Student Works

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This collection includes academic and creative works produced by UPRM students apart from theses, dissertations, and project reports submitted for graduate degrees. These may include textual documents (articles, books, book chapters, technical reports, etc.), conference presentations, research posters, and other products such as maps, graphics, or computer code. Works in this collection may or may not be produced as part of a class. To learn more about what works can be submitted to this collection, visit https://libguides.uprm.edu/repositorioUPRM/estudiantes

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  • Publication
    Hierarchical three-dimensionally ordered mesoporous carbon (3DOm) zeolite composites for the adsorption of Contaminants of emerging concern
    (Elsevier Inc., 2021-02-12) Fernández Reyes, Bethzaely ; Morales Jiménez, Stefannie ; Sánchez Marrero, Gloriani ; Muñoz Senmache, Juan C ; Hernández Maldonado, Arturo J ; College of Engineering ; Department of Chemical Engineering
    Effective removal of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) from water via adsorption requires adsorbent materials that showcase a synergistic combination of textural properties, hydrophobicity, and specific surface interactions. In this work, we present a hierarchical composite prepared on the basis of in-situ or confined growth of a faujasite zeolite (FAU) within the voids of a 3D mesoporous ordered carbon (3DOm). This adsorbent was tested for the removal of several CECs (i.e., caffeine, carbamazepine, naproxen and metabolites clofibric acid, 10,11-epoxycarbamazepine, o-desmethyl naproxen, paraxanthine, and salicylic acid) from water at ambient conditions. Upon inclusion of copper(II) extra-framework cations, the hierarchical composite (Cu-3DOm-FAU) excelled at adsorbing ionic CECs and offered similar uptake capacity toward neutral parent compounds in both single- and multicomponent fashion and while covering a mg L^-1 - mg L^-1 concentration range. Compared to other adsorbents reported so far in the literature, the Cu-3DOm-FAU composite adsorption capacities were larger, in many cases by at least one order of magnitude. Given the substantial thermal stability of the composite, regeneration could be accomplished via thermal cycling also depending on the type of CEC involved.
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    Oral history interview with Lucy Serrano Gastón, October 1, 2021
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2021-10-01) Serrano Gastón, Lucy (Narrator) ; Betancourt, Natalia (Interviewer) ; Estevez, Aleyshka (Interviewer) ; University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
    Lucy Serrano Gastón, founder and lead of the Come Colegial project, talks about her childhood and family life. She describes her deep connection with food as well as strong family bonds which have influenced the project that feeds and cares for the university community. We learn about Lucy's professional development and the people who have supported the experiences she describes in this interview. Ranging from grade school stories, Christmas traditions, university life, and present relationships, this interview largely focuses on human connections. Additional topics in the interview are related to current events in the context of Puerto Rico, including life during COVID, protests and massive power outages.
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    Oral history interview with Amanda S. Soto González, December 17, 2021
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2021-12-21) Soto González, Amanda (Narrator) ; Estévez Quintana, Aleyshka (Interviewer) ; University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
    At the time of the interview Amanda Soto Gonzalez is a student at Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayaguez, and an activist who works in Alacena Feminista and Siempre Vivas. In this interview she explains how her degree in Biology and Microbiology help her view the social and political issues from a different context; explaining that the main goal of Alacena Feminista is to address needs of food security and food sovereignty. In her narrative she shares the events of summer 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias. What began as an act of solidarity to help the community becomes a larger organized permanent project, and Soto Gonzalez explains the logistics and planning that happens to sustain a mutual aid project like Alacena Feminista. Soto Gonzalez addresses the responsibilities of the government and how lack of funding, privatization of public services, rising poverty levels, climate crisis all contribute to lack of access in food and health for communities. While the focus of the project is food security, Soto Gonzalez describe intersectionality with other groups and activities to promote education through documentaries (Landfall) and other public events. The interview also describes educational methods, redistribution of resources, the Puerto Rico strikes of 2017 and 2019, Hurricane Maria, access to safe abortions and sexual education, the Covid-19 pandemic, and other events relevant to LGBTQ+ communities. Some organizations mentioned include, Siempre Vivas, Ache Top, Combahee River Collective, Matrilíneo, and Kilometro 0.
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    Oral history interview with Eduardo A. Lugo Hernández, February 24, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-02-24) Lugo Hernández, Eduardo A. (Narrator) ; De Jesús Hernández, Kiara Z. (Interviewer)
    In this interview we talked about Eduardo Lugo's experience with Hurricane María, his work with Impacto Juventud, as well as some social justice topics that derived and became more public after Hurricane María came to the island.
