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Luciano Castillo: Winds of Innovation to Transform Energy Production and Engineering Education

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Dr. Castillo, the Texas Tech University's Summer Institute Group, and Dr. Gad-el-hak, visiting from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Castillo, the Texas Tech University's Summer Institute Group, and Dr. Gad-el-hak, visiting from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Engineering is often perceived as a utilitarian discipline where innovation is only for commercial purposes. However, many engineers work on solving problems of social and environmental importance. This is the case of Dr. Luciano Castillo, Professor of Engineering at Texas Tech University who has devoted his life—and hundreds of publications and various inventions—to improve the production of eco-sustainable energy sources through developing fundamental research in wind energy.

Planes designed by Puerto Rican Engineering Students stand out in Competition

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This article was published in Diálogo Digital on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015. To see the article in Diálogo Digital visit: http://dialogoupr.com/noticia/upr/aviones-disenados-por-estudiantes-del-rum-sobresalen-en-competencias-en-florida/

A group of students from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, participated in competiton for mechanical engineers in Florida in March. Their planes received awards in 2 categories. 

UPR students place 3rd in vehicle design competition in Italy

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A group of students from the Department Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (RUM) obtained third place in a competition to design and manufacture a portable electronic mini-vehicle.

 

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Satellite with Puerto Rican flavor

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Daniel Alvarado Varela, an electrical engineering from Puerto Rico, has been working on a satellite for the global precipitation measurement (GPM) to be used in several missions.

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