SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
María Alejandra
MANTILLA VILLALOBOS
![María Alejandra Mantilla Villalobos, profesora de la Escuela de Ingenierías Eléctrica, Electrónica y de Telecomunicaciones María Alejandra Mantilla Villalobos, professor of the School of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, is introduced to the general public and the educational community.](https://profesores.uis.edu.co/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/07-Maria-Alejandra-Mantilla-F-qa8vs7chsgw6utogattbsv0ker11bnxbfycrx6z8ag.png)
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
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PhD in Engineering
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2016
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Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2011
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Electronic Engineer
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2008
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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
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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.
![Photo taken in the facilities where the laboratories of the UIS School of Physical and Mechanical Engineering located in a general plan.](https://profesores.uis.edu.co/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/3-finales-01-1-q9d6c4hvoibwcqaoe09iycdxwkrggmtrexy38jupt8.png)
![Photo taken at the Faculty of Physical and Mechanical Engineering UIS, in a plan where the faculty building can be seen from the right side.](https://profesores.uis.edu.co/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/3-finales-02-1-q9d6c898fuh1n657s1w18bfsa48xbf8orgk15np54c.png)
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OUTSTANDING
Works
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Control of multi-functional grid-connected PV systems with load compensation under distorted and unbalanced grid voltages
Article, Electric Power Systems Research, 2021
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A Review of Microgrids in Latin America: Laboratories and Test Systems
Article, IEEE Latin America Transactions, 2022
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Master's Thesis Laureate Distinction
Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2011
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Cum Laude Distinction, Electronic Engineering
Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2008
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Andrés Bello Distinction at the national level in Mathematics
Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia, 2002