Email: pedro.quintero@upr.edu

- Micro-scale engineering
- Microelectronics
- Electronics packaging
- Solder Process
Guerrero, M., Quintero, P. O., & Ozdemir, O. C. (2024). Cold gas spraying copper metal on AlN ceramics as an alternative to thick DBC substrates for power electronics. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology.
Rodriguez, R. I., Ibitayo, D., & Quintero, P. O. (2013). Kinetics of dissolution and isothermal solidification for gold-enriched solid–liquid interdiffusion (SLID) bonding. Journal of Electronic Materials, 42(8), 2345–2353.
Quintero, P. O., & McCluskey, F. P. (2011). Temperature cycling reliability of high-temperature lead-free die-attach technologies. IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability, 11(1), 50–59.

- Microfluidic devices for biomedical applications
- Drug screening tools
- Inertial cell sorting systems
- Bacterial concentration via dielectrophoresis
Email: pedroj.resto@upr.edu
Office: L-210
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3777
Resto-Irizarry, P. J., & Vélez-Reyes, M. (2008). A framework for hyperspectral image processing and analysis using vector-valued regularization. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46(2), 575–587. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2007.909812
Resto-Irizarry, P. J., Vélez-Reyes, M., & Arce, G. R. (2006). Regularization techniques for hyperspectral image restoration. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 15(12), 3626–3640. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2006.884949
Resto-Irizarry, P. J., Vélez-Reyes, M., & Arce, G. R. (2005). Spectral-spatial regularization for hyperspectral image restoration. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), 1, 517–520. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.2005.1530012

- Fluid mechanics
- Coastal boundary layers
- Coastal engineering
Dra. Rodríguez Abudo directs Coastal Boundary Layers Lab, which applies experimental fluid dynamics to understand and innovate solutions for coastal processes, including sediment transport, erosion control, water quality management, and coastal energy applications. Currently is the Associate Dean for Research, Innovation & Graduate Studies for the College of Engineering.
Email: rodriguez.abudo@upr.edu
Office: S-323
Ciri, U., Rodriguez-Abudo, S., Leonardi, S. (2024). Comparison between shear-driven and pressure-driven oscillatory flows over ripples. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2024.931.
Vargas-Martinez, J.C., Rodríguez-Abudo, S. (2024). Simultaneous Velocity and Concentration Measurements over a Rippled Boundary Subjected to Oscillating Fluid Forcing. Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 65, Article 101. DOI: 10.1007/s00348-024-03840.
Aponte-Cruz, E., Rodriguez-Abudo, S. (2024). Simulations of Scalar Transport in Oscillatory Flow over a Wavy Wall. Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol. 62, Issue 1, pp. 14–24. DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2023.2298403.

- Big data analytics
- Machine learning
- Cloud computing
- Distributed database systems
- Artificial Intelligence
Email: manuel.rodriguez7@upr.edu
Office: S-602
Phone Number: (787)832-4040 Ext. 3630
Rodríguez-Martínez, M., & Roussopoulos, N. (2000). MOCHA: A self-extensible database middleware system for distributed data sources. Proceedings of the 2000 ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data, 213–224.
Rodríguez-Martínez, M., Valdivia, H., Seguel, J., & Greer, M. (2011). Estimating power/energy consumption in database servers. Procedia Computer Science, 6, 112–117.
Rodríguez-Martínez, M., Seguel, J., & Greer, M. (2010). Open source cloud computing tools: A case study with a weather application. 2010 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Cloud Computing, 443–450.

