Faculty
ALDO ACEVEDO RULLÁN, Professor
CLARIBEL ACEVEDO VÉLEZ, Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Delaware (2006)
Email: aldo.acevedo@upr.edu
Office: IQ-205-MB
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2473
Web page:
Research interests
Soft Matter; Rheology
Teaching interests
Polymer Science and Engineering, Soft Matter, Rheology, Process Design, Transport Phenomena, Fluid Mechanics
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison (2011)
Email: claribel.acevedo@upr.edu
Office: IQ-205-K
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 6451
Research interest
Colloidal and Interfacial Phenomena, Surfactant Science, Nanoscale Science
Teaching interests
Momentum Transfer Operations,Colloids, & Interfaces, Process Design
Publications:
MOSES N. BOGERE, Professor
Ph.D. University of Akron (1993)
Email: mosesn.bogere@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-C
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3607
Web page:
Research interests
Multiphase Transport Phenomena in Dispersed Multiphase Systems, Control and Optimization, Applied Mathematics
Teaching interests
Multiphase Transport Phenomena, Process Control, Modeling and Instrumentation, Process Design
NELSON CARDONA-MARTÍNEZ, Professor
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison (1989)
Email: nelson.cardona@upr.edu
Office: IQ-105-M
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3747
Web page:
Research interests
Heterogeneous Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Kinetics, Surface Thermodynamics and Surface Science
Teaching interests
Kinetics and Catalysis, Thermodynamics
UBALDO M. CÓRDOVA-FIGUEROA, Professor
MARÍA C. CURET ARANA, Professor
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology (2008)
Email: ubaldom.cordova@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-K
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 5844
Web page:
Research interests
Transport Phenomena, Physicochemical Hydrodynamics, Brownian Dynamics Simulations, Colloidal Dispersions, Microrheology, Synthesis of Selfpropelled Janus Particles
Teaching interests
Transport Phenomena, Colloidal Physics
Ph.D. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (2006)
Email: maria.curetarana@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-B
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2569
Web page:
Research interests
Kinetic modeling, Catalysis, First-principle calculations
Teaching interests
Undergraduate and Graduate Chemical Reaction Kinetics, Catalysis, Applied Molecular Modeling, Environmental Chemical Engineering
MARIBELLA DOMENECH GARCIA, Professor
L. ANTONIO ESTÉVEZ-DE VIDTS, Professor
Ph.D. in Biomed. Eng. at University of Wisconsin-Madison (2010)
Email: maribella.domenech@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-G
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3749
Web page: https://maradomenech.wixsite.com/domenechlab
Research interests
Microfluidics, Tumor Microenvironment, Stem cell technologies, Breast Cancer, culture platforms, 3D bioprinting
Teaching interests
Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Chemical Engineering-Unit Operations
Webpage: https://maradomenech.wixsite.com/domenechlab
Publications:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/maribella.domenech.1/bibliography/public/
Ph.D. University of California-Davis (1983)
Email: antonio.estevez@upr.edu
Office: OF 320
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 6169
Web page:
Research interests
Supercritical Fluids Fundamentals and Applications; Bubble Columns Hydrodynamics and Applications; Distillation Tray Efficiency
Teaching interests
Thermodynamics, Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, Separation Processes, Reactor Design, and Applied Mathematics
ARTURO J. HERNÁNDEZ-MALDONADO, Professor
MAGDA LATORRE-ESTEVES, Associate Researcher
Ph.D. University of Michigan (2004)
Email: arturoj.hernandez@upr.edu
Office: IQ-105-N
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3748
Web page:
Research interests
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Materials, Zeolites, Pillared Coordination Polymers, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Hierarchical Nanoporous Composites, Advanced Adsorption Applications, Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Water via Adsorption, Trace Carbon Dioxide Removal for Life Support Systems in Aerospace Applications, Ammonia Adsorption at High Temperature and Pressure
Teaching interests
Mass Transfer, Transport Phenomena, Adsorption Engineering
Ph.D. Harvard Medical School (2006)
Email: magda.latorre@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-F
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2684
Web page:
Research interests
Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, Tissue Engineering
Teaching interests
Molecular Biology and Genetics, Nanomedicine Science and Technology, Quantitative Biology, Bioengineering
