7:00-8:00 am

REGISTRATION

Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building,
Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR

Track 1 - Enviromental Analysis & Management

Room NES 161, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

8:00 - 8:15 am

Hexadecane Degradation Stimulates Bacterial Bioplastic Production

Christian D. del Valle

8:15 - 8:30 am

Distribution of sulfidogenic communities across
layers of a hypersaline microbial mat

Luis Serrano

8:30 - 8:45 am

Waste materials from land fields and wetlands as
energy source: Nitrogen profile of an urban wetland

Yariann Cardona

8:45 - 9:00 am

Bacterial Diversity Present in Pterocarpus Forest Natural Reserve
in Palmas del Mar, Humacao, Puerto Rico

Glorimar Rivera

Track 2 - Other

Room NES 162, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

8:00 - 8:15 am

Simulation of Adsorption of Ionic Liquids
on Porous Carbon Electrodes for Capacitors

Jordan A. Caraballo

8:15 - 8:30 am

Fabrication of CNC/glycerol thin films as substrate
for electronic applications

Milagros Rivera

8:30 - 8:45 am

The Properties of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
and Water confined inside Microporus Carbon

Alice Alayon

8:45 - 9:00 am

Virtual Reality Treatment for Acrophobia

Keneth Young

Track 3 - Energy Systems + Clean Technologies

Hour

Title

Presenter

8:00 - 8:15a m

Chemical reduction and Characterization of Pt Particles:
Inclusion in Urease- Nanodisc Assembly

Namir Huertas

8:15 - 8:30 am

ARX System Identification on Hot Air Bypass Valve Operating
Points of Gas Turbine/Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Hybrid System

Harry Bonilla

8:30 - 8:45 am

Building Permanent Magnet Generator for
Wind Turbine in Public Lighting Application

Miguel Goenaga

8:45 - 9:00 am

Cost Evaluation to AC Energy

Yediel Calderón

Track 4 - Energy Systems + Renewable Energy

Hour

Title

Presenter

8:00 -8:15 am

Rotating Disk Slurry Electrodeposition of Platinum on
oOnion like Inner Core Particles: A novel material for
catalyst layer for proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

Abrahan Alvarado

8:15 - 8:30 am

System Identification on Hot Air Bypass Valve Operating Points
of Gas Turbine/Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Hybrid System

Harry Bonilla

8:30 - 8:45 am

Wind Resource Assessment for Highway Luminaire Applications

Harry Bonilla

8:45 - 9:0 0am

Improving Energy Efficiency at UPR

Alejandro Hernández

9:00 - 9:20 am

WELCOME REMARKS

Keynote presentation:
Evaristo Bonano, Sandia National Laboratories

Biblioteca Museo Gobernador Pedro Roselló

Track 5 - Energy Systems + Renewable Energy

Room NES 161, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

9:30 - 9:45 am

Modification of TiO2 nanoparticles with iron ions
for effective photoactivation under visible light

Alba Lacen

9:45 - 10:00 am

Use of Vegetation for Energy Efficiency Improvement

Abel Concepción

10:00 - 10:15 am

Synthesis and Characterization of a Highly Biocompatible
Carbon Material: Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots

Paola Carrión

10:15 - 10:30 am

Detection and Characterization of Dopamine via
Electrochemical Methods using Carbon Fiber Microelectrodes

John González

10:30 - 10:45 am

Detection and Characterization of Dopamine via
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Joshua Reyes

Track 6 - Renewable Energy

Room NES 162, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

9:30 - 9:45 am

Preparation of Type II Heterostructures Consisting of V2O5
Nanowires and PbS Quantum Dots for Efficient Charge Separation

Kevin Rivera

9:45 -10:00 am

Multiple Spectrum Smart LED Lamp Using Renewable Energy

Michael Rivera

10:00 - 10:15 am

Solar and Load Data Needs for Accurate Distribution Grid Simulations

Matthew Lave

10:15 - 10:30 am

Development of Manganese Oxide Nanomaterials for the
Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Electrolyte