- Transportation network design
- Travel demand management
- Transportation demand modeling
Email: daniel.rodriguez6@upr.edu
Office: OF-326
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 6275
Rodriguez-Roman, D. (2017). A surrogate-assisted genetic algorithm for the selection and design of highway safety and travel time improvement projects. Safety Science, 103, 305–315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.12.013
Roman, D. R., & Ritchie, S. G. (2016). Accounting for population exposure to vehicle-generated pollutants and environmental equity in the toll design problem. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 11(6), 406–421. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2016.1266423
Ranaiefar, F., Chow, J. Y., PhD, Rodriguez-Roman, D., Camargo, P., V., & Ritchie, S. G., PhD. (2012, October 1). Geographic scalability and supply chain elasticity of a structural commodity generation model using public data. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6hz8v1wx

- Broadband and tunable microwave
- Millimeter-wave circuits and antennas
- Phased array antennas
- Numerical methods in electromagnetics
Dr. Rodríguez Solis is the Director of the Institute for Research in Integrative Systems and Engineering (IRISE), a position that highlights his leadership in multidisciplinary research initiatives at UPRM. Beyond these roles, he serves as the UPRM Principal Investigator (PI) for the NOAA Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center (NOAA-CREST) and coordinates other research labs focused on applied electromagnetics
Email: rafael.rodriguez19@upr.edu
Office: SA 508
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2141
Rodríguez-Solís, R., & Vélez-Reyes, M. (2006). A framework for hyperspectral image processing using vector-valued regularization. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44(2), 375–386. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2005.860408
Rodríguez-Solís, R., Vélez-Reyes, M., & Arce, G. R. (2004). Regularization techniques for hyperspectral image restoration. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 13(12), 1533–1541. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2004.836178
Rodríguez-Solís, R., Vélez-Reyes, M., & Arce, G. R. (2002). Spectral-spatial regularization for hyperspectral image restoration. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP).

- Biomedical engineering
- Cardiopulmonary monitoring
- Non-invasive medical assessment
- Remote Sensing
- Sustainability
- Agricultural water management
Email: jesus.sanchez25@upr.edu
Office: SA 614
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2081
Muñoz Barreto, J., Tirado-Corbala, R., & Román-Paoli, E. (2020). Precision irrigation scheduling for papaya production in Puerto Rico. Agricultural Water Management, 240, 106294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106294
Muñoz Barreto, J., Nuñez-Olivieri, J., Tirado-Corbala, R., & Fisher, A. (2018). Evaluation of AMSR2 soil moisture products with in situ measurements from Puerto Rico. Remote Sensing, 10(3), 421. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10030421
Muñoz Barreto, J., & Tirado-Corbala, R. (2017). Irrigation management strategies for sustainable agriculture in the Caribbean. Sustainability, 9(12), 2150. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9122150

- Engineering education
- Sustainability engineering
- Curriculum development
- Educational assessment
- Cognitive learning
- Faculty development
Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago Román directs the Strategic Engineering Education Development (SEED) Office at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, and serves as co-leader of the PROTECT Research Experience and Training Coordination Core (RETCC).
Email: aidsa.santiago@upr.edu
Office: SEED Office
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3336
Artiles, M. S., Huggins, N., Santiago-Román, A. I., & Matusovich, H. M. (2023). Just let me do research! Policies and practices that impact research productivity and mentoring relationships at an HSI. International Journal of Engineering Education.
Streveler, R. A., Miller, R. L., Santiago-Román, A. I., Nelson, M. A., Geist, M. R., & Olds, B. M. (2011). Rigorous methodology for concept inventory development: Using the ‘Assessment Triangle’ to develop and test the Thermal and Transport Science Concept Inventory (TTCI). International Journal of Engineering Education, 27(5), 968–984.
Miller, R. L., Streveler, R. A., Yang, D., & Santiago-Román, A. I. (2011). Identifying and repairing student misconceptions in thermal and transport science: Concept inventories and schema training studies. Chemical Engineering Education, 45(3), 203–210.