MARIA M. MARTINEZ IÑESTA, Professor
RAFAEL MENDEZ ROMAN, Professor
Ph.D. University of Delaware (2005)
Email: mariam.martinez@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-H
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3605
Web page:
Research Interests
Synthesis of metal nanostructures (nanowires and nanogrids), study of porous materials as templates, structural characterization of disordered materials, structural characterization of nanostructures, characterization of the properties of nanostructures and of the composite nanostructure + template for electronic and catalytic applications
Teaching Interests
Undergraduate and Graduate Kinetics, Diffraction, and Materials Characterization
Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (2005)
Email: rafael.mendez1@upr.edu
Office: IQ-205-J
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3585
Web page:
Research interests
Pharmaceutical Powder Properties, Continuous Mixing, Tablet Compaction
Teaching interests
Pharmaceutical Operations, Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Statistical Methods for Chemical Engineers
PATRICIA ORTIZ BERMUDEZ, Professor
YOMAIRA J. PAGAN-TORRES, Professor
PhD in Microbiology at University of Wisconsin-Madison (2005)
Email: patricia.ortiz3@upr.edu
Office: IQ-205-MA
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3209
Web page:
Research interests
Discovery and characterization of novel biocatalysts for lignocellulose degradation, and synthesis of antimicrobial nanoparticles and their interaction with microbial cell walls
Teaching interests
Bioengineering, Food Fermentation and Biotechnology, Biorefineries and Bioproducts
PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011)
Email: yomairaj.pagan@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-E
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3589
Research interests
Heterogeneous Catalysis, Kinetic and Reaction Engineering, Catalytic Nanomaterial Synthesis and Characterization, Renewable Energy and Sustainability
Teaching interests
Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Catalysis, Chemical Process Safety and Economics, Chemical Engineering Process Design
Lab website: Pagan-Torres Lab
CARLOS A. RAMÍREZ-QUIÑONES, Professor
LORENZO SALICETI-PIAZZA, Professor
Sc.D. Ch.E. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979)
Email: carlos.ramirez9@upr.edu
Office: IQ-206-F
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2561
Web page:
Ph.D. Purdue University (1996)
Email: lorenzo.saliceti@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-I
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2549
Web page:
Research interests
Biochemical Engineering, Utilization of Renewable Resources
Teaching interests
Biochemical Engineering, Process Control and Applied Statistics
LAKSHMI N. SRIDHAR, Professor
DAVID SULEIMAN-ROSADO, Professor
Ph.D. Clarkson University (1991)
Email: lakshmi.sridhar@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-A
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 3173
Web page:
Research interests
Analysis and Separation Processes, Process Optimization and Control Design, Synthesis and Control
Teaching interests
Applied Mathematics, Separation Processes, Reactions Engineering, and Transport Phenomena
Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology (1994)
Email: david.suleiman@upr.edu
Office: IQ-205-G
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2685
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Research interests
Specialty Separations and Advanced Materials
Teaching interests
Material & Energy Balances, Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Transport Phenomena
MADELINE TORRES-LUGO, Professor
CARLOS VELÁZQUEZ-FIGUEROA, Professor
Ph.D. Purdue University (2001)
Email: madeline.torres6@upr.edu
Office: IQ-104-D
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2585/6456
Web page:
Research interests
Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials, and Polymers
Teaching interests
Polymers, Thermodynamics
Ph.D. University of Connecticut (1997)
Email: carlos.velazquez9@upr.edu
Office: IQ-205-N
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2576
Web page:
Research interests
Process Control, Application of Control Theory to Pharmaceutical Operations and Biotechnology, Supercritical Fluid for Pharmaceutical Applications, and Parameter Estimation
Teaching interests
Process Control, Instrumentation, Material and Energy Balances, Pharmaceutical Technologies
CAMILO A. MORA-NAVARRO, Assistant Professor
GILBERTO VILLAFAÑE-RUIZ, Professor
Ph.D. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (20xx)
Email: camilo.mora@upr.edu
Office: IQ-205-G
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 6816
Web page: https://biomartlab.wixsite.com/my-site-1
Research interests:
Teaching interests:
Ph.D. Tulane University (1974)
Email: gilberto.villafane@upr.edu
Office: IQ-207-D
Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2581
Web page: