At the Department of Chemical Engineering, conducting excellent and competitive research is a serious business. A clear evidence of the diverse participation in research at our department was demonstrated on May 3, 2013 during our Spring Graduate Research Symposium. More than 50 graduate students and professors attended this event organized by Prof. Ubaldo M. Córdova as part of the graduate seminar course. The symposium offered a presentation from Dr. Madeline Torres (professor in Chemical Engineering at UPRM) about her research work during the last 10 years and 6 talks and 7 posters by graduate students. It was also an opportunity for first year graduate students to learn more about research projects from other groups and colleagues.
As part of our efforts to improve communication skills in research among graduate researchers, top 3 posters and oral presentations were selected based on evaluation from professors and students.
Poster Competition
First Place: Angelica Román
Second Place: Stephany Herrera
Third Place: Wilman Cabrera
Oral Presentation Competition
First Place: Miguel Florian
Second Place: Christian Rivera
Third Place: Efrain Aymat
ChE faculty would like to congratulate the winners and encourages all our students to continue working hard in pursuing a career of excellence in chemical engineering research.
This event was sponsored by P&G.