¡Saludos! Felicitaciones por excelente video y por la representación de la comunidad científica en Puerto Rico. 

Quisiera saber, ¿están abiertos a extender la ciencia a diferentres escuelas en Puerto Rico?

Saludos Lisby, gracias por las palabras.

te comento que si nos gusta interactuar con los jovenes de las diferentes escuelas, enseñandoles lo que hacemos y mostrando actividades cientificas para ellos mismos interactuen. Deseas que realicemos actividades en alguna escuela, me dejas saber.

Buenas tardes.

Thank you very much Dr. Arles

Gracias Dinorah

gracias Lesly.

Thanks for the questions; they are attractive. In the center, we focus on developing from the primary materials to creating a device model, the whole process through a multidisciplinary interaction of graduate students. Answering your questions,
1) The scholarship holders are committed to disseminating the science we carry out. Depending on the area in which we develop, we carry out activities focused on school students, where they interact when carrying out the activities that we carry out.
2) Specific courses are not required for them to belong to the center; it depends on their career and the area of research that attracts them.
3) As a multidisciplinary science group, we are open to all STEM careers. They have the desire and curiosity to carry out research with a projection to applications of this type of technology.

Gracias Obal, siempre pensando en diseminar la ciencia en las escuelas. Saludos

It's nice to know that you like the video and the work we show.

To answer the question, we still do not have a published patent; the center is relatively new, it has been created for three years, but the different IRGs are evaluating specific works that are potential patents. The innovation ecosystem group helps scholarship holders to apply for projects. We have applied to two challenges, Energy Tech university price and Energy algae price, leaving a group chosen at algae price.

In addition collaboration with different industries and companies has being established to explore commercialization of the new technologies developed at the center 

An annual call for applications is held for the program's recruitment, and the opportunity is advertised in the five institutions affiliated with our center. Recruitment is based on merit. Students must have a grade point average of 3 or higher and must contact one of the researchers affiliated with the center.
In terms of retention, an individualized development plan is prepared for each student from the beginning to identify their needs and goals and support them and increase retention in STM

Thank you for the information.  What are the common supports provided across the program derived from the IDP? Are there services/supports that have surfaced that the project team did not anticipate? 

The training and courses offered to our fellows are selected based on our participants' needs and goals in their development plans (IDP). We offer courses in our three research areas biosensors, batteries, and data science. Each month, at least one professional development workshop is offered to our fellows and teachers, and high school students receive follow-up visits to monitor their projects' progress. The workshops include science communications strategies, job and fellowship applications, career paths, scientific instrumentation, and data analysis. 
One thing that was not expected was the online scenarios that have become the primary mechanism of communication and education due to the pandemia and different catastrophic events on our Island. The development of online workshop training and mentoring at the beginning was a challenge, especially for the development of prototypes of wearable devices, but the good thing is that now we are equipped to train our participants in hybrid formats

Mucho éxito, tienes un futuro brillante .

Gracias Isaris, que bueno que te gusta la iniciativa del centro

Dear Christine, thanks for watching our video and commenting. Our graduate and undergraduate students fellows are trained in science communication to facilitate the communication of their research to broader audiences. This training helps them effectively bring the topics to the level that allows teachers and high school students to engage in the research.
Also, prior to the research experience, teachers and high school students participate in different workshops that go from good practice in research, coding, Arduino, and engineering and design principles. It helps them to grasp the fundamental concepts prior to starting the research projects.

gracias July por tus palabras, nos motivan!!!

Gracias David, que bueno que te gusto mi video