Timothy Lambert

10:30 - 10:45 am

Validation of Real-Time Power Hardware-in-the-Loop
Distribution Circuit Simulation with Renewable Energy Sources

Rachid Darbali

Track 7 - Resilient Power Electric and Logistics Systems

Room NES 163, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

9:30 -9:45 am

Reliable Capacitated Facility Location Problem with Service Levels

Héctor Carlo

9:45 - 10:00 am

Transportation Network Vulnerability Assessment for Emergency Response

Karina Rodriguez

10:00 - 10:15 am

Improving Electric Power Infrastructure Resilience to Extreme Weather Disruptions

Lymaris O'Ferral

10:15 - 10:30 am

Computational Models for Vulnerability Assessment
of Electric Power Infrastructure Systems

Alberto Cruz

10:30 - 10:45 am

Day ahead load forecast using multitask Gaussian Processes

Manel Martinez

Track 8 - Energy Systems

Room NES 164, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

9:30 - 9:45 am

Thermo-Comfort Cushion & Back Car Seat

Eduardo Castillo

9:45 - 10:00 am

Optimization of Energy Consumption and Surface Quality of the
Final Product ( Component) in Material Removal Type Manufacturing Processes

Jayanta Barnee

10:00 - 10:15 am

Hybrid Energy Harvesting using Lithium Niobate

Fabian Zayas

10:15 - 10:30 am

Oxy-Combustion: Clean and Efficient Use of Coal and Fossil Energ

Bryan Morales

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Keynote presentation:
Past, present & future of Energy Projects in Puerto Rico

Leslie Hufstetler, Sonnedix- Ruben Rivera, Pattern Energy

Biblioteca Museo Gobernador Pedro Roselló

12:00 - 1:00 pm

LUNCH

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Keynote presentation:

Dr. Carlos R. Cabrera, University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus

Biblioteca Museo Gobernador Pedro Roselló

Track 9 - Renewable Energy

Room NES 161, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

2:10 - 2:25 pm

Micro Wind Turbine Control System

Luis Benitez

2:25 -2:40 pm

Parametrization of Hydrodynamics of Mangrove Root-Inspired Model
for Coastline Protection & Energy Harvesting

Julio Noel Lebrón

2:40 -2:55 pm

Electrochemical and photoelectrochemical studies of
zinc oxide materials for energy harvesting applications

Mitkel Santiago

2:55 - 3:10 pm

Biofuels From Microalgae: Development of a Rapid Method for
Screening High Lipid Containing Species

Harim Delgado

Track 10- Other

Room NES 162, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

2:10 - 2:25 pm

Effect of the Incorporation of sulfonated Graphene Oxide on the
Transport Properties of Sulfonated Poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene)

Eduardo Ruiz

2:25 - 2:40 pm

Xylene degradation by bacteria from different environments

Bianca Serrano

2:40 - 2:55 pm

Plastic Instability in Manufacturing Processes
from the Standpoint of Energy Economy

Jayanta Barnee

2:55 - 3:10 pm

Implementation of a Low-Cost, Portable, Solar-Powered Weather Station
for Wind Farm Site Selection: Electrical Testing and Structural Design

Luis Benitez

3:10 - 3:25 pm

Fault Diagnosis of Electronic Systems Via At-Speed Current Testing

Nicolas Cobo Yepes

Track 11- Systems + Clean Technologies

Room NES 163, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building Salón

Hour

Title

Presenter

2:10 -2 :25 pm

Automation of a High Precision Stage For X-Ray Grazing Incidence
Small-Angle Scattering (GI-SAXS) and Reflectivity (XR) Studies

Daniel Puentes

2:25 - 2:40 pm

Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulations of
Distribution Circuit Voltage Regulation using Extremum Seeking Control

Jay Johnson

2:40 - 2:55 pm

Characterization of Zn(1-x)Co(x)O Nanomaterials for Fuels Cells Applications

Dinorah Martinez

2:55 - 3:10 pm

Visions of a Transformation: Exploring the Perception,
Values and Attitudes of Energy Stakeholders in PuertoRico

Adriana Castillo

3:10 - 3:25 pm

Hybrid multimedia-filter prototype (HMP) for the degradation
of organic matter and pathogens control from raw waters.

