Journal Publications
A. Heidari-Akhijahani*, K. L. Butler-Purry, “A Review on Black-Start Service Restoration of Active Distribution Systems and Microgrids,” Energies 17, no. 1: 100, 2024. DOI: Link
M. Mehrubeoglu, K. Kelly, K. Butler-Purry, et. al, “Facilitating the Transition of Underrepresented Minority STEM Dissertators into Academic Careers: Evolution of TxARM AGEP Alliance Model,” Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 31-41, August 2023. DOI: Link
O. Bassey*, K. L. Butler-Purry, “Islanded Microgrid Restoration Studies with Graph-Based Analysis,” Energies, 15, 6979, September 2022. DOI: Link
M. Preuss, S. Merriweather, J. Avila, K. Butler-Purry, K. Watson, S. Walton, P. Obiomon, F. Pezold, J. Murry, M. Roth, J. Kelley, H. Lamm, “The Effects of Undergraduate Research Experiences as Reported by Texas A&M University System Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Students,” Frontiers in Education, vol. 2, May 2022, DOI: Link
T. Murphrey, C. R. Carter, E. G. Regisford, L. E. Carson, K. Butler-Purry, A. R. Carter-Sowell, A. Ganesan, A. Richburg, “An Examination of the Paths of Successful Diverse STEM Faculty: Insight for Programming,” Frontiers in Education, vol. 7, May 2022, DOI: Link
O. Bassey*, C. Chen, KL Butler-Purry, “Linear power flow formulations and optimal operation of three- phase autonomous droop-controlled Microgrids,” Electric Power Systems Research, 2021.
M. Preuss, S. Merriweather, J. Avila, K. Butler-Purry, K. Watson, S. Walton, P. Obiomon, F. Pezold, J. Murry, M. Roth, J. Kelley, H. Lamm, M. Alves, S. Garcia, “The Impacts of Global Research and International Educational Experiences on Texas A&M University System LSAMP Participants,” Frontiers in Education, vol 6, July 2021.
M. Oren*, S. Pedersen, K Butler-Purry, “Teaching Digital Circuit Design With a 3-D Video Game: The Impact of Using In-Game Tools on Students’ Performance”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol 64, issue 1, Feb. 2021, pp. 24-31.
S. Pedersen, K. Butler-Purry, M. Oren*, “Planet K: The application of game and instructional design practices in the formative evaluation of an educational game prototype,” Computer Game Development and Education: An International Journal vol 1, issue 2, 2020, pp. 1 – 14
S Pedersen, M Oren*, K Butler-Purry, “A Comparison of Text-with-Images and Video-Based Instructional Guidance in an Educational Video Game,” Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2020
O. Bassey* and K. Butler-Purry, “Black Start Restoration of Islanded Droop-Controlled Microgrids” Energies 13, no. 22: 5996, 2020. DOI: Link
O. Bassey*, K. L. Butler-Purry and B. Chen, “Dynamic Modeling of Sequential Service Restoration in Islanded Single Master Microgrids,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 202-214, Jan. 2020, DOI: Link
M. Preuss, S. Merriweather, K. Butler-Purry, S. Walton, “International Research Exposure: Impact on Early- Career, Undergraduate Engineering Students,” Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences, 2020.
C Patterson, C Chang, C Lavadia, M Pardo, D Fowler, K Butler-Purry, “Transforming Doctoral Education: Preparing Multidimensional and Adaptive Scholars,” Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 17-34, March 2019, DOI: Link
R. G Moreira, K. Butler-Purry, A. Carter-Sowell, S. Walton, I. V Juranek, L. Challoo, G. Regisford, R. Coffin, A. Spaulding, “Innovative Professional Development and Community Building Activity Program Improves STEM URM Graduate Student Experiences,” International Journal of STEM Education, v 6, issue 1, October 2019
A.M. Abdullah, K. Butler-Purry, “Secure transmission line distance protection during wide area cascading events using artificial intelligence,” Electric Power Systems Research, Volume 175, 2019, 105914, DOI: Link
R Autenrieth, C Lewis, K Butler-Purry, “Enrichment Experiences in Engineering (E3) Summer Teacher Program: Analysis of Student Surveys Regarding Engineering Awareness,” Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, vol. 19, issue 4, 2018
B Chen*, C Chen, J Wang, KL Butler-Purry, “Multi-time step service restoration for advanced distribution systems and microgrids,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 9 (6), pp. 6793-6805, March 2018.
B Chen*, C Chen, J Wang, KL Butler-Purry, “Sequential service restoration for unbalanced distribution systems and microgrids,” IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 33 (2), pp. 1507-1520, 2018.
X Feng*, KL Butler-Purry, T Zourntos, “Real-time electric load management for DC zonal all-electric ship power systems,” Electric Power Systems Research, 154, pp. 503-514, Jan. 2018.
