Dakota Roberson, Ph.D.

# Overview Dakota Roberson Associate Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Idaho ## Short Biography Dakota Roberson is Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Idaho, having recently returned from serving as a White House Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense. He is an Associate of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies where he directs a research team focused on electrical grid security and stability, and is appointed to the DoD Defense Science Board. He is also a Nuclear Engineering Affiliate Faculty and holds a joint appointment with the Idaho National Laboratory in National & Homeland Security. Dr. Roberson has collaborated with numerous national laboratories, electric utilities, private stakeholders, and universities to address 21st century energy system threats, and his engineering courses are designed to prepare students for careers in this rapidly-evolving area. Before joining the University of Idaho, he was with Sandia National Laboratories. To better serve his region, Dakota promotes STEM education through secondary school outreach and public speaking engagements to spark the curiosity of young scientists. He also acts as an advisor to regional energy infrastructure programs and several tech startups. Dakota was awarded the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a Graduate Minor in Statistics at the University of Wyoming, where he won the Fisher Innovation Challenge for contributions to energy storage control, and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Minor Mathematics, from the same institution. In his free time, he is an avid outdoorsman and motorcyclist and can be found playing guitar or painting during the winter months. ## Education Ph.D., Electrical Engineering University of Wyoming *Graduate Minor Statistics* *On Loop-Shaped HVDC Wide-Area Damping Control* B.S., Electrical Engineering (Hons.) University of Wyoming *Minor Mathematics* *Cum Laude*

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