Amir Saffar

Track 12 - Energy Systems

Room NES 164, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

2:10 - 2:25 pm

A Fuel Composition Characterization of the Fuel Cell by
bypassing Cathode Air Flow in a Hybrid Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine System

Bernardo Restrepo

2:25 - 2:40 pm

Copper Sensing in Alkaline Electrolyte Using Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

Joed Ortiz

2:40 - 2:55 pm

Numerical simulation of Li-Ion battery thermal management system using heat-pipes

Michael Rivera

2:55 - 3:10 pm

Parameter Sensitivity Analysis on Dynamic Models of the
Cathode Air Flow Bypass of Gas Turbine/Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Hybrid System

Bernardo Restrepo

Track 13- Enviromental Analysis & Management

Room NES 161, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

3:35 - 3:50 pm

Light pollution effects and PR Law 218-08

Rafael Caballero

3:50 - 4:05 pm

Bacterial Prospects For Decane-Degradation From The San Juan Bay Estuary System

Janmary Colón

4:05 - 4:20 pm

Physiological and immunological response of
coral Acropora cervicornis to algae overgrowth

Giannina Aponte

4:20 - 4:35 pm

Evaluation if Artificial Corals as an Alternative to Promote the
Recruitment ofCoral Reef Fish at Tamarindo Bay, Culebra Puerto Rico

Birla Pérez

4:35 - 4:50 pm

Bacterial Bioprospecting for Bioenergy Applications: Xylose Fermentation

Jonathan López

Track 14- Other

Room NES 162, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

3:35 - 3:50 pm

Aqueous Synthesis of (Ag, Cu, Au) Nanoparticle Embedded
Cationic Polymer Nanomaterial and Their Antibacterial Activity

Dalia Huguet

3:50 - 4:05 pm

Impact of mechanical and mineralogical heterogeneity on
mechanical properties of Mancos shale

Hongkyu Yoon

4:05 - 4:20 pm

Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Virtual Reality Treatment

Kenneth Lebrón

4:20 - 4:35 pm

Study of Area Reduction on Stenotic Arteries using Particle Image Velocimetry

Luis Serrano

4:35 - 4:50 pm

Study of the Chemical Composition, Cytotoxic and
Antitumor Activities of Croton discolor

Belmari Méndez

Track 15- Energy Systems + Renewable Energy

Room NES 163, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

3:35 - 3:50 pm

Modelling the Response of a Petroleum Reservoir Stimulated at an
Exciting Well by Sinusoidal Changes in Input Pressure

Roberto Callarotti

3:50 - 4:05 pm

Biocrude production from the macroalga Ulva fasciata:
an optimization of the reaction conditions

Arnulfo Rojas

4:05 - 4:20 pm

Sandia’s Offshore Floating Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Project Summary

Brandon Ennis

4:20- 4:35 pm

Synthesis, characterization and efficiency determination of
Cds-based photocatalysts for the hydrogen production by water splitting

Abraham García

4:35 - 4:50 pm

Land Use Land Cover change in Haiti for the year 2000 to 2015
using Google Earth Engine and Landsat time-series images

Ose Pauleus

Track 16- Clean Technologies + Renewable Energy

Room NES 164, Nuevo Edificio de Salones Building

Hour

Title

Presenter

3:35 -3:50 pm

Design of a Hydrofoil System for Solar Power Boat

Jonathan Martinez

3:50 - 4:05 pm

Isolation of putative-lignin deconstructing bacteria

Alexis Healion

4:05 - 4:20 pm

Cost and Performance Analysis of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)

Elena Kalinina

4:20 - 4:35 pm

Pendulum-based energy generator from walking

Edwar Romero

4:35 - 4:50 pm

VetKnow

Michael Martinez