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Dr. Sandrine Mubenga, PhD, PE, Electrical Engineer
“I am passionate about finding renewable energy solutions so people can better their life while fighting climate change.”
Dr. N.S. Mubenga
Dr. Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, PE is Assistant Professor at the Engineering Technology Department at the University of Toledo (UT), Ohio, USA where she received the Bachelor’s (2005), Master’s (2008) and Doctorate (2017) degrees in Electrical Engineering with honors. Her research areas include battery management systems, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems. Her battery research won the 2018 IEEE National Aerospace & Electronics Conference Best Poster Award in the USA, while her hybrid electric vehicle research won the 2008 University of Toledo EECS Dept. Most Outstanding Thesis Award. Prior to this role, Sandrine was the Manager of Electrical Engineering at UT where she helped manage a $65 million budget. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Ohio, USA.
Mubenga is also an entrepreneur. Since 2011, she is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of SMIN Power Group, a solar developer with offices in the USA and in the D.R.Congo. In 2018, She founded the STEM DRC Initiative, a non-profit organization that aims to encourage Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) in the D.R.Congo. She is a Member of the Board of Directors at the Société Nationale d’ Eléctricité, the main electric utility company in the D.R.Congo.
Mubenga is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In 2009, she started and chaired the first IEEE Graduate of the Last Decade Group in the Toledo Section. She chaired the 2017 IEEE PowerAfrica Conference in Ghana with attendees from over 30 countries. Sandrine received many awards including the 2018 IEEE Engineer of the Year Award, the 2017 Africa Most Influential Women Award in Engineering and Manufacturing by CEO Magazine, and she was inducted in the 2018-2019 World Association of Cooperative Education Co-op Hall of Fame.
TED Talk
Dr. Mubenga presented a TED talk at the very first #TEDxMontrouge edition on November 9, 2019. The Theme for the Event was “Etincelle”, French for “The Spark”! Dr. Mubenga was invited as a role model for women in science to encourage other women in the field with case studies of the power of STEM technology. She was considered a “Spark” because of the many initiatives she is working on to promote education in Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math (STEM) education – especially for girls. She is interested in projects that support STEM Education in both the USA and her native country which is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Watch TED Talk Given at TEDx Mountrouge, November 9, 2019. Source: TEDxMontrouge, retrieved online February 25, 2020. Filmed at TEDxMontrouge, Montrouge, Hauts de Seine, France, 09/11/2019. Motion Design: Erwan Nasri Video Editing: Augustin Morel More information on: https://tedxmontrouge.com/