College of Arts and Sciences Centers and Institutes
Caribbean Genome Center (CGC)
Contact: Dr. Juan C. Martínez-Cruzado, Director CGC
Department of Biology
Phone: (787)832-4040 Ext. 3900
Areas of Expertise:
Genomics, Population Genetics, SequencingMembers: Juan C. Martínez Cruzado, Audrey Majeske, Nikolaos Schizas, Jaime Seguel, Steven Massey
Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS)
Page: http://www.caricoos.org
Contact: julio.morell@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Weather Forecast, WavesMembers: Julio Morell, Miguel F. Canals Silander, Sylvia Rodriguez, Patricia Chardon, Jorge Capella
Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios del Litoral (CIEL)
Page: https://cieluprm.weebly.com
Contact: tania.lopez1@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Coastal Studies, GeoreferencingMembers: Tania del Mar López Marrero, Manuel Valdés Pizzini
Microscopy Center
Contact: Jose Almodovar, Biology Department
Page: https://microscopico.wordpress.com
Areas of Expertise:
Microscopy, SEMMembers: Carlos Muñoz, José R. Almodovar
Puerto Rico Seismic Network
Page: https://redsismica.uprm.edu
Contact: victor@prsnmail.uprm.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Seismic Activity, TsunamiMembers: Víctor Huérfano, Director
The Bio-Optical Oceanography Laboratory (BIOL)
Page: http://bio-optics.uprm.edu
Contact: roy.armstrong@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Water Optics, Satellite Remote SensingMembers: Roy Armstrong, William Hernández
UPRM Center for Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (CAOSE)
Page: https://goo.gl/87ZFW2
Contact: miguelf.canals@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Coastal Engineering, Renewable Ocean Energy, Marine HydrodynamicsMembers: Miguel Canals
Centro de Riesgos Costeros de la UPR
Page: https://coastalhazardspr.wordpress.com
Contact: aurelio.mercado@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Coastal HazardsMembers: Aurelio Mercado
Centro de Investigaciones Lingüísticas del Caribe (CILC)
Page: http://www.uprm.edu/estudioshispanicos/cilc
Contact: mairym.llorens@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Theoretical LinguisticsMembers: Mairym LLorens
Centro de Investigación Social Aplicada (CISA)
Page: http://www.uprm.edu/cisa
Contact: jose.anazagasty@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Mental Health, Cognition, and LearningMembers: Carlos Hernández Hernández, José Anazagasty Rodríguez, Edwin Asencio Pagán, Janet Bonilla, Ana Nieves Rosa, Reinaldo Rosado, Luisa Seijo Maldonado, Ramonita Vega Lugo
MAPR Herbarium
Page: https://herbaria.plants.ox.ac.uk/bol/mapr
Contact: benjamin.vanee@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Tropical Flora, DatabasingMembers: Ben Van Ee, Jeanine Vélez
Invertebrate Collection (INVCOL)
Page: https://www.uprm.edu/invcol
Contact: alex.vandam@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Terrestrial InvertebratesMembers: Alex Van Dam
Centro de Educación Económica y Financiera (CEEF)
Page: https://www.uprm.edu/ceef/
Contact: ricardo.fuentes1@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Financial Management for YouthMembers: Ricardo Fuentes Ramirez
Centro para la Investigación del Bilingüismo y Aprendizaje (CeIBA)
Page: http://ceiba.uprm.edu
Contact: Dr. Rosita Rivera & Dr. Sandra Soto
Department of English
Areas of Expertise:
Language and Learning in Puerto RicoMembers: Rosita Rivera, Sandra Soto
Institute for the Teaching and Study of Language and Assessment (ITSLA)
Contact: rosita.rivera1@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Language and AssessmentMembers: Rosita Rivera
Chemical Sensors Development/Chemical Imaging Center/ALERT-DHS-COE
Contact: samuel.hernandez3@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
SERS Sensing Platforms, ExplosivesMembers: Samuel Hernández Rivera
Center of Femtosecond Raman Spectroscopy
Contact: juan.lopez16@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Raman & IR spectroscopyMembers: Juan Lopez Garriga
Center of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Contact: enrique.melendez@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
NMR spectroscopyMembers: Enrique Meléndez
ERC for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS)
Contact: rodolfoj.romanach@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Optimal Design of SOPSMembers: Rodolfo Romañach
Center for Education and Training in Agriculture and Related Sciences (CETARS)
Page: http://cetars.uprm.edu
Contact: felixr.roman@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Interdisciplinary Course DevelopmentMembers: Felix Román
Instituto Nacional de Energía y Sostenibilidad Isleña (INESI)
Page: https://inesi.upr.edu
Contact: lionel.orama@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Asuntos Energéticos y de SostenibilidadMembers: Lionel Orama
Storm-induced Landslide Impact by Dynamics on Environment and Society in Puerto Rico (SLIDES=PR)
Page: https://sites.google.com/upr.edu/geol/research/slidespr/
Contact: stephen.hughes@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Landslides, MappingMembers: Stephen Hughes
The Oral History Lab @ UPRM (OHL)
Page: www.uprm.edu/ohl
Contact: ohl@uprm.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Recording, Archiving, DisseminationMembers: Dr. Ricia Anne Chansky, Jaquelina Alvarez
Museum of Entomology and Tropical Biodiversity of the Mayaguez Campus (MEBT)
Contact: rosa.franqui@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Pest and Plant DiseasesMembers: Rosa A. Franqui
Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI)
Page: https://www.uprm.edu/ccri/
Contact: juan.cruz13@upr.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Coral Reef EcosystemsMembers: Juan Jose Cruz-Motta