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 […]
Continue ReadingDr. 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 […]
Continue ReadingA 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 […]
Continue ReadingDr. 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. […]
Continue ReadingDr. 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. […]
Continue ReadingDr. 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 […]
Continue ReadingDr. Mubenga’s Humanitarian Work Profiled by BBC Afrique
UT Professor and Professional Electrical Engineer Dr. Sandrine Ngalula Mubenga’s humanitarian work in the nonprofit sector was recently profiled by the BBC. The topic was her work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The STEM DRC Initiative was initially founded by Dr. Mubenga (Ph.D. PE) as a 501(c)3) nonprofit organization to […]
Continue ReadingDr. Mubenga Interviewed at Inaugural UT Collegee of Engineering Town Hall Event
Toledo, OH: June 23, 2020: Dr. Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at the University of Toledo (UT) was honored to be the guest of Dr. Michael Toole, Dean of the College of Engineering, at the inaugural College of Engineering Town Hall. The informal, virtual town hall event was moderated by Jennifer Hall, […]
Continue ReadingOpportunities & Challenges for Transition to Green & Renewable Energy in Africa
In this Interview of June 30, 2020 by the Next Einstein Forum, Dr. Sandrine Mubenga explores opportunities & challenges for transitioning to green & renewable energy in Africa. Is Africa ready to take advantage of the energy transition to come? Dr. Sandrine Mubenga gives her point of view Next Einstein Forum: According to several experts, the 4 th industrial […]
Continue ReadingElectrical Engineer Leading Charge to Build Ventilators in the Congo
As reported by UToledoNEWS Electrical Engineer Leading Charge to Build Ventilators in the Congo Feeling powerless to help her native country in Africa amid the coronavirus pandemic, an electrical engineer at The University of Toledo found a way for people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to build their own breathing machines from […]
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