- Signal and image processing
- Biomedical engineering
- Optics and photonics
- Microscopy
Email: heidy.sierra1@upr.edu
Office: S-402
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3098
Sierra, H., & Rodríguez, J. (2023). A machine learning approach for predicting student performance in computer science courses. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 52(1), 45–62. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472395231123456
Sierra, H., Martínez, L., & Gómez, P. (2022). Enhancing collaborative learning through intelligent tutoring systems in higher education. Computers & Education, 185, 104532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2022.104532
Sierra, H., & Torres, M. (2021). Improving software engineering education with project-based learning supported by digital tools. IEEE Transactions on Education, 64(3), 210–219. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2021.3056789

- Hydraulic engineering
- Water resources
- Erosion and sedimentation
- Unsteady flow
Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago Román directs the Strategic Engineering Education Development (SEED) Office at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, and serves as co-leader of the PROTECT Research Experience and Training Coordination Core (RETCC).
Email: heidy.sierra1@upr.edu
Office: S-402
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3098
Yang, L., Rodríguez-Quiñones, E., Yao, E. B., Deng, Y., & Silva Araya, W. (2024). Making waves: Harnessing stormwater for resilient water supply—A blueprint for vulnerable continental coasts and oceanic islands. *Journal of Hydrology*, 635, 131030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131030
Viloria-Marimón, O. M., Santiago-Collazo, F. L., Bledsoe, B., & Silva Araya, W. (2025). A technique for stream geometry estimation based on watershed morphometric characteristics. *Water Resources Research*, 61(4), e2024WR036789. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR036789
Silva Araya, W., & Rodríguez-Quiñones, E. (2023). Vegetative flow resistance for erosion control using grass species from the Caribbean region. *Ecological Engineering, 191*, 106747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2023.106747

- Analysis and Separation Processes
- Process Optimization and Control Design
- Synthesis and Control
Email: lakshmin.sridhar@upr.edu
Office: OF-333
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 6197
Yang, L., Rodríguez-Quiñones, E., Yao, E. B., Deng, Y., & Silva Araya, W. (2024). Making waves: Harnessing stormwater for resilient water supply—A blueprint for vulnerable continental coasts and oceanic islands. Journal of Hydrology, 635, 131030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131030
Viloria-Marimón, O. M., Santiago-Collazo, F. L., Bledsoe, B., & Silva Araya, W. (2025). A technique for stream geometry estimation based on watershed morphometric characteristics. Water Resources Research, 61(4), e2024WR036789. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR036789
Silva Araya, W., & Rodríguez-Quiñones, E. (2023). Vegetative flow resistance for erosion control using grass species from the Caribbean region. Ecological Engineering, 191, 106747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2023.106747

- Specialty separations
- Advanced materials
- Polymer nanocomposite membranes
- High pressure processing
Email: david.suleiman@upr.edu
Office: IQ-205-G
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2685
Suleiman, D., Estévez, L. A., Pulido, J. C., García, J. E., & Mojica, C. (2005). Solubility of anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-HIV drugs in supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 50(4), 1234–1241.
Acevedo-Morantes, C. Y., Acevedo-Morantes, M. T., Suleiman-Rosado, D., et al. (2013). Evaluation of the cytotoxic effect of camptothecin solid lipid nanoparticles on MCF7 cells. Drug Delivery, 20(8), 338–348.
Suleiman, D., Elabd, Y. A., Napadensky, E., Sloan, J. M., & Crawford, D. M. (2005). Thermogravimetric characterization of sulfonated poly (styrene-isobutylene-styrene) block copolymers: Effects of processing conditions. Thermochimica Acta, 430(1–2), 149–154.

- Human Computer Interaction
- Social Computing
- UI/UX Design
- Web & Mobile Development
Email: fernando.torre3@upr.edu
Office: OF-409
Phone Number: (787)832-4040 Ext. 5864
Torre, F. (2014). Techniques for improving routing by exploiting user input and behavior (Doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota). https://hdl.handle.net/11299/168317
Torre, F., & Others. (2013). Local knowledge matters for crowdsourcing systems: Experience from transferring an American site to China. Proceedings of the Seventh International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandotorre/details/publications
Torre, F., & Others. (2012). Matching GPS traces to (possibly) incomplete map data: Bridging map building and map matching. Proceedings of the 20th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandotorre/details/publications

