Partnership to Increase Representation in Energy Research in Puerto Rico (PIRES-PR)

Investigador: Juan Santana Descripción: This research project is organized to accomplish three goals: Goal 1: Studying catalysis for the oxygen reduction reaction using non-platinum group metal and non-metal catalysts Goal 2: Studying catalysis and stability for the oxygen evolution reaction using non-platinum group metal and non-metal catalysts Goal 3: Training underrepresented students in the development of…

III / Mellon: Invigorating Scholarly Communities at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research

Investigador: Isar Godreau, Vionex Marti, Mariluz Franco Departamento: Instituto de Investigación Interdisciplinaria Descripción: The proposed program seeks to invigorate this mission by strengthening the Institute of Interdisciplinary Research (IIR) ‘s capacity to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations and revamping humanities and humanity related creative endeavors at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey. Through the project, UPR-C…

The Role of Diet Variation on Alcohol Tolerance Assay and on the Gut Microbiome Interaction – Pilot Project

Investigador: Enrique Rodríguez, PhD Departamento: Biología Descripción: Drug of abuse such as alcohol produces long lasting changes in the brain reward circuitry. Alcohol is one of the world most abused drugs with a major health impact but the mechanisms by which these changes are produced remains unclear. Several internal and external factors such as stress, genetics,…

NASA MIRO: Puerto Rico Space Partnership for Research, Innovation and Training to Engage the Next Generation of Explorers (PR-SPRlnT) | Subaward-Computational Assisted Design of Janus Thin Film Composite (TFC) Membrane with a Photocatalytic Active Layer

Investigador: Juan M. López Encarnación Descripción: The electronic and molecular structures, energetics and thermal stability of embedded draw solutes into a polymer-based membrane play a central role in the overall performance of these novel materials for water reclamation. The computational aid design is an important tool to assist the experimental approach from the synthesis to the…

NASA EPSCoR: Design of Novel Polymeric Membranes and Responsive Molecules for CO2 Removal and Water Reclamation in Future Long-Term Missions: A Computational and Experimental Approach

  Investigador: Juan M. López Encarnación Descripción: Scope of Work: The main goal of this project is to improve the carbon dioxide and water recovery SPS-FO system by means of selecting an optimal SPS tertiary amine as draw solute and studying functionalized thin film composite (TFC) membranes for promising FO performance. This project responds to…

Metal-Organic Framework-based Heterostructure Electrocatalysts with Tailored Electron Density Distribution for Cost Effective and Durable Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

Investigador: Juan Santana, PhD Departamento: Matemática-Física Descripción: El objetivo del proyecto es realizar estudios computacionales de Estructuras Metal-Orgánicas (MOFs) con centros heterobimetálicos para diseñar catalizadores bifuncionales de alto rendimiento para las reacciones de reducción y evaluación de oxígeno (ORR y OER, por sus siglas en inglés). Exploraremos MOFs basados en centros heterobimetálicos de Co-M (Cu y Fe) y…