Dr. Juan C. Balda
Professor
Electrical Engineering
Office: BELL 3171
Phone: (479) 575-6578
Fax: (479) 575-7967
E-mail: jbalda@uark.edu
WWW: http://www.engr.uark.edu/560.htm
Education
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina
- Ph.D., University of Natal, South Africa
- Power electronics
- Electrical machinery
- Motion control
- Electric power distribution
Juan Carlos Balda received his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina, in 1979. He then worked for two and one-half years at Hidronor S.A., an electric utility in Argentina. He received his Ph.D. Degree from the University of Natal (Durban, South Africa) in 1986. 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 at Clemson University, South Carolina. He has been at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville since July 1989 where he is currently a Full Professor. His main research interests are Motor Drives, Power Electronics, Electric Power Quality, and Electric Power Distribution Systems. He is a senior member of the IEEE, member of the Power Engineering and Industry Applications Societies, and also a member of the honor society Eta Kappa Nu. Currently, he is serving as the faculty advisor of the IEEE Student branch at the University of Arkansas.
