Exciting Seminars This Semester! 📢✨
Join us for a series of insightful seminars covering cutting-edge topics in Chemical Engineering. Check out the flyer for details and don’t miss out!
New Faculty Members Join the INQU Department
Please join us in welcoming our newest faculty members, Dr. Isabel Hortal Sánchez and Dr. Hansel Montalvo Castro, to the Department of Chemical Engineering (INQU) at UPRM. Dr. Isabel Hortal Sánchez joins our department as a Lecturer. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UPRM under the guidance of Dr. Nelson Cardona. Her research…
INQU UPRM Faculty and Graduate Students Receive Prestigious Awards!
The Department of Chemical Engineering at UPRM proudly highlights the exceptional achievements of its faculty and graduate students who have been recently recognized for their outstanding contributions to research, education, and leadership. Faculty Recognitions Prof. Yomaira Pagán Torres was honored at the Mid-Career Researchers in Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Recognition Symposium for her excellence in…
ChemE Camp: Educando a Estudiantes de Escuela Superior
Durante el día de hoy 16 de noviembre, 62 estudiantes de 11mo y 12mo grado de escuela superior de todo PR participaron del 2024 ChemE Camp en el Departamento de Ingeniería Química de UPRM. Los participantes comenzaron el día con una presentación por el Dr. David Suleiman que incluyo qué es la ingeniería química, las…
UPRM Chemical Engineering Department Celebrates International Space Station Research Launch
The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM) Chemical Engineering Department is thrilled to announce that Dr. Maribella Domenech, a faculty member in our department, led a groundbreaking research project that launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the SpaceX-31 mission on November 4. This pioneering study, funded by the Puerto Rico Science,…
Welcome Dr. Paola A. Baldaguez Medina to the Chemical Engineering Department!
The Department of Chemical Engineering is thrilled to welcome Dr. Paola A. Baldaguez Medina, who joined our faculty in July 2024. Dr. Baldaguez Medina, an alumna of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM), completed her undergraduate studies through the undergraduate articulated program with the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao. She recently earned…
Department Seeking Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus is seeking outstanding candidates with a PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering or related disciplines for one (1) tenure track Assistant Professor position. This position will support research endeavors with expertise in the development and characterization of biomaterials for sensors and cell-based applications.…
Honoring Our Top 2020-2021 BS Graduate: Nicole M. Pérez
The Department of Chemical Engineering has recognized Nicole M. Pérez Torres with the Luis C. Monzón medal to the best student of the 2020-2021 graduating class. Nicole is also the recipient of the (unnamed) College of Engineering medal to the engineering student with the highest GPA, 4.0 out of 4.0, and the outstanding Luis Stefani…
Honoring our Top 2019-2020 Graduates
In a long overdue recognition, Ángel N. Santiago Colón and Tania L. Class Martínez have been recognized with the Luis C. Monzón medal to the best students of the 2019-2020 chemical engineering graduating class. Ángel is also the recipient of the (unnamed) College of Engineering medal to the engineering student with the highest GPA, 4.0…
Hernandez-Maldonado selected as 2020 IACChE’S James Y. Oldshue Distinguished Lecturer
Doctor Arturo Hernandez-Maldonado, Professor of Chemical Engineering at UPR-Mayaguez, was selected as the 2020 James Y. Oldshue Distinguished Lecturer. Dr. Hernandez’s talk titled “Advancements in the Design of Porous Materials for the Adsorption of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Water” was delivered at the 2020 AIChE Annual Meeting. Access the full article at UPRM.edu: The James…