Education Background

Ph.D. - 1980 Iowa State University
M.S. - 1977 Iowa State University
B.S. - 1972 Iowa State University

Experience

 

Clarkson University

    7/18-present              Research Professor

    7/18-6/25                  Director, Center for Electric Power System Research 
    7/01 – 6/10                ECE Department Chair
    7/92 – 6/18               Professor 
    7/85 - 6/92              Associate Professor 
    9/79 - 7/85              Assistant Professor 
                Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.  
              

Univ. of Canterbury, New Zealand   

      6/09—8/09    Visiting Erskine Fellow, EE Department, 

Electric Power Research Institute   6/07 – 9/07    Renewable Energy Grid Integration Study Plan

Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. 

       7/93 - 6/94     Visiting Professor  Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
                

USAF-SCEEE   1982 Summer Faculty Fellow, Wright Aeronautical Laboratory

NASA-ASEE     1981 Summer Faculty Fellow, Lewis Research Center  
    

Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, Illinois 

    6/72 - 8/76   General Engineer, Western Division Operational Analysis Department.  
    
 

Courses Taught

Selected Courses Taught

  • EE 331  Electromechanical Energy Conversion
  • EE 333  Power System Engineering
  • EE 431  Power Distribution and Utilization 
  • EE 436  Electric Machines and Drives 
  • EE 437  Protective Relaying for Power Systems  
  • EE 680  Power Systems I
  • EE 681 Power Systems II



 

Grants

Recent Grants

  1. National Science Foundation. REU Site: Summer Research Experience on Resilient Carbon-Free U.S. Electric Power Systems.  PI: Y. Leo Jiang.  Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer.  2022-2025.
  2.   NYSERDA, De-risk Meshed-ready HVDC for Offshore Wind with Realtime EMT Modeling Studies, collaborating with New York Power Authority and Intelligent NRG Solutions, 2023-2025.  PI: Tuyen Vu. Co-PI: Jianhua Zhang, Tom Ortmeyer.
  3. DOE/NOWRDC, Atlantic seaboard offshore stability risk evaluation & service, collaborating with New York Power Authority and GE Energy Consulting, 2022-2025  PI: Tuyen Vu, Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer, Co-PI: Jianhua Zhang
  4. DOE/NOWRDC. AIRU-WRF: AI-powered Physics-based Tool for OSW Forecasting and Grid Integration Agency: Rutgers University (prime) Clarkson PI: Leo Jiang. Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer.
  5. DOE, District Energy Systems. GE (prime), 2024-2027. Clarkson PI: Leo Jiang; Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer.
  6. NYSERDA, “Coordinated Grid Controllers and DERs to Enhance Distribution Grid Operation,” 2024-2026. PI: Jianhua Zhang. Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer, Leo Jiang, Tuyen Vu.
  7. DOE/OPTIMA, “Advanced Methods for Integrating Renewables in Grid Planning (ADMIRE- GridPlan),” 2025-2027,  Florida International University (prime), Clarkson PI: Jianhua Zhang. Co-PI: Tom Ortmeyer
  8. NYSERDA, "Physics-Assisted Learning for Monitoring of Y49 Transmission (PALM49)".  INS (prime), Clarkson PI Tom Ortmeyer Co-PI Paul McGrath
     

Publications

Selected Papers

  1. Phil Barker, Tom Ortmeyer, Clayton Burns.  “Community Microgrid Dynamic and Power Quality Design Issues.  In Microgrids: Theory and Practice, Peng Zhang, editor,  Print ISBN:9781119890850 |Online ISBN:9781119890881. Jan. 18, 2024.
  2. SC Das, T Vu, D Ramasubramanian, E Farantatos, J Zhang, T Ortmeyer. “Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimizing Inverter Control: Fixed and Adaptive Gain Tuning Strategies for Power System Stability.” arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.01451
  3. T. Ortmeyer, T. Vu, Y. Jiang, J. Zhang, "Energy Storage as a Pillar of the Architecture of a Resilient Electric Grid," in the Book Distributed Energy Storage in Urban Areas, IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPO214E_ch3
  4. T. Ortmeyer, T. Vu, Y. Jiang, J. Zhang, "Energy Storage as a Pillar of the Architecture of a Resilient Electric Grid," in the Book Distributed Energy Storage in Urban Areas, IET - Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBPO214E_ch3
  5. Y. Jiang, T. Ortmeyer, and M. Fan, “Data-Driven Fast Uncertainty Assessment of Distribution Systems with Correlated EV Charging Demand and Renewable Generation,” IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1446 – 1456, Jul., 2023
  6. Y. Jiang, T. Ortmeyer, M. Fan, and X. Ai, “Data-Driven Low-Rank Tensor Approximation for Fast Grid Integration of Commercial EV Charging Stations Considering Demand Uncertainties,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 517-529, Jan. 2023
  7. TT Nguyen, T Vu, T Ortmeyer, G Stefopoulos, G Pedrick, J MacDowell. “Real-Time Transient Simulation and Studies of Offshore Wind Turbines.”  IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 14, July 2023.

     

Contact

Email: tortmeye@clarkson.edu

Office Phone Number: 315/244-3707

Office Location: 145 CAMP Building

Clarkson Box Number: CU Box 5720