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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Dr. Mubenga’s NGO Assists Congolese Student to Achieve Admission to UT’s Jessup Scott Honors College
A student from the Democratic Republic of the Congo has entered pharmacy school at The University of Toledo with the help of the STEM DRC Initiative. The organization is a nonprofit founded by Dr. Ngalula Mubenga, Ph.D., PE. The program serves deserving Congolese students by providing tuition and mentoring to those seeking degrees in STEM […]
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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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Dr. Mubenga Featured as Inspiring Role Model in Children’s Book
Dr. Sandrine Ngalula Mubenga (Ph.D., PE) assistant professor of electrical engineering technology at the University of Toledo College of Engineering is featured in a new children’s book titled “Great Minds and Finds in Africa.” The 32-page STEM education book for elementary-aged readers was published as part of Rourke Educational Media’s Discoveries Around the World series. […]
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Dr. Mubenga Delivers Keynote Address
Dr. Mubenga, Ph.D., PE, delivered the Keynote Address at the Inaugural Madison College Student Showcase Event Fall 2020 on December 1, 2020. The 3 day virtual event bgan on December 1, 2020 and runs through December 3, 2020 with programming daily from 8 AM to 10 PM. It will highlight the work of 90+ students from […]
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