Juan Carlos Balda

Juan Carlos Balda (M’78–SM’94) received the B.Sc. degree from the Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina, in 1979, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa, in 1986, both in electrical engineering. He then worked for two and one-half years with Hidronor S.A., an electric utility in the Southwestern part of Argentina. He was then employed as a Researcher and a Part-Time Lecturer at the University of Natal until July 1987. He then spent two years as a visiting Assistant Professor with Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Since July 1989, he has been with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA, where he is currently a University Professor and the Department Head. His main research interests include power electronics, electric power distribution systems, motor drives, and electric power quality. Dr. Balda is a member of the Power Electronics and Industry Applications Societies, and the honor society Eta Kappa Nu. He is a Faculty Advisor to the IEEE Power Electronics Society branch.