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Dr. Allison Smith, UPRM Physics students and CARSE Speed Project Awardee visited the NRAO and the Green Bank Observatory during this summer.

From June 9-13, 2024, our students Marc Thys Charneco and Gerally Medina Rivera participated in the AAS conference, showcasing their groundbreaking work in astronomy. Gerally presented a poster titled “Observing CH in the Trifid Nebula,” while Marc delivered a talk on “The Detection of CH in the Pipe Nebula.” Both students shared their findings on […]

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CARSE Summer Research and Training Program concluded with the final students presentations and unforgettable experience

The CARSE Summer Research and Training Program concluded with an impressive series of final student presentations. Throughout the program, students engaged in hands-on research and received in-depth training in various scientific disciplines. Their presentations highlighted the remarkable progress they made over the summer, showcasing innovative ideas, rigorous methodology, and a strong commitment to advancing their […]

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SpectrumX and CARSE connected through graduate student research in interference monitoring, mitigation

By Christina Clark Collaboration and broadening participation are two core elements of the SpectrumX center’s activities. Member institutions of SpectrumX, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Spectrum Innovation, have opportunities to work with one another in ways that may not have been possible before the center was established. This summer, a graduate student from […]

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Arrived at the 2024 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium in Florence, Italy!

CARSE students Jan Claudio and Emmanuel Valentín-Hernández, and SpectrumX student Margarita Blandón, together with CARSE professor Dr. Rafael Medina-Sánchez, and CARSE Director and SpectrumX Researcher Dr. Rafael Rodríguez-Solís are presenting 4 papers at the Symposium this week. Day 1! Margarita Blandón presented her paper “AN OCTAVE-BANDWIDTH DUAL-FUNCTION ARRAY AN OCTAVE-BANDWIDTH DUAL-FUNCTION ARRAY” for her MS […]

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Summary of the EduCUA 2024 Program

In order to continue impacting the young people who will join the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, in the next semester, the EduCUA 2024 summer camp was held during the week of June 10 to 14, 2024. During these days, the participants engaged in a variety of workshops and activities designed to foster their […]

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Summer Research Collaborations with Federal Agencies and Academic Institutions

As a way of expanding our collaborations with other federal agencies and academic institutions, we have electrical engineering MS student Jan Claudio spending the summer at NASA Glenn Research Center, working on antenna arrays for energy harvesting under the supervision of Drs. Seth Waldstein and James Downey. Additionally, electrical engineering PhD student Larry Theran is […]

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Launching the Second Summer Research and Training Experience for Undergraduates

We are excited to start our second Summer Research and Training Experience for Undergraduates. This summer, we have University of Texas at San Antonio computer engineering student Angel Genao and Norfolk State University physics student Payton Brown visiting UPRM, while UPRM electrical engineering students Isabel Rivera and Ricardo Crespo are visiting UTSA. Additionally, eight UPRM […]

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NSF Spectrum Week May 13 – 17, 2024

Excited to be part of NSF Spectrum Week 2024 in Washington, DC. During the second day of the conference, our students have had the opportunity to meet other industry professionals and learn about various topics such as SWIFT + SpectrumX – Data Sharing for Spectrum Sharing Research, NSMA 6GHz in the Headlines, Industry View of […]

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CUA Graduation and Academic Year Closing Ceremony: Celebrating Achievements and Looking Forward to Summer Camp!

On 2 May, our colleagues from the Center for University Access (CUA) had their graduation and academic year closing ceremony for their students, tutors, and volunteers. Congratulations to all the participants for their accomplishments during the year! And now, to get ready for the EduCUA Summer Camp!

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Recent Advances in Atmospheric Physics: Insights from Dr. Héctor Jiménez’s Seminar

Dr. Héctor Jiménez gave a talk to the “Círculo Astrofísico de Puerto Rico” on 3 May 2024, entitled “Estudio de óptica termodinámica en la troposfera terrestre” at UPR Río Piedras. This was the sixth and last seminar of the semester. During the presentation, recent efforts and results related to group work on atmospheric physics topics […]

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