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ChE Seminar Series: “Developing Pathways for the Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals” Thomas Jaramillo (Stanford University)

Dr. Thomas F. Jaramillo, from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, will be offering a lecture titled “Developing Pathways for the Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals”. Date: April 21st, 2015 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: INQU 004 – Amphitheater Abstract: This talk will describe recent efforts to develop new, sustainable pathways to…

ChE Seminar Series: “Process Simulators in Chemical Engineering” Julio Briano (UPRM)

Dr. Julio G. Briano, from the Department of Chemical Engineering -UPRM, will be offering a lecture titled “Process Simulators in Chemical Engineering”. Date: March 24, 2015 Time: 10:30 am – 11:00 am Place: INQU 004 – Amphitheater Abstract: This presentation will cover an overview of the use of Process Simulation in Chemical Engineering.  Through this talk, the participant…

NSF funds REU site in Reconfigurable and Multifunctional Soft Materials at UPRM

National Science Fundation (NSF) has awarded the proposed REU site in Reconfigurable and Multifunctional Soft Materials at UPRM.   Congratulations to the PIs, Dr. Ubaldo M. Córdova-Figueroa and Dr. Patricia Ortiz-Bermúdez. The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Reconfigurable and Multifunctional Soft Materials (RMSM) at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM) will fund 10 undergraduate students…

Madeline Torres-Lugo To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Madeline Torres-Lugo, Ph.D., Professor of Chemical Engineering, UPRM, Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Torres-Lugo was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For exceptional…

ChE Seminar Series: “Introduction to computing with Matlab” Misael Díaz Maldonado (UPRM)

El próximo 12 de Marzo, la Asociación de Estudiantes Graduados de Ingeniería Química (AEGIQ) estará ofreciendo un seminario de Matlab, enfocado especialmente a estudiantes subgraduados de ingeniería química. El mismo será dado por el estudiante graduado Misael Díaz Maldonado. Title: Introduction to computing with Matlab Speaker: Misael Diaz Maldonado Date: March 12, 2015 Time: 10:30 am…

ChE Seminar Series: “Dendrimer Nanocarriers and their Aerosol Formulations: New Opportunities for the Regional and Systemic Delivery of Drugs to and through the Lungs” Sandro R. P. da Rocha

Dr. Sandro R. P. da Rocha, from Wayne State University will be offering a lecture titled “Dendrimer Nanocarriers and their Aerosol Formulations: New Opportunities for the Regional and Systemic Delivery of Drugs to and through the Lungs”. Date: March 20, 2015 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: INQU 004 – Amphitheater Abstract: The ability to modulate the…