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Dr. Paola Baldaguez Medina Named NSF EPSCoR Research Fellow and Awarded $277,886 Research Grant

Dr. Paola A. Baldaguez Medina, Assistant Professor, has been selected as a National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR Research Fellow, receiving a $277,886 award to advance research on sustainable technologies for water treatment and critical material recovery. Her project, titled “Biomass-Derived Carbon Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization and Critical Material Recovery: Mechanistic Characterization and Implementation,” focuses on…

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INQU Faculty Awarded 2026 Catalyzer Research Grants

The Department of Chemical Engineering (INQU) at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez congratulates Dr. Yomaira Pagán-Torres and Dr. Hansel Montalvo-Castro on being selected as recipients of the 2026 Catalyzer Research Grant from the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust. The Catalyzer Research Grant supports researchers in Puerto Rico by providing funding to…

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UPRM Chemical Engineering Students Recognized by NSF GRFP and Honorable Mention

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) recognizes students Lucas Lisondo di Tada and Cecilia P. Matos Berríos, and alumna Verónica Martínez Pesante, for their achievements in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), with Lisondo di Tada and Martínez Pesante receiving the fellowship and Matos Berríos…

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Estudiantes del ChemE Cube UPRM brillan en competencia internacional

El equipo ChemE Cube UPRM representó con orgullo al Colegio de Ingeniería del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez en la competencia internacional organizada por AIChE, RAPID Manufacturing Institute y ExxonMobil, celebrada del 2 al 3 de noviembre en Boston. Este año, 54 equipos participaron en la ronda clasificatoria virtual, de los cuales solo 24 universidades avanzaron…

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Welcome Dr. Agnes Padovani to the Department of Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez is pleased to welcome Dr. Agnes Padovani as a new member of our faculty. Dr. Padovani received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez in 1997 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2002.…

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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…

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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),…

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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…

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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,…

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Department Seeking Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

The Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Professor. In addition to its graduate program, the Chemical Engineering Department has an undergraduate program with high demand and growth potential in the College of Engineering. The faculty in its graduate program conducts research projects and have access to excellent research funding…

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