PREM – Newsletter – April 2021. Vol.2 Leadership in Uncertain Times!
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Gabriela Diaz-Figueroa wins Barry Goldwater Scholarship
PREM, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) proudly announces that the undergraduate student Gabriela Díaz-Figueroa was awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Díaz-Figueroa, together with 409 other awardees, was selected from the pool of nominees (1,256 students) presented by over 438 academic institutions in the United States. This Scholarship Program honors Senator Barry Goldwater…
DetailsDr. Paul G. Evans from UW Madison
Dr. Paul G. Evans was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended school from K-12. At high school, he participated on the varsity soccer team and won numerous games. Once he completed high school, he decided to pursue an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics at Cornell University. Afterwards, he went to graduate school at Harvard…
DetailsIRT1: Atomic-Level Control in Materials Development for Catalysis and Adsorption
The Wisconsin Puerto Rico Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) is dedicated in bringing students the tools and knowledge for them to become outstanding researchers. IRT 1: Atomic-Level Control in Materials Development for Catalysis and Adsorption is a project directed by Dr. Yomaira Pagán-Torres from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM) and…
DetailsNanoparticles-Importance, Effects and Applications
Do you think you can meassure a nanoparticle? Nanoparticles are invisible to the human eye, since these small particles are within a range of 1 to 100 nanometers. Nanoparticles are known are the building blocks of many materials, and their physical and chemical properties are affected depending on how they are arranged. When larger particles…
DetailsGiovanni López Burgos – Graduate Student at MRSC
Giovanni Lopez Burgos was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and raised in Barranquitas. As a child he enjoyed playing baseball, but due to an arm injury he stopped playing at the age of 15. Still, his love for sports continued and he kept playing basketball as a hobby. His other hobbies include gaming, hiking and…
DetailsAngela Montano from Colombia to PREM
Angela Karina Montano Herazo is a Chemical Engineering Master’s Student at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, and is currently pursuing a research project under PREM. Angela enjoys playing chess, reading romantic books, listening to music, watching horror movies and going out to eat with her family and friends. Angela was born and raised…
DetailsLucas Capre and his experience in PREM
Lucas is a graduate student for the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. During his bachelor years, he was a student-athlete being part of the UPR-Mayaguez soccer varsity team where he helped is team win the championship in 2018. Lucas was born and raised in San…
DetailsPamela Ruiz: Her Unique Classroom and Teaching Methods
Pamela Ruiz was born and raised in the town of Rincon, and besides teaching, she enjoys exercising, salsa dancing, modeling, and keeping up with the latest discoveries in science. Pamela is a teacher at the K-12 MAS Integrated school MASIS since 2017, where she teaches. Terrestrial Sciences, Chemistry, and Pre-calculus to students in 8th, 11th and…
DetailsMASIS and Chemical Engineering
This is a photocopy of the newsletter from the school of MASIS.