Universidad Metropolitana Program (UMET)
CMSE has established a new collaboration with the Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Participants:
- 4-6 UMET undergraduates each year
- Students referred to CMSE by UMET faculty, spearheaded by Prof. Juan Arratia
Program Objectives:
- Improve participants’ research and technical skills by providing them with research experience not available at UMET
- Broaden program impact through presentations at a special research symposium at UMET and participation in UMET’s Pre-College Research Program in local high schools
- Increase retention and graduation of UMET science and engineering students
