Annual Meeting

2023 PREM Joint Annual Meeting Program

Friday December 8th, 2023

Rooms Ópalo-Rubí-Topacio, Wyndham Palmas Beach & Golf Resort
170 Candelero Drive, Palmas del Mar, Humacao, Puerto Rico 00791

8:30 AM Registration & Coffee
9:30 AM Welcome Messages
UPR Faculty Progress Reports
10:00 AM Ionic liquid gate tunable diodes based on monolayer MoS2, Nicholas J. Pinto, UPRH
10:15 AM Alternative platforms for colorimetric measurements, Vibha Bansal, UPRC
10:30 AM Encapsulation and release studies of sulindac in cubosomes nanoparticles using microfluidics, Rolando Oyola, UPRH
10:45 AM Pillarene modified cellulose matrix for detection and removal of metals and organic molecules, Ezio Fasoli, UPRH
11:00 AM Physical Vapor Deposition of Random Arrays of Ag Nanoparticles: Sensing Applications and Beyond, Francisco Bezares, UPRM
11:15 AM Data Science applications to the study of polymers, colorimetry, and particle separation, José O. Sotero-Esteva
Panel
11:30 AM Best practices for recruiting, retaining, and supporting graduate students from MSI's', Andrea Marcano, MIT; Deliris Ortiz, UM-Ann Arbor; Idalia Ramos, UPRH; Kristin Field, PENN.
Group Photo & Lunch
12:45 PM Group Photo
1:00 PM Working Lunch
Autonomous Experimentation (NRT-PREM Partnership)
2:30 PM Autonomous deposition of polymeric and particle composites for structural control of soft materials, Ivonne Zagzag, PENN
3:00 PM Directing Self-Assembly and Advancing Autonomous Experiments with Soft Materials, Chinedum Osuji, PENN
Poster Session, Advisory Board Meeting & Closing
3:45 PM Poster Session: See list of poster presentations
5:00 PM Advisory Board Meeting with PIs
5:30 PM Closing