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e members that belong to the Mathematical Modeling and Control of Renewable Energies for Advance Technology amp。 economy for the society, as well as to the national security based on the reality and needs of Puerto Rico. The workinprogress is focused on two areas: 1) Integration of handson laboratory experiences with undergraduate power electronics courses and renewable energy applications 2) Undergraduate research experience on power electronics and systems with selected power electronics topologies for renewable applications with a special focus to the reality of a geographical region (for our case Puerto Rico). Finally, it’s also intended with this paper to create an interest in other academic institutions about the importance and need of an electrical engineering program which should include power electronics, renewable energy, and lab experience as part of their curriculum for the benefit of their countries. Index Terms Educational technology, laboratories, power electronics, solar energy, thermoelectric energy. INTRODUCTION The current changes in the worldwide markets are making a large impact in our daily lives. The cost of oil is rising and the reserves are decreasing every day. Also, dramatic demographic changes are impacting the feasibility of the electric infrastructure and eventually the economic future of the industry. As well, the reduction of CO2 emissions plays an important role in the production of electric energy. These are some of the reasons that many countries are looking to integrate renewable energy sources as part of their public policy to produce electricity in a sustainable way [1]. But any energy plan which involves changes to the electrical infrastructure and its public policy would require a well trained workforce with special knowledge in traditional power systems, power electronics topologies, and available types of renewable energy sources. For any country, to have a well trained engineering force, their academic institutions play a critical role in their development. It is why today for any regular student (and potential employer) is not sufficient to have theoretical courses。 Session M1E Work in Progress Integration of HandsOn Laboratory Experience of Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Applications Eduardo I. OrtizRivera, Member IEEE, and Marcel J. CastroSitiriche, Member IEEE University of Puerto RicoMayag252。ez, , Abstract – This workinprogress present