María Parajeles Herrera

Ms María Parajeles Herrera

Position

Contact Data

Tel.: +41 44 632 74 75

Address

ETH Zürich
María Parajeles Herrera
Professur El. Energieübertragung
ETL  G 23
Physikstrasse 3
8092 Zürich
Switzerland

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Organisations Student / Programme Doctorate at D-ITET
Research Field

Planning and operating the distribution system has increased in complexity with the proliferation of variable distributed generation and the diversification of its load, including the electrification of other energy-dense sectors such as heating and transportation. My research focuses on the latter by trying to account for the challenges and opportunities of the electrification of transport in the operation and the generation expansion planning of the distribution system.

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Education

  • 01.2022 - present: Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at the Power Systems Laboratory (PSL) of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Department, ETH Zurich.
  • 10.2020 - 03.2021: MSc degree in Sustainable Energy Futures at the Energy Futures Lab, Imperial College London.
  • 08.2013 - 06.2020: Licentiate degree in Electrical Engineering at the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Costa Rica.
  • 03.2013 - 07.2019: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering at the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Costa Rica.

 Professional Experience

 

  • 04.2020 – 04.2021: Associate researcher and lab tutor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Costa Rica.
  • 04.2018 – 06.2020: Distribution system planning engineer at the National Company of Power and Light (CNFL, the leading utility in Costa Rica).
  • 03.2017 - 03.2018: Research assistant  and lab tutor at the Electric Power and Energy Research Laboratory (EPERLab) of the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Costa Rica.
  • 01.2017 – 03.2017: Intern at the Energy and Environmental Services division of Ad Astra Rocket Costa Rica. 
Membership
From: 01. March 2022
Until: -
Graduate Student Member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (IEEE)
Honours
23. October 2020
Outstanding Paper Award at the IEEE Global Power, Energy and Communication (GPECOM) 2020
1. October 2020
Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) Education for Sustainable Energy Development (ESED) scholarship
1. March 2013
University of Costa Rica's Academic Excelence Scholarship
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