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  <body><![CDATA[<p><strong>Title</strong><em>:&nbsp; Development and Applications of Synthetic Electric Grid Models for Underrepresented Regions</em></p><p><strong>Committee:</strong></p><p>Dr. Daniel Molzahn, ECE, Chair, Advisor</p><p>Dr. Saman Zonouz, ECE</p><p>Dr. Constance Crozier, ISyE</p><p>Dr. Jean-Paul Watson, Lawrence Livermore Nat Lab</p><p>Dr. Santiago Grijalva, ECE</p>]]></body>
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