Monthly Archives: August 2020

Taken from https://riseup.upr.edu/ RISE-UP student Yesenia Rivera participated in the NOAA CESSRST Summer Bridge program in summer 2020. In order to study concentration changes after the COVID-19 shutdown in Puerto Rico, her research included a coast section from the municipalities of San Juan and Ponce. Remote sensing techniques were used to quantify levels of nitrogen dioxide […]

Taken from https://riseup.upr.edu/ RISE-UP students Laura Garcia Canto and Elmer Irizarry coauthored a paper that was presented at the 18th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology. In the paper they discuss how they were able to use the training acquired in RISE-UP in a real-life, post-disaster situation. After the January 2020 earthquakes, they participated […]