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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, [...]

Animating Science: the workshop

By |2019-04-05T11:38:52-04:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During a workshop given by Dr. Bonny Ortiz last friday, CIRE2N students learned how to make animations to educate and communicate science to the community. They'll be able to use this later to portray their research with these techniques, making science more accesible and exciting to all. March 29, 2019 the second part of this workshop will be given by Dr. Bonny Ortiz in the analytical chemistry laboratory at 9:00 a.m.   #NSFfunded #NSFCrest

Nano-Ambiente: Accesible science for all

By |2019-04-05T11:47:35-04:00March 20th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Cire2n students are working hard in the design of Nano-Ambiente. An educational journal that seeks to make Nanotechnology and Environmental Science accesible to the community. Stay tuned for more details. We will be announcing the release soon. #NSFfunded #NSFCrest

Interactive demonstrations: Cayey Christian Academy

By |2019-04-05T13:34:12-04:00February 27th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

During a visit to Cayey Christian Academy, Cire2n students presented interactive demonstrations to the whole school. There were students from all ages attending and participating in the demonstrations, from prescholars to high schoolers.   The group that visited the school is led by Marielys Torres Díaz and is made up of another five Cire2n students. Ashley Vázquez, Astrid Carolina, Ernesto Vázquez, Keishla Robles and Jessica Pazol.   #NSFfunded #NSFCrest

Watching nanoparticles: Researchers make movies of photochemistry in single nanoparticles

By |2018-11-15T14:54:36-04:00November 15th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

Stanford researchers retooled an electron microscope to work with visible light and gas flow, making it possible to watch a photochemical reaction as it swept across a nanoparticle the size of a single cold virus.

Nano-Envi Summer Camp: the best research experience for high schoolers

By |2019-03-15T14:14:11-04:00October 26th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

CIRE2N sponsored a summer research program from June, 18 to July, 13 2018; in order to promote excellence in science education for high schools that allowed 10 student-teacher pairs to participate.

CREST- Post Doctoral Research Fellowships Webinar

By |2019-03-15T14:15:28-04:00October 25th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The CREST- Post Doctoral Research Fellowship (PRF) program at the National Science Foundation provides fellowships for beginning CREST center investigators to support them in conducting research aligned with the research focus of their host CREST center.

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