member of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member Puerto Rico College of Engineers and Surveyors (CIAPR) Member National Science Foundation (NSF) Member 2012 - 2014
selected publications academic article Intelligent Power Routers A Distributed Coordination Approach for Electric Energy Processing Networks. International Journal of Critical Infrastructures. 3:20-57. 2007 The Power of Undergraduate Research. IEEE Power and Energy Magazine. 1. 2003 article Renewable Energy in the Caribbean: A Case Study from Puerto Rico. Environmental Management Sustainable Development and Human Health. 291-291. 2009 chapter Puerto Rico Small Hydro Report. World Small Hydropower Report, International Network for Small Hydropower. Ed. Qiuting Esser, Lara Jin. In Press. 2013 Intelligent Power Routers: Distributed Coordination for Electric Energy Processing Networks. Operation and Control of Electric Energy Processing Networks. Ed. Momoh, James. John Wiley & Sons. 2010 conference paper A Novel, International Masters Program to Address the Sustainable Energy Challenge. Frontiers in Education Conference. 2015 Beyond Traditional Power Systems: Energy Externalities, Ethics and Society. IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST). 2012 Leveraging Accreditation Activities to Foster Innovation in Engineering Education. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education. 2010 Center for Resources in General Education (CIVIS): Towards Student Success in General and STEM Education. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education. 2009 Integrative Graduate Program in Sustainable Electric Energy Systems. IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Conference. 2009 Work in Progress - Leveraging Accreditation Activities fo Foster Innovation in Engineering Education. FIE 2009 Anual Conference. 2009 Advancing a Sustainable Energy Ethic Through Stakeholder Engagement. IEEE Energy 2030 Conference. 2008 Sustainability Energy Policy and Ethics in Puerto Rico. Proceedings of Energy and Responsibility A Conference on Ethics and the Environment. 2008 Sustainable Energy: Balancing the Economic Environmental and Social Dimensions of Energy. IEEE Energy 2030 Conference. 2008 Sustainable Energy for Puerto Rico. Proceedings of the 2007 Energy Sustainability Conference. 2007 A Learning Module of Social and Ethical Implications for Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design Courses. Frontiers in Education Conference. 2006 Integrated Laboratory Experiences in Power Engineering Courses. International Conference on Engineering Education. 2006 Socially Relevant Capstone Design Projects in Power Engineering. IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition. 2006 Analysis of Wind Projects Considering Public Perception and Environmental Impact. North American Power Symposium. 2005 Curricular Revisions in Electrical Engineering at UPRM. Frontiers in Education Conference. 2005 Curriculum Improvements in Power Engineering. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education. 2001
presentations presentation Achievable Renewable Energy Targets For Puerto Ricos Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, Collaborator, Puerto Rico State Energy Office 2009 Risk Based Maintenance and Parameter Estimation of Synchronous Machines, Collaborator, Power System Engineering Research Center 2003 Sustainability, Energy Policy and Ethics in Puerto Rico, Collaborator, Energy & Responsibility: A Conference on Ethics and the Environment, at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
other research activities Center for Resources in General Education: Towards Student Success in General and STEM Education at UPRM Collaborator 2008 - 2013 Solar Energy Technologies Program Project Reviewer 2010 Acquisition of Instrumentation for the Electric Energy Processing Systems Laboratory at UPRM Researcher 2002 - 2004 Integrating Laboratory Practices and Undergraduate Research to the Power Engineering Curriculum at UPRM Researcher 2001 - 2003
teaching overview Academic Interests: -Sustainable Energy -Distributed Generation -Energy Policy -Power Quality -Power Distribution Systems -Social and Ethical Implications of Engineering and Technology
organizer of event Introduction to Sustainability 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) 2010 - 2012 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference 2010 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education 2009
professional service activities Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Senior Advisor to the Governor on Energy 2013 - IEEE Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Program Evaluator 2006 - AARP Puerto Rico Energy Advisor 2011 - 2012 TOR Engineering, Phoenix Arizona Electrical Engineer 1998
education and training Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University 1999 M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University 1995 B.S. in Electrical Engineering 1994
