People

Faculty

Idalia Ramos

PI & IRG-1
  • Professor Physics & Electronics, UPRH
  • idalia.ramos@upr.edu
    • Eric Stach

    Eric Stach

    Co-PI & IRG-1
  • Director LRSM-MRSEC, Professor MSE, PENN
  • stach@seas.upenn.edu
    • Nicholas J. Pinto

    Nicholas J. Pinto

    IRG-1 Leader
  • Professor Physics & Electronics, UPRH
  • nicholas.pinto@upr.edu
    • Danilo Barrionuevo

    Danilo G. Barrionuevo

    IRG-1
  • Associate Professor Physics, UPRC
  • danilo.barrionuevo@upr.edu

    • Deep Jariwala

    IRG-1
  • Assistant Professor Electrical & Systems Eng, PENN
  • dmj@seas.upenn.edu
    • Alan Johnson

    Alan T. Johnson

    IRG-1
  • Professor Physics & Astronomy, PENN
  • johnson@physics.upenn.edu
    • Steven May

    Steven May

    IRG-1
  • Professor Materials Science & Eng, Drexel
  • smay@drexel.edu

    • Abraham Nitzan

    IRG-1
  • Professor Chemistry
    PENN
  • anitzan@sas.upenn.edu
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    Andrew Rappe

    IRG-1
  • Professor Chemistry
    PENN
  • rappe@sas.upenn.edu

    • Juan A. Santana

    IRG-1
  • Associate Professor Chemistry, UPRC
  • juan.santana6@upr.edu

    • Jorge J. Santiago

    IRG-1
  • Emeritus Professor Electrical & Systems Eng, PENN
  • santiago@seas.upenn.edu
    • Arjun Yodh

    Arjun G. Yodh

    IRG-1
  • Professor Physics & Astronomy, PENN
  • yodh@physics.upenn.edu
    • Natalya Zimbovskaya

    Natalya Zimbovskaya

    IRG-1
  • Professor Physics & Electronics, UPRH
  • natalya.zimbovskaya@upr.edu
    • Vibha Bansal

    Vibha Bansal

    IRG-2 Leader
  • Professor Chemistry
    UPRC
  • vibha.bansal@upr.edu

    • Francisco Bezares

    IRG-2
  • Assistant Professor Physics, UPRM
  • francisco.bezares1@upr.edu

    • Ivan Dmochowski

    IRG-2
  • Professor Chemistry
    PENN
  • ivandmo@sas.upenn.edu
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    Ezio Fasoli

    IRG-2
  • Professor Chemistry
    UPRH
  • ezio.fasoli@upr.edu
    • Daeyeon Lee

    Daeyeon Lee

    IRG-2
  • Professor Chemical & Biomolecular Eng, PENN
  • daeyeon@seas.upenn.edu
    • Preston Moore

    Preston Moore

    IRG-2
  • Professor Chemistry and Biochemistry, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
  • pmoore@sju.edu
    • Rolando Oyola

    Rolando Oyola

    IRG-2
  • Professor Chemistry
    UPRH
  • rolando.oyola@upr.edu
    • José Sotero

    José O. Sotero Esteva

    IRG-2
  • Professor Computational Mathematics, UPRH
  • jose.sotero@upr.edu
    • Andrew McGhie

    Andrew McGhie

    Education
  • Emeritus, LRSM-MRSEC, PENN
  • mcghie@seas.upenn.edu
    • Kevin Alicea

    Ashley Wallace

    Education
  • Assistant Education Director LRSM-MRSEC, PENN
  • walla3@seas.upenn.edu

    • Staff

    Junellie L. Cruz Lebrón

    Junellie L. Cruz Lebrón

    Education
  • Education Coordinator PREM, UPRH
  • junellie.cruz1@upr.edu
    • Anamaris Meléndez

    Anamaris Meléndez

    Staff
  • Laboratory Technician/Research Assistant, PREM UPRH
  • anamaris.melendez@upr.edu
    • Taleshkie Molina

    Taleshkie Molina

    Staff
  • Administrative Coordinador PREM, UPRH
  • taleshkie.molina@upr.edu

    • Advisory Board

    Milca Aponte

    Milca Aponte

    Advisory Board
  • West Regional Product Manager, Celanese, Manatí, PR
    • Milca.Aponte@celanese.com
    Mario Borunda

    Mario Borunda

    Advisory Board
  • Associate Professor Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
    • mario.borunda@okstate.edu
    Luz J. Martínez Miranda

    Luz J. Martínez Miranda (In Memoriam)

    Advisory Board (2004-2026)
  • We honor Luz's 22 years of invaluable guidance and dedication to our program.
  • Bio & Illustrative Diagram (in Spanish)
    • Physics Today Obituary
    Luis M. Solá

    Luis M. Solá

    Advisory Board
  • Cultural Transformation & Lean Six Sigma Consultant, Manatí, PR
  • lmsola529@gmail.com
    • Yolanda Vasquez

    Yolanda Vásquez

    Advisory Board
  • Associate Professor Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
  • yolanda.vasquez@okstate.edu

    • PENN-NRT Collaborators

    Chinedum Osuji

    Chinedum Osuji

    NRT
  • NRT PI, Director, PENN
    • Russell Composto

    Russell Composto

    NRT
  • NRT Co-PI, Associate Director, PENN
    • Pavel Shapturenka

    Pavel Shapturenka

    NRT
  • NRT Research Director, PENN
    • Dasha Peppard

    Dasha Peppard

    NRT
  • NRT Education Education Director, Program Coordinator, PENN