UPRM Chemical Engineering Department Celebrates 100 Years with Public Outreach Event at Mayagüez Mall

As part of the centennial celebration of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM), the department hosted a large-scale public outreach event on Saturday, September 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Mayagüez Mall. The activity brought together over 1,500 visitors from across Puerto Rico, who…

ENGICHEM 2025: Inspiring the Future of Research and Academia

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM) successfully hosted the second edition of the Chemical Engineering and Related Fields Symposium (ENGICHEM) under the theme “The Future of Research and Academia.” Organized by students and for students, this year’s event was coordinated by AEGIQ (Graduate Chemical Engineering Student Association),…

UPRM Chemical Engineering Faculty Publishes in Prestigious JACS Journal

We are proud to celebrate a major achievement by our faculty member, Dr. Yomaira J. Pagán-Torres, whose work has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), one of the most prestigious journals in chemistry. The publication, titled: “Uncovering the Pressure-Dependent Mechanism of CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol on Ga-Promoted Cu/ZrO₂ Using Operando…

A Complete Success! Pre-Engineering in a Box (P-Box)

We’re proud to share the success of our P-Box initiative, where 39 students from grades 7–9 participated in hands-on workshops focused on chemical engineering and bioengineering. This outreach activity was made possible through support from our NSF-AIRfoundry Center. Special thanks to our graduate students, Leonel Vélez, María Ramos, María Oñate, Yarley Maza, Oscar Piñeres, undergraduates,…