Rubén Peña (S’95–M 97) was born in Coronel, Chile. He received the Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile, in 1984 and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K., in 1992 and 1996, respectively.

From 1985 to 1991, he was a Lecturer at the University of Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile. From 1992 to 1995, he was with the Power Electronics, Machines and Control Group at the University of Nottingham. He is currently with the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Magallanes. His main interests are control of power electronics converters, ac drives, and renewable energy systems.

Dr. Peña received the Best Paper Award from the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS in 2004, and the Ramon Salas Edward Award for research excellence from the Chilean Institute of Engineers in 2009.

Título y grado: Ingeniero Civil Eléctrico. Universidad de Concepción, 1984.  Master of Science, University of Nottingham, Inglaterra, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, Inglaterra

Teléfono: +56 41 220 4259

Ubicación: Oficina 240, Edificio Central de Ingeniería

Áreas de Interés: 

• Control of electrical drives.
• Control of static converters.
• Renewable energy.