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Estudiante del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez de la UPR recibe la Generation Google Scholarship for Women in Gaming

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Student Nicole Noemí Román Correa, who will begin her fourth year this semester in Software Engineering (INSO) at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Mayagüez Campus (RUM), received the Generation Google Scholarship for Women in Gaming 2022. The scholarship grants her $10,000 to cover her study expenses and an invitation to a virtual conference to meet the other winners and Google leaders.

The schoolgirl, a resident of Hatillo, is the only young woman enrolled in a Puerto Rican university who is part of the scholarship cohort, which includes 258 students from the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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CREST 2017 Mini Summer programs review

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The Nanotechnology Center of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez held the following summer programs: Mini Summer Camp for Students and Mini Summer program for Teachers. These programs included a variety of workshops geared towards senior high school students and junior and high school science teachers.

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UPR-Mayaguez student received award from the American Society For Engineering Education

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Michelle Marrero García, is a second year undergraduate student in the Mechanical Engineering program at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. She was awarded the Best Overall Research Award at the national conference of the American Society For Engineering Education 2017 (ASEE). 

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Student from UPR-Mayaguez wins second place at NSF conference

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Bethzaely Fernández, doctoral student from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus, won second place in the Chemistry and Chemical Sciences Oral Presentations ­category with her research project titled: Imprinted Zeolite Carbon Composites for the Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Water.

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NANOSCIENCE AT MAYAGÜEZ MALL

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Last Saturday, March 25, the Nanotechnology Center at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus hosted the event called Nanolandia: Searching for scientific treasures. This year they had the participation of Science Clubs, a video games group and the University Association for Sign Language. 
 
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RUM student receives poster presentation award

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Michelle D. Marrero, undergraduate student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the UPR-Mayaguez, received the award for Best Overall Southeastern Section and second place in the Individual Research Poster category at the 2017 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Zone II conference.

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RUM Professor receives prestigious award

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Dr. Arturo J. Hernández Maldonado, Chemical Engineering Professor at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, received the Professional Achievement Award given by the Great Minds in STEM organization in recognition of his career achievements. 

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Annual Meeting for the Science and Material Engineering Clubs

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More than 500 students from public middle schools and high schools attended the Annual Meeting for the Science and Material Engineering Clubs held on October 28, 2016 by the Center for Nanotechnology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. This year's conference was titled, "Light and Nano-Bio-Medicine: How to protect human beings from disease".

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Student at the UPR-RUM recieved 1st place for his poster at IISE

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Andrés F. Calle Hoyos, student at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico in (RUM), received an award for his poster (Experimental Design Analysis of Stir Casting of Enhanced Aluminum Filler Reinforced with NbB2 Nanoparticles) at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) conference in Anaheim, California.

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Student from UPR-Mayaguez wins first place in poster competition at Annual Conference in California

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Andres F. Calle Hoyos, a graduate student from the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, won first place in the poster competition during the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Annual Conference & Expo 2016 held in Anaheim, California during May 21-24, 2016.

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