During October 29-30, Dr. Mubenga had the honor of delivering the plenary lecture at University of Witwatersrand’s FEBE Faculty Research Seminar, a forum that brings together researchers, academics, and students to engage with timely and impactful research. The seminar offered an important platform for the exchange of ideas and scholarly dialogue, with Dr. Mubenga’s […]
Continue ReadingDr. Mubenga Awarded Patent
Dr. Mubenga has been granted a patent \#12,355,278B2 for her Efficiency Measuring Apparatus, Active Equalizer Inductor Design Tool, and Equalizer Design App. This technology is designed to measure the efficiency of charge transfer between battery cell sections within an active equalizer unit. This tool will enable fast and cost-efficient design of battery technology. Read more […]
Continue ReadingDr. Mubenga Awarded EV Research Grant
Dr. Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, associate professor of engineering technology at UToledo, secured a $161,223 Super RAPIDS grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education. The funding will provide cutting-edge electric vehicle and charging station equipment, giving students hands-on training in EV technology and preparing them for critical roles in Ohio’s growing automotive and renewable energy […]
Continue ReadingDr. Mubenga Granted Tenure, Named Associate Professor
Dr. Sandrine Mubenga, PhD, PE has been granted tenure by the Utoledo Board of Trustees. She is now Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at the University of Toledo (UT), Ohio, USA.
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Channel 13 Interview
On January 17, 2024, Dr. Mubenga, PhD, PE and Assistant Professor at the University of Toledo in the College of Engineering Technology was interviewed by Channel 13 News about why Electronic Vehicles lose driving range in freezing temperatures. She explained that the chemicals in the batteries called electrolytes can freeze, blocking the transmission of energy […]
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Dr. Mubenga gives presentation and panel discussion at Owens Community College: Technology Takes The Wheel
Presentation and panel discussion at Technology Takes The Wheel-Taking Charge-Electric Vehicles-September 22, 2023. On September 22, AAA, TMACOG and Owens Community College organized a FREE symposium – Technology Takes the Wheel – Taking Charge – Electric Vehicles. The event explored the opportunities and challenges presented by the growing adoption of electric vehicles. Participants also examined […]
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Publication and presentation at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers National Aerospace Electronics Conference
Peer-reviewed publication and presentation at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers National Aerospace Electronics Conference ( IEEE NAECON)-August 29, 2023 Dr. Sandrine Mubenga, Ph.D., PE, and assistant professor at the University of Toledo and student advisee Sanjaya Bhattarai wrote a paper titled “Review of Equalization Techniques Applied to Second-Life EV Battery Packs and Their […]
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Dr. Mubenga Profiled by USAID.GOV in “Women Champions in the Energy Sector”
Dr. Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, PH.D., PE, and assistant professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Toledo, has been profiled by USAID.GOV in a new article titled, “Women Champions in the Energy Sector (USAID.GOV, 2021).” This portrait is part of the “West Africa Energy Program and Women in Energy (WIE)-Ghana’s series on women […]
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A Second Life for “Dead” Batteries from Electric Vehicles?
Dr. Mubenga’s Work & A Second Life to Used Batteries From Electric Vehicles The University of Toledo recently published an article about Dr. tMubenga’s work on the “Bi-Level Equalizer”. This is a battery management technology that can make use of batteries that the electric vehicle market considers “dead.” With the Bi-Level Equalizer, these batteries can […]
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Dr. Mubenga Advancing the Modern Energy Sector in the DRC
Dr. Mubenga is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Toledo in the State of Ohio who divides her life between the United States and her native country, Congo-Kinshasa. After coming close to death from lack of electricity as a young woman growing up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Dr. […]
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