Chemical Engineering Graduate Research Symposium Fall 2014

The Department of Chemical Engineering celebrated its biannual Graduate Research Symposium last November 26, 2014 with an attendance of 52 participants including graduate students, undergraduate students, post-doctoral associates, and faculty. The symposium is an opportunity where the graduate students present their work either by platform presentation or poster. The activity began with a keynote talk…

ChE Seminar Series: “The detection of pro-inflammatory genes in human stool samples-implications for cancer and other inflammatory disease (Speaker: Dr. Abel Baerga UPR School of Medicine)”

Chemical Engineering Seminar Series Title: The detection of pro-inflammatory genes in human stool samples-implications for cancer and other inflammatory disease Speaker: Dr. Abel Baerga UPR – School of Medicine When: October 16, 2014 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Where: INQU Amphitheatre   Abstract. The intestinal environment of mammals is populated by a diverse and complex community…

ChE Seminar Series: La Propiedad Intelectual – Como Proteger Tu Idea (Speaker: Josiah Hernández – UPRM)

Chemical Engineering Seminar Series Title: La Propiedad Intelectual – Como Proteger Tu Idea Speaker: Sr. Josiah Hernández (UPRM) When and Where: 2 de octubre de 2014 a las 10:30am en el Anfiteatro de INQU Abstract: En la presentación hablaré sobre los eslabones que existen en la cadena de comercialización de ideas. Cubriré conceptos relacionados con…

Wi(PR)2EM Seminar: Hydrogen-Transfer Catalysis in Biomass Conversion: From Isomerizations to Hydrogenations

Wisconsin – Puerto Rico Partnership for Research and Education in Materials Seminar Series Hydrogen-Transfer Catalysis in Biomass Conversion:  From Isomerizations to Hydrogenations Ive Hermans, PhD University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor of Chemistry and Chemical and Biological Engineering http://hermans.chem.wisc.edu/ Thursday, August 28, 2014 10:30AM Nursing Amphitheater Abstract: Catalytic hydrogen-transfer reactions are an indispensable type of transformations in…

The Coki Racing Team Wins Third Place in AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition

The Chem-E-Car Competition, hosted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), requires students to design and construct a small-scale vehicle that operates by chemical means. The competition challenges students to create, innovate and explore new technologies that can serve as alternative sources of energy. During the competition, vehicles must travel a specific distance of…

ChE Seminar Series: “Clear Thinking Becomes Clear Writing” Rodolfo J. Romañach (UPRM)

  Rodolfo J. Romañach, from the Department of Chemistry-UPRM will be offering a lecture titled “Clear Thinking Becomes Clear Writing”   Date: April 24, 2014 Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Place: INQU 004 – Amphitheater   Abstract: “Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can’t exist without the other. It’s impossible for a muddy thinker to write good English.”1  These…