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The Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) program supports up to six graduate students per year under the TIGER Project. Here you will find the participants per year and details about their research projects:
2016
2017
2018
Jean Caraballo León - Bioengineering
Normarieli Passalacqua Alvarado - Materials Science And Engineering
Michelle Rosado Pérez - Bioengineering
Manny De Jesús López - Materials Science And Engineering
Jeromi López Santiago - Mechanical Engineering
Mairym Vázquez - Materials Science And Engineering
In 2017 we organized our first Mini-Research Symposium, as a way for our Fellows to present their research to the broad community and enhanced their presentation skills. On this section, you will find the Fellows and their research project details.
Fellow: Jean Caraballo León
Program: Bioengineering
Research: Microdevices for the Study of Cell-Cell Communication
Advisor: Dra. Patricia Ortiz Bermudez
Fellow: Normarieli Passalacqua Alvarado
Program: Materials Science And Engineering
Research: Study of Multi-Walled and Single-Walled/Polymer Composite
Advisor: Dr. Carlos Marín
Fellow: Abel Morales Fernández
Program: Electrical Engineering
Research: Rain Variability Study using Satellite and Ground Based Radar Data over Tropical Complex Orography in Puerto Rico
Advisor: Dra. Sandra Cruz Pol
Fellow: Michelle Rosado Pérez
Program: Bioengineering
Research: A Mathematical Model of Particulate Matter Produced by Motor Vehicles
Advisor: Dra. Karen Ríos-Soto
Fellow: Manny De Jesús López
Program: Materials Science And Engineering
Research: Study of Silicon and Magnesium effect on novel Aluminum-Cerium based alloys for Aerospace applications
Advisor: Dr. O. Marcelo Suarez
Fellow: Jeromi López Santiago
Program: Mechanical Engineering
Research: Expression of Vinculin at Focal Adhesions in Response to Mechanical Stimulus of Substrate
Advisor: Dr. Paul A. Sundaram
Fellow: Rachid Darbali Zamora
Program: Electrical Engineering
Research: Development of an EPS and ADC Subsystem for the Optimization of Power Management in Small Satellites
Advisor: Dr. Eduardo Ortiz
In 2018 we celebrated our second Mini-Research Symposium. The Fellows had an opportunity to present an update of their research continued to enhanced their presentation skills. On this section, you will find the Fellows and their research project details.
Fellow: Jean Caraballo León
Program: Bioengineering
Research: Application of a microscale co-culture platform for the analysis of intercellular signaling
Advisor: Dra. Patricia Ortiz Bermudez
Fellow: Normarieli Passalacqua Alvarado
Program: Materials Science And Engineering
Research: Mechanical and structural properties of highly loaded Carbon nanotubes/Polyamide 6 composites
Advisor: Dr. Carlos Marín
Fellow: Michelle Rosado Pérez
Program: Bioengineering
Research: Modelling particulate matter through motor vehicle emissions
Advisor: Dra. Karen Ríos-Soto
Fellow: Manny De Jesús López
Program: Materials Science And Engineering
Research: Study of silicon and magnesium effect on novel aluminum-cerium based alloys for aerospace applications
Advisor: Dr. O. Marcelo Suarez
Fellow: Jeromi López Santiago
Program: Mechanical Engineering
Research: Expression of Vinculin at focal adhesions in response to continuous mechanical simulation in fibroblasts
Advisor: Dr. Paul A. Sundaram
Fellow: Mairym Vázquez
Program: Materials Science And Engineering
Research: Characterization of Aluminum-Cerium-Based alloys for aerospace applications
Advisor: Dr. O. Marcelo Suárez