AM Abdullah*, K Butler-Purry, “Distance protection zone 3 misoperation during system wide cascading events: The problem and a survey of solutions,” Electric Power Systems Research, 154, pp. 151-159, 2018.
R. Autenrieth, C. Lewis, K. Butler-Purry, “Long-Term Impact of the Enrichment Experiences in Engineering (E3) Summer Teacher Program”, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, vol. 18, issue 1, January 2017.
E. Mayhorn*, L. Xie, K. Butler-Purry, “Multi-time Scale Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources in Isolated Power Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, volume 8, issue 2, March 2017, pp. 998- 1005.
S. Mashayekh*; K. L. Butler-Purry; “An Integrated Security-Constrained Model-Based Dynamic Power Management Approach for Isolated Microgrids in All-Electric Ships”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, volume 30, issue 6, Nov. 2015, pp. 2934-2945.
X. Feng*, K.L. Butler-Purry, T. Zourntos, “A Multi-Agent System Framework for Real-Time Electric Load Management in MVAC All-Electric Ship Power Systems,” IEEE Trans. on Power Systems, volume 30, issue 2, 2015, pp. 1327 – 1336.
J. Wei*, D. Kundur and K. L. Butler-Purry, “A Novel Bio-Inspired Technique for Rapid Real-Time Generator Coherency Identification,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Volume 6, Issue 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 178 – 188.
S. Liu*; Bo Chen*; T. Zourntos; D. Kundur; K.L. Butler-Purry; “A Coordinated Multi-Switch Attack for Cascading Faailures in Smart Grid,” IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, volume 5, issue 3, May 2014, pp. 1183 – 1195.
J. Wei*, D. Kundur, T. Zourntos, and K. L. Butler-Purry, “;A Flocking-Based Paradigm for Hierarchical Cyber-Physical Smart Grid Modeling and Control”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Volume 5, Issue 6, pp 2687 – 2700, Nov. 2014.
S. Liu*, S. Mashayehk*, D. Kundur, T. Zourntos and K.L. Butler-Purry, “A Framework for Modeling Cyber-Physical Switching Attacks in Smart Grid,” IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computation Special Issue in Cyber-Physical Systems, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 273-285, December 2013.
Books
K Butler-Purry, S. (NDR) Nuthalapati, and S. K. Srivastava. “Self-Healing Shipboard Power Systems”. In J. S. Tietjen, M. D. Ilic, L. Bertling Tjernberg, and N. N. Schulz (Ed.), Women in Power: Research and Development Advances in Electric Power Systems. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 467-491, 2023, DOI: Link.
D. Kundur, S. Mashayehk*, X. Feng*, S. Liu*, K. L. Butler-Purry and T. Zourntos, “Cyber Attack Impact Analysis for the Smart Grid,” in Smart Grid Communications and Networking, V. Poor, Z. Han and E. Hossain, (Eds.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 353-372, July 2012.
K. Butler-Purry and H.-M. Chou*. “Real-Time Rapid Embedded Power System Control Prototyping Simulation Test-Bed Using LabVIEW and RTDS. In Folea Silviu (Ed.), Practical Applications and Solutions Using LabVIEW™ Software”. InTech Publishers, August 2011. ISBN 978 953-307-650-8. Open access book. http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/real-time-rapid-embedded-power-system- control-prototyping-simulation-test-bed-using-labview-and-rtds
V. Srinivasan, K. Butler-Purry and S. Pedersen. “Developing Educational Games for Engineering Education – A Case Study, In Patrick Felicia (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches,” IGI Global Publishing Company, April 2011. DOI: Link
K. Butler-Purry. In search of community: The challenges and successes of an isolated engineer. In C.A. Stanley (Ed.), Faculty of color teaching in predominantly white colleges and universities. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, June 2006.
Conference Proceedings
K. Thongmai, V. Bobato, K. Butler-Purry and A. Goulart, “Cyber Security Use Case on a Smart Power Distribution System – Physical Subsystem,” 2025 IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference & Exposition (Grid Edge), San Diego, CA, USA, 2025, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/GridEdge61154.2025.10887477.
I. Ullah*, K. L. Butler-Purry, R. Bent, H. Nagarajan, and A. Barnes, “Studying a Black Start Restoration in Active Distribution System”, Poster presented at 2025 Grid Science Winter School and Conference,
January 6-10, 2025, Los Alamos, NM.
I. Ullah*, K. L. Butler-Purry, R. Bent, H. Nagarajan, and A. Barnes, “Studying Power Loss Minimization in Active Distribution Systems Using PMD”, In Proceedings of Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), February 10-11, 2025, College Station, TX.
K. Thongmai*, V. Bobato*, K. Butler-Purry, and A. Goulart, “Cyber Security Use Case on a Smart Power Distribution System: Physical Subsystem,” in Proceedings of IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference and Exposition, January 21-23, 2025, San Diego, CA.
