrids, distributed energy generation and combined heat and power, low emissions combustion technologies, advanced materials (ceramic composites), and various industrial energy efficiency technologies. Prior to DOE she worked as a civil design engineer and construction manager. Merrill is a civil engineer from Virginia Tech and George Washington University.
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The Department of Energy’s (DOE’S) Office of Electricity (OE) partnered with the Indian government’s Department of Science and Technology to sponsor a joint US-India project on advanced electric distribution systems.