The department offers the following investigations per professor:
Chemistry (QUIM-4999)
Dra. Ileana Feliciano (A04)
Dr. Hirohito Torres (A05)
Dr. Ricardo Infante (A02)
Ing. Mónica Medina (A03)
Dra. Maiella Ramos (A01)
Notable Research News
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Prof. Acosta Teaches About Matlab and Simulink
Prof. Angel Acosta taught students and faculty what Matlab is and how to access it with the UPRA-based licence.
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Prof. Mendez Research of the Wow! Signal Appears in the El Nuevo Dia Newspaper
Prof. Méndez’s research project analizing the Wow! Signal appears in the puertorrican newspaper “El Nuevo Dia”.
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Students Nominated for Outstanding Students in Chemistry PRCHEM 2025 by the College of Chemists of Puerto Rico
Students Louang Cruz, Gabriela Alonso, Jan Fernández and Ariam Burgos were nominated as outstanding students in Chemistry – Puerto Rico Outstanding Chemistry Student Awards PRCHEM 2025 of the College of Chemists of Puerto Rico.
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Prof. Acosta and Student Sidney Vázquez Present their Cave Research on Teleonce
The Puerto Rican delegation, led by Sidney Vázquez and his professor Ángel Acosta, highlights the importance of local work in the field of speleology.
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Prof. Acosta Research Appears in the Newsletter of the American Rock Art Research Association
The research from Prof. Acosta regarding the Cabachuelas Proyect was mentioned in the American Rock Art Research Association newsletter “La Pintura” in the Fall-Winter 2024.
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Student Jan Fernández and Nelmarie Román Explain their Milk Adulterant Research Project on UPRA Web Tube
Students Jan Fernández and Nelmarie Román explain their research on quantifying adulterants in milk powder using Raman spectroscopy in the UPRA Web Tube Youtube podcast.
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Prof. Mendez on the Future Arecibo Observatory at Universe in Frequency Podcast
Prof. Méndez participated in “The Future of Arecibo’s Observatory: Science, Education and New Opportunities” in the “Universe in Frequency” podcast.
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Prof. Acosta and Students Participate in Karst Fair
Students from Prof. Acosta’s research and postbacs from the LIT-GEO project at the Karst Fair
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Students Present their Research in the 43rd PRISM and 58th ACS JTM at the UPR Río Piedras
Congratulations to our students for presenting their respective research in the PRISM and ACS-JTM at UPR Río Piedras.
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The Mysteries of the Caves in Puerto Rico: From Fossils to Comets
Prof. Angel Acosta presented his 2nd talk for students of the Physics and Electronics Department at the UPR Humacao Astronomical Observatory on various cave discoveries.