STUDENT PORTFOLIO

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Manuel Jiménez Cedeño Industry / Internship Experience: Internships at L3Harris and LUMA Energy. Research Experience: Minds2Create / Prothex Innovation: robotic prosthesis; IEEE Xplore publication. Projects / Special Projects: ASME Student Design Competition. Awards and Recognitions: Honor Roll; Mérito de Honor Scholarship; Tau Beta Pi. Leadership Roles: ASME Project Captain. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Carla López del Puerto Industry / Internship Experience: Internship with Infrastructure Construction Management; secured a Summer 2026 internship. Projects / Special Projects: Concrete Canoe; AeroPower; Engineering Ambassador; volunteer work with the Caguas Municipality. Awards and Recognitions: Honor Roll; CIAPR Scholarship; AGC PR Scholarship; Boeing Scholarship. Leadership Roles: Concrete Canoe Team Co-captain. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Rodríguez Román Industry / Internship Experience: Internship with A&M Group Asphalt PR; secured an internship at O&M Consulting Engineering. Research Experience: ZnS quantum dots nanofertilizer; presentations at SACNAS, PRISM, and Microsoft; Elsevier publication. Projects / Special Projects: Bulldogs Construction Team; PR Freight Data Observatory. Awards and Recognitions: Carlos Flores Scholarship; Microsoft Research Grant; Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar; PR-LSAMP Grant; SACNAS Travel Award. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Carla López del Puerto Industry / Internship Experience: COOP at CMA Architects and Engineers; internship at Bruce Consulting focused on Revit; OPIMI data analysis intern. Projects / Special Projects: ASCE Timber-Strong Design-Build Team. Awards and Recognitions: Tau Beta Pi member; Honor Roll; ASCE Timber-Strong Contest awards. Leadership Roles: ASCE Timber-Strong Captain and Builder; ASCE Design-Build Project Manager. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jesús Sánchez Pérez Research Experience: NASA RASC-AL Team; ChemE Cube Team. Projects / Special Projects: NASA RASC-AL Team; ChemE Cube Team; AES Plant Tour; SEDS Space Vision 2026 Conference; Blue Origin Headquarters Tour. Awards and Recognitions: 1st Place at 2026 HDLs & FPGAs Bootcamp; Fondo Dotal Scholarship. Leadership Roles: SEDS Project Manager. Memberships: IEEE PES; SPARC; ACS; Colegio de Químicos de Puerto Rico; NASA RASC-AL Team; ChemE Cube Team. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nayda G. Santiago Santiago Industry / Internship Experience: Intern at Sargent & Lundy; secured a Summer 2026 research experience. Research Experience: Prof. Gladys Ducoudray Testing Research at UPRM. Projects / Special Projects: Mind 2 Create; ASTRA. Leadership Roles: SHPE UPRM; American Nuclear Society; Mind 2 Create; ASTRA. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jesús Sánchez Pérez Industry / Internship Experience: Software Developer at N2IA DOD. Projects / Special Projects: Google Tech Exchange. Awards and Recognitions: Honor Stipend. Leadership Roles: Treasurer at ColorStack UPRM Chapter. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nayda G. Santiago Santiago Industry / Internship Experience: Internship with DDEC; Summer 2026 intern. Research Experience: Washington University Summer Engineering Fellowship. Projects / Special Projects: Project Vanguard; RUM Racing; Baja RUM; RUM-Air Aero Design. Memberships: CAHSI; NSPE; SHPE UPRM. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jesús Sánchez Pérez Industry / Internship Experience: Internship at CTI-SEA. Research Experience: CAHSI Game Studio eye-tracking project; Congreso Puertorriqueño de Estudios de Video Juegos; EDULEARN26 publication. Projects / Special Projects: 321 Erupt! - Lead Developer. Awards and Recognitions: ICOM Honor Roll. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Rodríguez Román Industry / Internship Experience: CMA Architects & Engineers LLC intern; selected for a Summer 2026 internship. Research Experience: NRS ROCS Behavioral Models Team. Projects / Special Projects: 3D Printing National Competition. Awards and Recognitions: ACME Honor Society; 3D Printing and Timber Strong awards; SIPR, Sumaza, and FCPR scholarships. Leadership Roles: Geowall Team Captain; ASCE Outreach Marketing Manager; AEFIA Historiadora / Directiva. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jesús Sánchez Pérez Industry / Internship Experience: Internship at AZ Engineering; secured a Summer 2026 internship. Research Experience: Antenna Research Project at IAP UPRM, 2025. Projects / Special Projects: Project "Luz Verde"; Cardiovascular Center Volunteer. Leadership Roles: CGE Student Senator. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Rodríguez Román Industry / Internship Experience: Internship with the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority; U.S. House of Representatives Intern. Research Experience: RISE-UP Program; 3D Printing Competition at Mega Viernes Civil 2026. Projects / Special Projects: "Sports and High Performance Center"; Sustainable Solutions, Concrete Canoe, and 3D Printing competitions. Awards and Recognitions: Honor Roll; Tau Beta Pi; 2024 HSF Scholar; ASCE-related awards and participation. Leadership Roles: ASCE-UPRM and SHPE UPRM. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nayda G. Santiago Santiago Industry / Internship Experience: Accepted full-time job offer with RTX. Research Experience: "Glitch Detection and Mitigation" research project; "Glitch Detection" presentation at IAP 2025, UPRM. Projects / Special Projects: UPRM Roboboat Team member. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Manuel Jiménez Cedeño Industry / Internship Experience: Accepted full-time job offer with RTX. Research Experience: "Glitch Detection and Characterization on High-Speed Clock Lines" presentation at IAP Spring 2025 Closing Activity. Projects / Special Projects: Glitch detection and characterization; Trombone Tuner; ARM Architecture Developer. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Carla López del Puerto Industry / Internship Experience: Internship at ENCO Group PR; full-time job offer for Summer 2026; CSA Group; RB Construction. Research Experience: "Short Term and Long Term Mitigation Plan for a Hurricane" presentation at Mega Viernes Civil 2026. Projects / Special Projects: Capstone Project: "Maya-West Pavilion"; UPRM Concrete Canoe Team; Bulldogs Construction; ASCE Southeast Student Symposium. Awards and Recognitions: INCI Honor Roll; Fondo Dotal Scholarship; AGC Scholarship. View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Manuel Jiménez Cedeño Industry / Internship Experience: Internship at LUMA, San Juan; internship at GE Vernova, Clearwater; secured a full-time engineering job for Summer 2026. Projects / Special Projects: Capstone Project: "46 kV Protection Proposal with Southern Company." View Project Website

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Manuel Jiménez Cedeño Industry / Internship Experience: Secured a full-time job offer at RTX; tutoring experience at Technology Institute, Guayama. Research Experience: AI research portfolio development. Projects / Special Projects: MAIKINE project currently in development; Google IT Support certification; C/C++ programming certifications. Awards and Recognitions: Honors Grant; Tau Beta Pi. View Project Website