V. Bobato*, K. Thongmai*, A. Goulart, and K. Butler-Purry, “Cyber Security of a Smart Power Distribution System: Cyber Subsystem Use Case,” in Proceedings of IEEE PES Grid Edge Technologies Conference and Exposition, January 21-23, 2025, San Diego, CA.
I. Ullah*, A. Heidari-Akhijahani*, and K. L. Butler-Purry, “Sequential Black Start Restoration in Active Distribution Network and Microgrids Using the PowerModelsDistribution Package,” In Proceedings of 2024 56th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), El Paso, TX, USA, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: Link
L. Al Homoud*, K. Al-Assaf*, K. Davis, and K. Butler-Purry, “Large-Scale Distribution Systems: Solar Integration and Load Demand Fluctuation Case Studies," In Proceedings of 2024 56th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), El Paso, TX, USA, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: Link.
A. Heidari-Akhijahani*, K. L. Butler-Purry, “Black-Start Service Restoration of Unbalanced Distribution Systems Considering Frequency Stability Constraints,” In Proceedings of 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), pp. 1-5, July 2023, Orlando, FL.
M. D. Preuss, J.A. Avila, K. L. Butler-Purry, S. Walton, A. Myint, M. C. Alves, J. Walewski, Z. Medina- Cetina, K. Withers, K.D. Bahr, S. Sentz, and B. Szczerbinska, “Case study: International summer research experiences sponsored by TAMUS LSAMP,” In Proceedings of 2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2023, Baltimore, MD.
A. Heidari-Akhijahani*, K. L. Butler-Purry, “Phase Unbalance Impacts on Black-Start Service Restoration of Distribution Networks,” In Proceedings of 2023 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), pp. 1-6, Feb. 2023, College Station, TX.
A. Umunnakwe*, A. Alimi*, K. R Davis, K. L. Butler-Purry, “Improving Situational Awareness in Power Grids of Developing Countries: A Case Study of the Nigerian Grid,” Proceedings of 2023 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Jan. 2023, Washington, DC.
K. Al-Assaf*, A. Alimi*, K Butler-Purry, “Reducing Number of Communication Devices in Microgrids Using Machine Learning,” Proceedings of 2022 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Oct. 2022, Salt Lake City, Utah.
J. Avila, H. Zhang, J. Hogan, B. Szczerbinska, K. Withers, K. Bahr, S. Garcia, M. Alves, A. Myint, M. Preuss, S. Merriweather, S. Walton, K. Butler-Purry, “Designing International Research Experiences to Engage Underrepresented Minority Undergraduates and Introduce Them to Graduate School,” Proceedings of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2022.
M. Mehrubeoglu, S. Walton, R. Richardson, K. Butler-Purry, S. King, K. Kelly, “Academic Job Preparation for Underrepresented STEM Dissertators, Postdoctoral Researchers, and Early Career Faculty: Contributions to an Institutional Partnership Model for Promoting Diversification of the Professoriate,” Proceedings of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2022.
T. Murphrey, L. Morris, R. Richardson, S. Walton, A. Ganesan, K. Butler-Purry, R. Moreira, K. Kelly, “Using the Case Study Method to Demonstrate URM STEM Graduate Student Success and How to Promote Participation,” Proceedings of 2021 Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA), Feb. 2021.
M. Preuss, S. Merriweather, K. Butler-Purry, S. Walton, “International Research Exposure: Impact on Early-Career, Undergraduate Engineering Students,” Proceedings of IConSES 2020–International Conference on Social and Education Science, Oct. 2020, pp. 1-15.
K. Butler-Purry, “Wellness Within Reach: Promoting Graduate and Professional Student Well-Being at Texas A&M University”, Cultural Contexts of Health and Well-being in Graduate Education, Online Proceedings of Global Summit 2019, Council of Graduate Schools, Manchester, United Kingdom, September 2019, Link
M. Oren*, S. Pedersen, K. Butler-Purry, “The Factors Influencing Students’ Perceptions towards the Use of a Game-based Assessment,” Proceedings of 2019 American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada
O. Bassey*, B. Chen*, K. Butler-Purry and C. Chen, “Dynamic Simulation of Distribution Systems and Microgrids for Reconfiguration Studies using PSCAD/EMTDC,” 2019 North American Power Symposium (NAPS), Wichita, KS, USA, 2019, pp. 1-6, doi: Link.
O. Bassey*, K. Butler-Purry and B. Chen*, “Active and Reactive Power Sharing in Inverter Based Droop-Controlled Microgrids,” 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Atlanta, GA,USA, 2019, pp. 1-5, doi: Link
O Bassey*, K. Butler-Purry, “Modeling Single-Phase PQ Inverter for Unbalanced Power Dispatch in Islanded Microgrid,” Proceedings of 2019 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), Feb. 2019, College Station, TX.