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    Oral history interview with Yeandres Rivera González, February 26, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-02-26) Rivera González, Yeandres (Narrator) ; Bonilla Martínez, Giovani (Interviewer)
    In this interview, Yeandres Rivera González talks about his experience after surviving a car accident, the same morning he went through an earthquake that shook the island of Puerto Rico. Additionally, he talked about his relationship with his father.
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    Oral history interview with Raymond Lopez Irene, March 26, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03) Lopez Irene, Raymond (Narrator) ; Rodriguez Perdomo, Perla (Interviewer)
    This interview is about the struggle, the challenges of a 20 year old person that had to take care of his grandparent alone during the Hurricane Maria. In this interview we can see all that he had to suffer in the hurricane, all the he had to sacrifice to take care of his grandparents and all that he had to do to get food, gasoline and signal to call his mom. Also he mention some of the justice issue that he had to suffer in the hurricane.
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    Oral history interview with Diego Andrés De Sevilla Acosta, March 4, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-04) De Sevilla Acosta, Diego Andrés (Narrator) ; Acevedo Martínez, Valerie Marie (Interviewer)
    The government of Puerto Rico has treated education as a secondary option for students. Budget cuts have been made around various educational institutions, but mostly focused on the public school system. This includes universities, high schools, elementary schools, primary schools, etc. These reductions have caused emotional and financial damages to the employees, teachers, and students. The reductions have even caused the closures of many schools. As the child of a public-school teacher, Mr. De Sevilla talks about the effects it has had in his family, and what his point of view is on the topic.
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    Oral history interview with Blanca Cruz Miranda, March 6, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-06) Cruz Miranda, Blanca (Narrator) ; Cruz Pérez, Allan (Interviewer)
    My aunt, Blanca Cruz Miranda, lives in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, one of the cities of the metropolitan area in the island. This area is known for its high population and large amount of housing projects. Blanca is the mother of 3 young adults, which she cared for while being a teacher. During March 15, 2022, the magistrate of Puerto Rico had a protest march in the capital city, San Juan, related to their working conditions. This has been a problem for almost a decade, but this was the first time enough of them joined in to get attention from various media outlets.
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    Oral history interview with Raúl Feliciano Gotay, March 6, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-06) Feliciano Gotay, Raúl (Narrator) ; Cordero Maldonado, Omar A. (Interviewer)
    On 2017, Raúl Feliciano Gotay installed solar panels just a few weeks before Hurricane María threw them away and destroyed them. In this interview, he talks about his experience with the hurricane and explains that solar panels are not always the correct answer. He also goes into detail about how to this day the hurricane is still affecting him emotionally and economically.
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    Oral history interview with José Rafael Cruz Ortiz, March 9, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-09) Cruz Ortiz, José Rafael (Narrator) ; Cruz Ortiz, Juan Gabriel (Interviewer)
    José Rafael Cruz Ortiz, a 22 year-old student from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, tells us the story of how he endured the Hurricane Maria catastrophe, numerous protests, and the pandemic whilst still trying to succeed as a student.
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    Oral history interview with Ana Carolina Rom, March 10, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-10) Rom, Ana Carolina (Narrator) ; Espaillat Mejía, César (Interviewer)
    In this interview Ana Carolina talks about her possible fixes for the economic and worker class problem in Puerto Rico, and how corruption may be the root of all. She started speaking about her life condition, telling us how she was during her childhood and now in her adulthood economic wise and how some economic help would have influenced her life. Later finishing with some solutions to the corruption problem of Puerto Rico and explaining how she views the problem.
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    Oral history interview with Carlos Rodríguez García, March 11, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-11) Rodríguez García, Carlos (Narrator) ; Claudia (Interviewer)
    In this interview, I sat down with Carlos Rodríguez García, and we talked about when Hurricane Georges hit Puerto Rico. At that time, he lived in Humacao with his wife and his son, who was about 9 months old. Carlos mentioned his experience and some social justice problems he and others were facing. Throughout the interview, Carlos talked about how scary it was when he heard a loud sound and when he went to his baby’s room, he realized that the window had broken because of the pressure of the air. He then realized that water was coming in. He mentioned how important the help of many private sectors and the Church were.
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    Oral history interview with Ismael Perez Cordero, March 12, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-12) Perez Cordero, Ismael (Narrator) ; Acosta Gonzalez, Ana B. (Interviewer)
    Ismael talks about his journey with agroecology after taking a course with El Josco Bravo. He highlights key issues with industrialized agriculture and its agroecological alternatives and talks about the importance of teaching the youth about agriculture and its ties to food security. He also discusses his family’s history with agriculture. His great grandmother worked the land to raise seven daughters after becoming widowed. Being in touch with agriculture and agroecology has allowed Ismael to share a common bond with some of his relatives. It’s also helped him relate the principles he’s learned about agroecology now, to old traditional agricultural practices that his great grandparents used.
