Organization:UPRRP College of Natural Sciences

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Short description: In the Río Piedras section of San Juan, Puerto Rico


College of Natural Sciences
Established1943
Students18,653
Location
San Juan
,
Puerto Rico

[ ⚑ ] : 18°24′11″N 66°02′45″W / 18.403027°N 66.045875°W / 18.403027; -66.045875
NicknameNaturales
Websitenatsci.uprrp.edu

The College of Natural Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (Spanish: Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras), was established in 1943. It is one of several colleges that make up the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus. Facundo Bueso Sanllehí was its first dean.[1] It is located in the city of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.

In September 2019, the university won a $US17.4 million research grant from the National Science Foundation, for wearable technology.[2]

Undergraduate Degrees Offered

  • Biology
  • Chemistry (recognized by the American Chemistry Society)[3]
  • Physics
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Interdisciplinary in Natural Science Program
  • Nutrition
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science

Graduate Degrees Offered

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Mathematics

Centers

  • Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC)
  • Center for Nanoscale Materials

Facilities

  • Animal House
  • Botanical Garden
  • Center for Educational Production Services
  • Computing Center
  • Department of Chemistry Support Facilities
  • Electronics Workshop
  • Field House at El Yunque (El Verde)
  • Greenhouse
  • Herbarium (http://herbario.uprrp.edu/)
  • Instrumentation Workshop
  • Machining Workshop
  • Natural Sciences Library
  • Zoology Museum

References

  1. ↑ (in es) LA FACULTAD, UPRRP College of Natural Sciences, https://natsci.uprrp.edu/la-facultad/, retrieved September 11, 2019 
  2. ↑ "Investigadores de la UPR ganan subvención millonaria por parte de la Fundación Nacional de las Ciencias". http://natsci.uprrp.edu/2019/09/10/investigadores-de-la-upr-ganan-subvencion-millonaria-por-parte-de-la-fundacion-nacional-de-las-ciencias/. 
  3. ↑ "Department of Chemistry College of Natural Sciences University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus - Home". http://chemistry.uprrp.edu/. 

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