Degree or Program: Electrical EngineerEffective

Date(s): Sep 01/2014 - Aug 31/2015

Tapabrata (a.k.a. Topo), an electrical engineering graduate, worked at WEICan for a year-long term in 2014-15 while working towards his master’s degree in Electronic Systems Engineering at University of Regina.

His main responsibilities involved implementation of various ancillary grid services using energy storage. He did his MEng. project work on automatic generation control (AGC) using energy storage. Topo says, “In my opinion, WEICan is one of the best research institutes to work for in Canada. People are very helpful and the work environment fosters creativity”

Topo is a professional engineer and currently works at SaskPower.