Martiza is an overachieving undergraduate student from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. She has dedicated her undergraduate years in obtaining as much research experience as possible, therefore becoming a true inspiration for younger women who aspire to be female engineers. “My main goal of life is…
Omar Jiménez is an undergraduate student at the UPRM who is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering while being a professional musician and enjoying his occasional movie. He participated in two summer internships and will be doing outstanding things this following summer! Omar A. Jiménez is an undergraduate student at the University of…
Francheska is a master’s student currently in the field of Pharmaceutical processes. Besides working on her research, she enjoys baking and traveling. Francheska loves her lab and says they are like family to her. A great connection is the key to a great work environment! Francheska M. Reyes was born in Mayaguez Puerto Rico and…
Victor Vázquez is a former member of PREM and has achieved many things throughout his academic career. During his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Rio Piedras he went on three internships, won awards and published a paper as first author! The Wisconsin-Puerto Rico Partnership for Research and Education in Materials Science (PREM) prepares students…
Get to know one of our graduate students! Kevin Johan Zabala Rodriguez is from Barranquitas Colombia, and is pursuing a master’s degree in Sciences of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Zabala is currently in his third semester and is an active member of PREM, working in the colloidal and soft…
We will be holding our EAB Meeting on January 16-17 at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. All PREM alliances will be participating in this meeting, including professors from the University of Wisconsin. We are thrilled to receive all and will offer more details soon!
We will be having our leadership meeting on December 6! More details coming soon
This past Friday, we participated in an Open House at the Molecular Science Center-UPR, hosted by the UPR-Medical Science Campus. This center is located at Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and is one of the best research centers in the island. This facility was inaugurated in 2011, and supports research in diverse areas like biomedicine, molecular biology,…
Kevin Johan Zabala Rodriguez is from Barranquitas Colombia, and is pursuing a master’s degree in Sciences of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Zabala is currently in his third semester and is an active member of PREM, working in the colloidal and soft material area. His project is about “Influence of…
When tilted downhill, a pile of grain starts flowing at an angle θstart that is larger than the angle θstop at which it stops. That hysteresis is an important feature of the behavior of earthquakes, landslides, and industrial flows. But despite the many years researchers have investigated granular flows (see the article by Anita Mehta, Gary Barker, and Jean-Marc Luck, Physics…