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SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

María Alejandra
MANTILLA VILLALOBOS

María Alejandra Mantilla Villalobos, professor of the School of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, is introduced to the general public and the educational community.

Leader of the Energy Integration Laboratory (UIS Guatiguará Campus)

Directora Grupo de
Investigación GED

CONTACT

Information

marialem@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2377

GENERAL

Biography

PhD in Electronic Engineering, Master in Electronic Engineering, and Electronic Engineer – Cum Laude. Professor at the Universidad Industrial de Santander since 2013, attached to the School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications. She is currently a tenured professor. She has served as academic coordinator of the undergraduate academic programs in Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering.

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She is a research member of the Research Group in Electrical Power Systems – GISEL and currently serves as an associate editor of the IET Power Electronics journal. She has been a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2012. She has participated in various research and outreach projects, as well as in the supervision of doctoral theses, master’s research projects, and undergraduate projects in Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering. Her research areas include power electronics, distributed energy resources, photovoltaic systems, multilevel converters, control systems, power quality, active power filtering, electrical microgrids, electronic prototype development, and STEM education.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • PhD in Engineering


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2016

  • Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2011

  • Electronic Engineer


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2008

  • Título otorgado en el pregrado


    Universidad

Leader of the Energy Integration Laboratory (UIS Guatiguará Campus)

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CONTACT

Information

marialem@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2377

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Power Electronics

  • Distributed energy resources – photovoltaic systems

  • Electrical power quality – active power filtering

  • Microgrids

  • Electronic prototyping

  • STEM education

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to Friday

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

UIS Central Campus, Edificio Laboratorio de Pesados, oficina 204. 

RESEARCH

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Master's Thesis Laureate Distinction


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2011

  • Cum Laude Distinction, Electronic Engineering


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2008

  • Andrés Bello Distinction at the national level in Mathematics


    Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia, 2002

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