Sandia Energy > Programs > Electric Grid > Advanced Grid Modeling > Key Personnel > Michael Baca Michael Baca Ph.D. Senior Member of Technical Staff Contact Information Michael Baca Ph.D. / 505-284-8041 Biography Michael Baca has fifteen years’ experience at Sandia, specializing in power system modeling, energy resilience analysis, and microgrid design specification and analysis for numerous community and military customers and has done research in neuroscience as well. He has 13 years’ previous industry experience working on electric power transmission and distribution systems. Education Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, University of New Mexico – 2013 Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University – 1989 Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico – 1987 Key Publications 2020 Jeffers, Robert F, Baca, Michael J., Wachtel, Amanda M, De Rosa, Sean, Staid, Andrea, Fogleman, William, Outkin, Alexander, Currie, Frank, Analysis of Microgrid Locations Benefitting Community Resilience for Puerto Rico, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND2018-11145, 2018, Unlimited Release Jeffers, Robert Fredric, Hightower, VanderMey, Carissa, Kalaeoloa Energy System Redevelopment Options Including Advanced Microgrids, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND2017-2216, 2017, Unlimited Release Baca, Michael, Hightower, Mike, Brodsky, Nancy S., Baca, Michael J., Wachtel, Amanda, Aamir, Munaf Syed, Fogleman, William Ernest, Peplinski, William John, Vugrin, Eric D., A Grid Modernization Approach for Community Resilience: Application to New Orleans, Sandia National Laboratories, SAND2017-11959, 2017, Unlimited Release Stamp, Jason, Baca, Michael, Eddy, John, Guttromson, Ross, Henry, Jordon, Jensen, Richard, Munoz-Ramos, Karina, Schenkman, Ben, Smith, Mark, City of Hoboken Energy Surety Analysis: Preliminary Design Summary, SAND2014-17842, 2014, Unlimited Release