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    Oral history interview with Alejandro Yara Valle, March 12, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-12) Yara Valle, Alejandro (Narrator) ; Keyla (Interviewer)
    After going through the horrible night of September 2017 when Hurricane María made landfall on Puerto Rico, Alejandro had to go back to work. He faced different situations and needed to head back as soon as possible since he was the electrical engineer in charge of the generator from five hospitals. During this time, he also had to help several family members who were at the hospital and, tragically, he had to face the death of a loved one. This all lead him to be under a lot of stress, but right now, he is able to share his story. The audience can see how resilient and strong he was during these chaotic times.
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    Oral history interview with Sandra Urbina Rodriguez, March 13, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-13) Urbina Rodriguez, Sandra (Narrator) ; Urbina Ramos, Paola M. (Interviewer)
    In this interview with Sandra Urbina Rodriguez we discuss her experience in Huracan Maria as a 55 year old woman who lives alone and is affected by a number of health conditions and mobility disabilities. In addition, we discussed the poor management the government had for people with disabilities.
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    Oral history interview with Cesamil Irizarry Vélez, March 13, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-13) Irizarry Vélez, Cesamil (Narrator) ; Gutiérrez, Jason R. (Interviewer)
    In this interview, there are many topics that are discussed, from the general effects of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico to its effects on the education system and its students. Professor Cesamil Irizarry Vélez gives us insight as to how it was to work after Hurricane Maria. He also gives us insight as to what changes he has seen in the school over the course of the years, and how the economic downfall Puerto Rico has been suffering for many years has affected his peers, students, and their families.
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    Oral history interview with Wilson Guzmán González, March 13, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-13) Guzmán González, Wilson (Narrator) ; Guzmán Martínez, Andrea N. (Interviewer)
    In this interview, Wilson Guzmán González reflects on his time taking care of his father, Jaime Guzmán Alvarado, who had cardiovascular dementia. He starts by talking about his childhood and the process of moving from New York to Puerto Rico, where he currently resides. Then Wilson talks about the situation that led to his father’s diagnosis and how it got progressively worse over the years. Taking care of Jaime during Hurricane María, the earthquakes, and Covid was especially hard since only his wife could help him. Later he transitions to his experience in the hospital with his father during the pandemic. He talks about the shortage of nurses during that time and how that led to him having to assist them. Ultimately, Wilson talks about getting Covid and its toll on his physical and mental health. He finishes by emphasizing the importance of taking the virus seriously.
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    Oral history interview with Alfonso Vélez Iturrino and Carmen L. Candelario Lugo, March 13, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-13) Vélez Iturrino, Alfonso (Narrator) ; Candelario Lugo, Carmen L. (Narrator) ; Martínez Vélez, Estefanía Y. (Interviewer)
    In this interview Alfonso Velez and Carmen Candelario both talk about their difficult childhoods in Puerto Rico, creating their owns careers, and their rough experience with hurricane George. They talk about the aftermath of the hurricane and their experience with hurricane María.
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    Oral history interview with Lucy Serrano Gastón, March 15, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-15) Serrano Gastón, Lucy (Narrator) ; Armstrong Velázquez, Gabrielle M. (Interviewer) ; Marcial Acevedo, Yarelis (Interviewer) ; University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
    The interview focuses on Lucy Serrano Gastón, the advisor and coordinator of the organization named Come Colegial. During this interview, there were two foci. The first was on how did Come Colegial came to be. It focuses on what inspired its creation, for what purposes, and how it started building its way up into what it is known today. Therefore, there will be stories of organized activities, the support they received, and the people and organizations they collaborated with to make these activities happen. The second was on its expansion and evolution. This area focuses on how Come Colegial continued to work when faced with challenging situations and times, such as Hurricane Maria, the 2021 Earthquakes, and the Covid-19 Pandemic. Here, there will be descriptions of the measures that they had to take to provide their services successfully. In addition, there will be stories about some cases with students that impacted her and how they managed to help.
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    Oral history interview with Maritza Rodriguez Rosado, March 16, 2022
    (Oral History Lab @UPRM, 2022-03-16) Rodriguez Rosado, Maritza (Narrator) ; Mendez Rodriguez, Nachali M. (Interviewer)
    In this interview, Maritza Rodríguez tells us about her experience as a manager during events such as Hurricane María and the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, she explains to us how the restaurant was affected during these two events. She also tells us how both events have changed the dynamic that the restaurant previously had and how commerce and people have been affected by the increase in prices and in finding essential things. Also, when Hurricane María passed, how people went to buy food when the ATH system collapsed and could only be cash, how the restaurant was managed and how people resolved the situation. In addition to all this, she tells us about personal experiences of how she lived through the two events and how, in one way or another, she had an emotional impact on her life.