MALAQUIAS PEÑA received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the M.Sc. degree from The University of Oklahoma, and the Ph.D. degree in meteorology from The University of Maryland. He is currently an Associate Research Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering with the Eversource Energy Center. His research interests include environmental system modeling, human-environment coupled systems, monitoring networks, data assimilation, and weather forecasting for grid resilience and energy security.