Jim Follum joined the Electricity Infrastructure group at the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2014. Prior to joining the lab, he attended the University of Wyoming, where he received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Follum's research focuses on the application of statistical signal processing methods to problems in electric power systems. He has contributed to multiple software tools designed to detect and analyze power system disturbances in synchronized power system measurements.