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…
The UC Berkeley College of Engineering is hosting its third annual Engineering Preview Day, April 22-25, 2015. This 3 day event is for current juniors who intend to pursue a PhD in engineering. Preview Day provides students the opportunity to meet individually with engineering faculty in their discipline, socialize with Berkeley graduate students, network with campus research centers and Bay…
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…
El Programa Puerto Rico Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation mejor conocido por sus siglas PRLSAMP, te invita a un conversatorio y orientación sobre cómo se realiza investigación efectiva. La actividad está programada para el martes, 10 de marzo de 2015 a las 4:30 PM en las Salas Eugene Francis ubicadas en el Edificio de…
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…
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…
Dr. Andrés J. García from the Georgia Institute of Technology will be offering a lectire titled “BioArtificial Hydrogels and Mechanobiology Technologies for Regenerative Medicine” Date: March 19, 2015 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: INQU 004 – Amphitheater Abstract Cell adhesion to extracellular matrices plays central roles in the formation,…
Date: March 12, 2015 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Location: INQU 004 – Amphitheater A doctoral degree is a credential signifying largely that you are capable of doing independent research at the highest possible level. Furthermore, it is not a guarantee of a job opportunity after its completion. As a PhD student you will…
Dr. Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado, from the Department of Chemical Engineering-UPRM will be offering a lecture titled “Tools for Effective Time Management in Research: The Grad Student Version and Communicating Research: Peer Reviewed Scientific Research Papers”. Date: March 5th, 2015 Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Place: INQU 004 – Amphitheater Abstract: During the first part…
Dr. José Lasalde, from UPR-RP, VP Research and Technology will be offering a lecture titled “Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Disease: from Structure to Therapeutic Strategies” Date: March 3rd, 2015 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: Sala A (Library) Abstract: The focus of the research in our NIH-funded laboratory (www.nachrs.org) is on ion channel structure, ion-channel lipid interactions and ion-channel…