Adam Birchfield

Adam Birchfield is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, affiliated with the Energy and Power Group. His research focuses on power system modeling, resilience to extreme events, synthetic grid datasets, and grid dynamics. He holds a B.E.E. from Auburn University, an M.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M.

• Recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2025) and Thomas W. Powell Fellowship.
• Leads the Birchfield Research Group, emphasizing open science and synthetic grid development.
• Teaches courses like Power System Operations and Electromagnetic Transients.

Research interests include power system computational analysis, synthetic grid validation, and interdependent infrastructure resilience. Recent work addresses cascading failures, geomagnetic disturbance impacts, and gas-electric network integration.

Active in grants such as the SCIDAC-OE project with national labs and universities. Advises graduate students in topics like transformer thermal response and grid restoration strategies.

Developed the Texas A&M Electric Grid Test Case Repository, a widely used open dataset for power system studies.