Two RUM Mechanical Engineering students are recognized with the Jesús Sánchez Vázquez Excellence Scholarship.

Submitted by Alondra Caraballo Franco on 16 May 2022 - 8:57pm

Students Adriana D. Kleshick Segarra and Wilbert A. Ruperto Hernández, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (INME) of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Mayagüez Campus (RUM), received the Jesús Sánchez Vázquez Engineering Excellence Scholarship, which in its eleventh award ceremony, amounted to $2,000 for each student in recognition of their academic excellence and outstanding work.

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Polytechnic University Students Take First Place in Prestigious Aerospace Competition

Submitted by Alondra Caraballo Franco on 12 April 2022 - 4:15pm

San Juan , April 12, 2022 - The team composed of eight mechanical engineering students from Polytechnic University won First Place Overall and First Place Regular ClassMission Performance in the SAE Aero Design West competition organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers held this past weekend in California.

The aircraft, with a highly innovative design, performed perfectly the established flights and missions requested, which made them obtain the first places among more than 50 universities. The participating students were: Gabriel Altuz, Eduardo Siberio, Joel Lopez, Diego Ortiz, Alana Corahanis, Diego Santiago, Jammyl Andino and Sergio Urbina led by Professor Jose Pertierra from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Investigadores del RUM desarrollan nueva alternativa para sustituir el plomo en equipos electrónicos

Submitted by Alejandro Centeno on 20 September 2016 - 8:23am

La salud es una prioridad para el ser humana y cuando ésta se ve afectada, tomamos las decisiones que consideramos las mejores. El plomo es nocivo para la salud, pero a la misma vez es un material de soldadura, utilizado en la manufactura de equipos electrónicos. Teniendo esto presente, unos investigadores de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, desarrollaron una alternativa para la sustitución del plomo en los equipos electrónicos, y así minimizar los daños a la salud por causa del plomo.