Yajaira Sierra-Sastre

Yajaira Sierra-Sastre: I am a Borinqueña and Materials Scientist

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Borinqueña emphasizes the contribution of Puerto Rican and Hispanic women in science and technology and provides a space to discuss topics of interest about the empowerment of women. In “I am Borinqueña” we will be interviewing women scientists that are role models for future generations.

Puerto Rican woman aspires to be the first in space

Submitted on 10 February 2013 - 10:52am

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Alex Figueroa Cancel | alex.figueroa@gfrmedia.com

NASA chose the young woman from Arroyo, and member of CienciaPR, for a Mars pre-exploration project

Yajaira Sierra Sastre aspires to be the first woman astronaut from Puerto Rico. Her goal is closer at hand now that she has been selected to participate in the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (Hi-SEAS), an important project financed by NASA to study important aspects of how to sustain astronauts traveling and living in Mars. 

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They'll be cooking up a Mars menu that's out of this world

Submitted on 27 June 2012 - 12:00am

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Six mock 'astronauts' to research what's best to feed space crew on long missions. Among these researchers is Dr. Yajaira Sierra-Sastre, a Puerto Rican nanomaterials scientist and member of Ciencia Puerto Rico. Yajaira has shared with us a recipe of Puerto Rican beans she created with some of the dehydrated ingredients an astronaut would have available in space. You can find her recipe here.

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The tiniest 'La Borinqueña'

Submitted on 28 March 2012 - 8:35am

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Scientists at Cornell University wrote the Puerto Rico National Anthem, 'La Boriqueña', using nanotechnology. This article is part of Ciencia Puerto Rico's collaboration with El Nuevo Día.

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