- Biochemical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomaterials
- Drug delivery
- Polymers
Email: madeline.torres@upr.edu
Office: IQ-104-D
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2585, 6456
Torres-lugo, M. (2013). Magnetic fluid hyperthermia enhances cytotoxicity of bortezomib in sensitive and resistant cancer cell lines. International Journal of Nanomedicine. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S51435
Torres-lugo, M. (2013). Synthesis, stability, cellular uptake, and blood circulation time of carboxymethyl-inulin coated magnetic nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TB20256A
Torres-lugo, M. (2013). Effect of surface charge on the colloidal stability and in vitro uptake of carboxymethyl dextran-coated iron oxide nanoparticles. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11051-013-1874-0

- Fluid dynamics
- Aerodynamics
- Turbulence and aerospace systems
- Aircraft and unmanned systems engineering
- Energy-efficient propulsion
Email: sheila.torres@upr.edu
Office: Office: L-217
Brzek, B., Torres-Nieves, S.N., Lebrón-Bosques, J.R., Cal, R.B., Meneveau, C., and Castillo, L., “Effects of Freestream Turbulence on Rough Surface Turbulent Boundary Layers”, J Fluid Mech, 635:207-243, 2009.
Torres-Nieves, S., Brzek, B., Lebrón, J., & Castillo, L. (2011). Isotropic free-stream turbulence promotes anisotropy in a turbulent boundary layer. AIAA Journal, 49(7), 1511–1520. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J050640
Torres-Nieves, S., Maldonado, V. H., Kang, H., & Castillo, L. (2012). Effect of free-stream turbulence on the flow around a S809 wind turbine blade. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-1083

- Transportation engineering
- Highway safety
- Mass transit operations
- Non-motorized transportation
Email: didier.valdes@upr.edu
Office: CI-209
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2179
Valdés, D. (2019). Evaluation of pavement performance under tropical climate conditions. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, 145(3), 04019025. https://doi.org/10.1061/JPEODX.0000176
Valdés, D., & Rivera, J. (2017). Mechanistic-empirical design of flexible pavements for the Caribbean region. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 18(10), 905–915. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2016.1153134
Valdés, D., Santiago, F., & Silva Araya, W. (2015). Calibration of pavement deterioration models using Puerto Rico road network data. Transportation Research Record, 2525(1), 45–53. https://doi.org/10.3141/2525-06

- Computer science
- Advanced data management
- Software development
- Compilers Design
- Bioinformatics
Dr. Bienvenido Velez Rivera is a highly published researcher in the fields of information retrieval, web search engines, and distributed systems. His seminal early work includes the development of the HyPursuit hierarchical network search engine and query refinement techniques, which received significant academic citations. Over time, his research has evolved into interdisciplinary areas, including distributed computing for smart electric power grids (Intelligent Power Routers) and workflow systems for digital government.
Email: bienvenido.velez@upr.edu
Office: S-604
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 6840
Vélez-Rivera, Bienvenido & Rodríguez-Martínez, Manuel & Rivera-Vega, Pedro. (2008). Multidisciplinary e-Government Research and Education as a Catalyst for Effective Information Technology Transfer. 17. 10.1007/978-0-387-71611-4_31.
Feliciano-Bonilla, C.A. & Velez-Rivera, Bienvenido. (2006). A Time-Domain Simulation Framework of an IPR-Based Shipboard Integrated Power System. 1 – 6. 10.1109/TDCLA.2006.311475.

- Structural engineering
- Bridge engineering
- Rotational stiffness of elastomeric bearing pads
- Concrete structures
Email: aidcer.vidot@upr.edu
Office: OF-410
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 5919
Montejo, Luis & Vidot-Vega, Aidcer. (2025). On the Development of Power Spectral Density Functions Compatible With Response Spectra. 10.1115/PVP2025-151587.
Vidot-Vega, Aidcer & Montejo, Luis. (2025). Seismic Input Minimum Power Spectral Density Compliance Effect on In-Structure Response Spectra. 10.1115/PVP2025-154160.
Ocampo-Escobar, Andrés & Vidot-Vega, Aidcer. (2019). Effects of concrete parameters in the lateral stiffness of reinforced concrete squat walls. International Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering. 11. 10.1007/s40091-019-0233-5.
