ARRA funded projects at UPRM

CID (10/27/2009)

UPRM & the R&D Center are currently administering six ARRA funded projects: 5 NSF and 1 NIH. These are:

NSF:

1. BRIGE: Morphological Effects on Low Temperature, Pressureless Sintering of Ag Nanostructures: A New Pb-free Alternative for High Temperature and High Power Interconnections. Pedro O. Quintero, PI, NSF, $175,000 (9/1/2009-8/31/2011)
2. Collaborative Research: Sustainability in Supply Chain Management and Facility Logistics Curriculum. Hector J Carlo, PI, NSF, $50,000 (8/1/2009-7/31/2011)
3. REU SITE: Educating the culturally-sensitive industrial engineer: A complex interdisciplinary systems perspective to global IE issues. Viviana Cesani (PI), Alexandra Medina Borja, NSF, $ 363,640 (9/15/2009-8/31/2012)
4. MRI: Development of a Versatile Service-Oriented Wireless Mesh Network for Disaster Relief And Environmental Monitoring in Puerto Rico. Kejie Lu, PI, NSF-MRI, $412,979 (9/1/2009-9/16/2009)
5. MRI: Acquisition of Nanoindentation System for the Enhancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Agnes M. Padovani (PI), NSF-MRI, $184,871 (10/1/2009- 9/21/2009).

NIH:

1. Using Community Based Participatory Research To Improve Health In Children. Macpherson-Sanchez, Ann E; Malave-Martinez, Gladys ; Rodriguez- Perez, Robinson; Seijo-Maldonado, Luisa (PI’s), NIH- NHLBI-RO1, $855,842.00 (9/1/2009- 7/31/2011)

Congratulations to all these PI's. These projects have special reporting requirements. The continued progress on the use of these funds is available at the Recovery.gov web site.