UPRM ChemE Grad Seminar Series

Winter/Spring 2009 SEMINAR SCHEDULE**

(PLEASE CLICK ON PRESENTATION TITLE FOR ABSTRACT)

Date

Presenter

Research Advisor

Moderator

Presentation / Thesis Title**

Jan. 26

Dr. Luis Rios (UPRM Biology Depart.)

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"Synthophus aciditrophicus: The little cell that could and other anaerobic stories"

Feb. 2

Javier Huertas

Dr. Maria Martinez

Anthony Gonzalez

“Monte Carlo simulations of Ni inside zeolite pores”

Feb. 9

Sully Aviles

Dr. David Suleiman

Fernando Merida

“Synthesis and characterization of poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene) nanostructured ionomers”

Ana Arevalo

Dr. Arturo Hernandez

Angel Santos

“Nanoporous sorbents for spacecraft air ultrapurification”

Feb. 19

Isaac Torres

Dr. Carlos Rinaldi

Ana Cameron

“Flow of ferrofluid in the annular gap of a multipole induction motor stator winding”

Feb. 23

Dr. Silvina Cancelos (UPRM Mechanical Eng. Depart.)

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TBA

Mar. 2

Dr. Ruben Diaz (UPRM Mechanical Eng. Depart.)

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TBA

Mar. 9

Maria del Pilar Sierra

Dr. Patricia Ortiz

Sindia Rivera

“Biotransformation of coffee husk/pulp by ligniculous filamentous fungi”

Mar. 16

Jorge Sanchez

Dr. Carlos Rinaldi

Tamarys Heredia

"Magnetization and magnetoviscosity of dilute suspension of manetic ellipsoids obtained through rotational Brownian dynamics simulation"

Mar. 24

Ariel Vargas

Dr. Carlos Velazquez

Vanessa Ayala

“Design and study of the performace of MPC for a FBD using NIRS”

Mar. 30

Natacha Souto

Dr. Julio Briano

Vivian Florian

“Detection enhancement through nanocomposites materials”

Apr. 13

Roberto Olayo

Dr. Carlos Rinaldi

Yeira Padilla

“Composite nanoparticles for magnetically activated drug delivery”

Karem Court

Dr. Madeline Torres

"Physiochemical interaction between particles and crosslinked hydrogels networks for the creation of homogeneous dispersed membranes"

Apri. 27

Misael Diaz

Dr. Ubaldo Cordova

Damian Reyes

TBA

May 4

David Mota

Dr. Bo Hu

Hector Rodriguez

“Evaluation of mechanical forces to set an improved method to study the drug desintregration in human stomach"

May 11

Denisse Soto

Dr. Carlos Rinaldi

Darlene Santiago

"Modeling of magnetorheology of spherical magnetic nanoparticles"

Norberto Figueroa

Dr. Patricia Ortiz

"Screening a soil metergenomic library searching for novel liguin and cellulase degrading enzymes"

Winter/Spring 2009 SEMINAR SCHEDULE** (PLEASE CLICK ON PRESENTATION TITLE FOR ABSTRACT)
Date	Presenter	Research Advisor	Moderator	Presentation / Thesis Title**
Jan. 26	Dr. Luis Rios (UPRM Biology Depart.)	---	---	"Synthophus aciditrophicus: The little cell that could and other anaerobic stories"
Feb. 2	Javier Huertas	Dr. Maria Martinez	Anthony Gonzalez	“Monte Carlo simulations of Ni inside zeolite pores”
Feb. 9	Sully Aviles	Dr. David Suleiman	Fernando Merida	“Synthesis and characterization of poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene) nanostructured ionomers”
Feb. 9	Ana Arevalo	Dr. Arturo Hernandez	Angel Santos	“Nanoporous sorbents for spacecraft air ultrapurification”
Feb. 19	Isaac Torres	Dr. Carlos Rinaldi	Ana Cameron	“Flow of ferrofluid in the annular gap of a multipole induction motor stator winding”
Feb. 23	Dr. Silvina Cancelos (UPRM Mechanical Eng. Depart.)	---	---	TBA
Mar. 2	Dr. Ruben Diaz (UPRM Mechanical Eng. Depart.)	---	---	TBA
Mar. 9	Maria del Pilar Sierra	Dr. Patricia Ortiz	Sindia Rivera	“Biotransformation of coffee husk/pulp by ligniculous filamentous fungi”
Mar. 16	Jorge Sanchez	Dr. Carlos Rinaldi	Tamarys Heredia	"Magnetization and magnetoviscosity of dilute suspension of manetic ellipsoids obtained through rotational Brownian dynamics simulation"
Mar. 24	Ariel Vargas	Dr. Carlos Velazquez	Vanessa Ayala	“Design and study of the performace of MPC for a FBD using NIRS”
Mar. 30	Natacha Souto	Dr. Julio Briano	Vivian Florian	“Detection enhancement through nanocomposites materials”
Apr. 13	Roberto Olayo	Dr. Carlos Rinaldi	Yeira Padilla	“Composite nanoparticles for magnetically activated drug delivery”
Apr. 13	Karem Court	Dr. Madeline Torres	Yeira Padilla	"Physiochemical interaction between particles and crosslinked hydrogels networks for the creation of homogeneous dispersed membranes"
Apri. 27	Misael Diaz	Dr. Ubaldo Cordova	Damian Reyes	TBA
May 4	David Mota	Dr. Bo Hu	Hector Rodriguez	“Evaluation of mechanical forces to set an improved method to study the drug desintregration in human stomach"
May 11	Denisse Soto	Dr. Carlos Rinaldi	Darlene Santiago	"Modeling of magnetorheology of spherical magnetic nanoparticles"
May 11	Norberto Figueroa	Dr. Patricia Ortiz	Darlene Santiago	"Screening a soil metergenomic library searching for novel liguin and cellulase degrading enzymes"