Emilio Piesciorovsky
About Emilio Piesciorovsky
Emilio Piesciorovsky is a Professional Technical Staff and Technology Manager in the Power System Protection Area at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he has worked since 2019. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering and has extensive experience in research and engineering roles across various institutions.
Work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Emilio Piesciorovsky has been employed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2019, serving as Professional Technical Staff and Technology Manager in the Power System Protection Area. His role involves overseeing projects related to power system protection, focusing on advanced distribution protection systems for microgrids. He has contributed to the installation of a PSL microPMU system for monitoring critical electrical parameters and has engaged in collaborative research initiatives, including a proposal on grid cyber-resilience.
Education and Expertise
Emilio Piesciorovsky holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University, where he studied from 2010 to 2015. He also earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the same institution between 2007 and 2009. Additionally, he studied Electrical Engineering at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, achieving the title of Electrical Engineer. His educational background includes a focus on international marketing, with a Specialist in International Marketing from Hochschule Reutlingen and a Master in International Marketing from Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
Previous Work Experience
Prior to his current position, Emilio Piesciorovsky held various roles in the field of electrical engineering. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Power System Protection Area at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2018 to 2019. He also served as a Protection and Control Engineer at Casco Systems for one month in 2017 and as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Tennessee Technological University from 2016 to 2017. His experience includes teaching and research assistant roles at Kansas State University from 2010 to 2015.
Research Contributions
Emilio Piesciorovsky has made significant contributions to research in power systems. He studied the impact of neutral capacitor geomagnetic induced current blocking devices on distance protection relays and prepared a corresponding experimental model and manuscript. He published a report titled 'Microgrid Fault Location: Challenges and Solutions' in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratory. His work also includes the installation of a testbed for hardware in-the-loop applications, integrating real-time simulators and protective relays.