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Participante de CIRE2N es seleccionada para recibir subvención de NSF

By |2023-10-06T11:09:02-04:00October 6th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Estudiante doctoral de Ciencias Ambientales recibe subvención de la National Science Foundation  La estudiante doctoral Solimar Pinto Pacheco, del Programa Graduado de Ciencias Ambientales de la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales del Recinto de Río Piedras de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR), fue seleccionada para recibir el National Science Foundation (NSF) Crest Post Doc Fellowship. Esta subvención es por la cantidad de $338,225 por un periodo de dos años, y provee ayuda económica a científicos que estén comenzando su carrera, además de impulsar su desarrollo profesional. Para aprovechar la subvención, Pinto Pacheco llevará a cabo su proyecto titulado “Ecohidrología en el Antropoceno: controles [...]

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Virtual Nanodays 2022

By |2022-05-19T12:07:29-04:00May 19th, 2022|Categories: Event, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

El pasado miércoles 11 de Mayo se llevó a cabo el Virtual Nanodays de CIRE2N.  El público en general pudo conectarse a traves de la plataforma Zoom y disfrutar de una serie de videos interactivos y una charla con el científico invitado; el Dr. Cristian Villalta.  El evento trasncurrió de las 9:00am a 12:00md y asistieron las escuelas Sotero Figueroa y UGHS de San Juan. Se publicó una grabación en YouTube donde puedes acceder el link del canal de CIRE2N para verla. Siguenos en Facebook e Instagram para enterarse de más eventos como este. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MXE944s0qQ  

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Nuestro primer Nano Days virtual: Una labor de amor a las ciencias y compromiso con el público en tiempos de pandemia

By |2020-06-22T06:55:20-04:00June 22nd, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

El viernes 22 de mayo se celebró por primera vez nuestro Nano Days Virtual.  Nuestro equipo de investigadores, estudiantes graduados y subgraduados trabajaron arduamente para celebrar nuestro querido Nano Days para llevar ciencia, tecnología y diversión al público en general durante la situación difícil en la que nos encontramos como país y mundo.  Los participantes de CIRE2N realizaron una serie de videos demostrativos basados en temas pertinentes a su respectivo IRG.   Esta actividad libre de costo se realizó a través de Facebook Live durante las horas de 10:00am a 3:00pm durante en las cuales se llevaron a cabo una [...]

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Mujeres en la ciencia: Sus historias, retos y logros

By |2020-03-12T10:16:31-04:00March 10th, 2020|Categories: News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

  Mujeres científica presentes en el simposio que nos deleitaron con sus historias y experiencias. El pasado viernes 6 de marzo se llevó a cabo el Simposio: El poder de la mujer en la ciencia dedicado a destacar el trabajo, los retos, y logros de la mujer dentro de diferentes campos de la ciencia.  Esta actividad se presentó en el anfiteatro número uno de la Facultad de estudios generales de la UPRRP y fue organizada por un equipo de mujeres científicas del departamento de química de la facultad de ciencias naturales. Estudiantes de escuelas invitadas tuvieron la oportunidad [...]

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Forum: Conociendo la Problemática Ambiental en Puerto Rico

By |2019-11-06T15:42:41-04:00November 6th, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

There was a forum offered by proffesionals and scientists at the Facundo Bueso Building, it consisted of presentations on different topics like Climatic change, water contamination and the status of landfills in the island. Students and researchers from CIRE2N assisted the interactive forum. There were three main speakers: engineers Eduardo González and Carl Soderberg, and Dr. Christian Villalta. This was hosted by the Inter-american Association of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences (AIDIS). #NSFfunded #NSFCrest

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9 tips on how to take the most out of your interview to a Scientist

By |2019-10-30T12:51:39-04:00October 30th, 2019|Categories: News, Photo Gallery|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

There are a lot of things an individual must do before interviewing a scientist. Here, I'm going tell you how to prepare to nail your interview.

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CIRE2N’S Site Visit

By |2019-10-30T12:49:15-04:00October 23rd, 2019|Categories: News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Through the first two days of the week CIRE2N had a NSF Site Visit in which the board came to evaluate our researchers. On Monday, the opening activity was celebrated. After it, CIRE2N'S graduates and undergraduates presented what their research focuses on. There was as well a Ciencia Arte gallery, were students had the opportunity to compete and get creative with images about science. On Tuesday, there were meetings throughout the University in which evaluators came to see how CIRE2N has evolved. Everyone was a part of it.  Professors, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students gave presentations and participated in a [...]

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Proyect Based Learning Workshop

By |2019-09-27T13:20:07-04:00September 16th, 2019|Categories: News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There was a workshop on Proyect Base Learning last Friday September 13, 2019. The workshop was presented by the doctoral student, Ana Fernández Ruíz. Proyect Base Learning is"an effective teaching model that focuses the learning process on a real project that is relevant to the student". In CIRE2N, we use this learning process with our students. They learn while engaging in activities and research in Environmental Nanotechnology with scientists from different universities. This workshop, that was atended by 15 CIRE2N students, helps them understand this teaching model so they know how to use it in the future.   #NSFfunded #NSFCrest

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Dr. Elvira Cuevas during interview: The Amazon

By |2019-08-30T15:04:07-04:00August 30th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Elvira Cuevas, an Ecologist and one of CIRE2N's researchers, was interviewed in the TV program Día a Día regarding the fires in the Amazon. Dr. Cuevas did her doctoral thesis in San Carlos de Río Negro in the Venezuelan Amazon. She now works with the IRG 1- Nanomaterials for Water and Soil Remediation. Video #NSFfunded #NSFCrest                

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Nano-Envi Summer Camp 2019

By |2019-05-23T11:09:59-04:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: Event, News, University News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In order to promote excellence in science education for high schools, CIRE2N will sponsor a five week summer research program, from june 10 to July 3, 2019; created specifically for teachers and high school students. This program will allow 10 student-teacher pairs to be trained to do research about Environmental Nanotechnology in one of the laboratories of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. During the summer, participants will elaborate a research proposal to continue it during the semester and another one for an educational activity to be made in their school. Benefits: Workshops will be given on proposal writing, [...]

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