José Ángel Sánchez Fernández is a Civil Engineer (1986) and holds a doctorate (1995), both from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain). He is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering since November 1996, and full professor since April 2025 at this University (UPM). He has lectured in several courses of Basic Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, Energy Systems and Hydropower Engineering. He has been Chair of the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Industry Applications Society Spanish Chapter between years 2000 and 2007. At UPM, he has been Head of the Hydraulic, Energy and Environmental Engineering Department between May 2008 and November 2022. His main lines of research are hydropower operation and grid integration of wind energy systems. He has participated in 14 competitive research projects, being the main researcher of one of them. He has also participated in 16 non-competitive projects, being the main researcher for seven of them. He is co-author of one book, 4 book chapters, 42 articles in international journals and 32 conference papers. He is also co-inventor of eight patents. He has been awarded the Medal of the UPM (2013). In addition, he is a Senior Member of the IEEE.