Facultad de Química
Dr. Luis A. Álamo Nole
Cursos: Química General I y II, Bioquímica, Química Ambiental, Introducción de Análisis Instrumental, Tópicos especiales en Análisis Ambientales, Tópicos especiales en Análisis Instrumental, Química de Productos Naturales, Investigación subgraduada y graduada
Áreas de interés: Analítica, Ambiental, Nanotecnología
Información adicional: https://scholar.google.com.pr/citations?user=HIp6ZIEAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luis-Alamo-Nole
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-alamo-46a03a32/?originalSubdomain=pr
Contacto: luis_alamo@pucpr.edu
Dra. Mónica M. Arroyo Cabán
Cursos: Química Orgánica I, Química Orgánica II, Química Orgánica III
Áreas de interés: Farmacogenómica oncológica
Contacto: monica_arroyo@pucpr.edu
Dra. Adalgisa Batista Parra
Courses: Organic Chemistry I, II, III and Organic Chemistry Laboratories, Advance Organic Chemistry, Natural Products, Undergraduate and Graduate Research
Research Interests: Synthesis, isolation and characterization of organic electroactive compounds.
Contacto: abatista@pucpr.edu
Prof. Javier A. Carrasquillo Salib
Courses: Organic Chemistry I, II, and Organic Chemistry Laboratories, General Chemistry I and II and Biological Chemistry
Research Interests: Our work focuses on “Advanced Oxidation Processes, AOP” for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical contaminants such as carbamazepine from water sources using nanostructured ZnO synthetized by microwave irradiation. In addition, Indium/Copper-ZnO nanocomposites are of interest for increased mineralization of these contaminants. Techniques such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), HR-TEM, SEM, EDS, and Raman are used for characterization purposes.
Contacto: javier_carrasquillo@pucpr.edu
Dra. Carmen S. Collazo
Courses: General Chemistry I and II , Biological Chemistry, Polymers
Interests: Education in Chemistry, specifically the learning of general chemistry concepts using different modes of representation, the art of proposal writing and the study of polymers.
Contacto: ccollazo@pucpr.edu
Dr. Adalberto Díaz Casas
Cursos: Bioquímica, Fundamentos de Bioquímica, Investigación subgraduada
Áreas de interés: Bioquímica, Química biofísica
Contacto: adalberto_diaz@pucpr.edu
Prof. José R. López Vázquez
Cursos: Química General, Química Orgánica y sus laboratorios, Ciencias Biológicas y Ciencias Físicas
Áreas de interés: Cinética química y estudios mecanísmicos
Información adicional: La cinética química y los mecanismos están relacionados ya que la primera proporciona información sobre la validez de un mecanismo propuesto y los mecanismos ayudan a explicar las observaciones cinéticas
Contacto: jrlopez@pucpr.edu
Dr. José A. Pérez Meléndez
Courses: General Chemistry I and II, Biological Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Research Interests: Special Topics in Chemical Education, Assessment and Institutional Accreditations. Soon we will be working on research proposals in the areas of algae and metals and topics related to either drugs or the environment.
Additional information: For 20 years we have worked in the area of Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Control (QC) in PR, in the pharmaceutical industry. Worked in research and development (R&D) in Pearl River NY in the area of instrumentation for antidepressants (2005 -2008) for seasons. Since 2003 we have collaborated as a part-time professor until 2019, when we are full-time as a professor in PUCPR. Currently we hold the position of Representative of the Academy of the Southwest Area of PR in the governing board of the College of Chemists of PR (CQPR).
Contacto: jperez@pucpr.edu
Dra. Myriam Quintana Alsina
Cursos: Ciencias Físicas, Química General (sección regular y honor)
Áreas de interés: Educación en Química, Aplicación de la tecnología en la educación, Diseño Universal para el Aprendizaje
Información adicional: Fundadora y presidente de la organización sin fines de lucro Tiberiades Inc. https://www.tiberiadesinc.org/
Contacto: mquintana@pucpr.edu
Dr. José A. Rivera Pagán
Cursos: Química Física I, Química Física II, Laboratorio de Química Física I, Laboratorio de Química Física II, Química Cuántica, Teoría de Química Analítica, Química Biológica, Química General I, Química General II
Áreas de interés: Electroquímica, ESR, Fotoquímica
Contacto: jarivera@pucpr.edu
Dra. Margarita Rodríguez López
Cursos: Química Analítica, Análisis Instrumental, Fundamentos de Electroquímica, Química General, Química Analítica Avanzada, Investigación subgraduado y graduado
Áreas de interés: Electrochemical Surface Science, Single crystal metal Electrodes
Información adicional: A long-term interest in our research is the study of the electrochemical reactivity of bioactive-organic molecules and to understand the role played by electrode surface composition and structure in determining and controlling their electrochemical reactivity. Emphasis to date has been on adsorption, desorption and electron-transfer of aromatic compounds chemisorbed at well-defined metal surfaces, preferentially oriented nanoparticles and single-crystal surfaces. In depth understanding of their electrochemical behavior upon chemisorption, will lead to improvements in their utilization for advanced sensing technologies, and new supporting structures for molecular recognitions in electrochemical biosensors
Contacto: mrlopez@pucpr.edu
Dra. Ivette Torres Vera
Dra. Wilda Vargas Gregory
Courses: General Chemistry I and II , Biological Chemistry, Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry and Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, Undergraduate and Graduate Research
Research Interests: Our projects are associated to inorganic chemistry, specifically to develop organometallic chemistry associated to catalysis, precursors to electronically interesting materials, medical applications, biosensors, etc. Most recently, we have been exploring mechanochemical techniques towards the development of greener methods of ligand and organometallic compound synthesis. We are interested in producing relatively large nitrogen bearing compounds including amines and heterocycles with the capacity of bonding to a central metal atom by several atoms, resulting in the stabilization of cations by the formation of chelates.
Contacto: wilda_vargas@pucpr.edu
Profa. Carmen L. Velázquez Almodóvar
Courses: Specialist in Honor Courses General Chemistry I and II, Regular General Chemistry I and II
Interests: Special Topics in Chemical Education, Assessment and Institutional Accreditations. Secretary of the Board of “Centro de Deambulantes Cristo Pobre”, Inc.
Contacto: clvelazquez@pucpr.edu