Institute for Functional Nanomaterials

Nanoengineer

University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

Biography

Originally from San Germán, Puerto Rico, Padovani obtained a doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2002. She later worked for two years as a Senior Materials Engineer for the Assembly Technology Development Division at Intel Corporation in Chandler, Arizona. Padovani recently joined the Department of Engineering Science and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus as an Assistant Professor. Her research interests include: low dielectric constant materials for microelectronic applications, semiconductor processing and fabrication, patterning at the nanoscale, and device-oriented materials characterization.

Teams

Cluster III: Multifunctional Nanostructures

Phone

787-832-4040 ext. 3320

E-mail

apadovani uprm edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2002)
• B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (1997)

Appointments

2006–present	Assistant Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
2002–2004	Senior Materials Engineer, Intel Corporation, Chandler, Arizona, United States

Grants

1. F. A. Acosta, A. M. Padovani, P. Quintero, N. Sepúlveda, and O. M. Suarez. Acquisition of Nanoindentation System for the Enhancement of Interdisciplinary Research in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, National Science Foundation, MRI, 3 years, August 2009, Single PI, Pending, $264,101.
2. A. M. Padovani, M. A. Pando, O. M. Suarez, and P. A. Sundaram. Establishment of a Surface Characterization Hub at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, United States Department of Defense, DURIP, 2 years, January 2009, Single PI, Pending, $101,025.
3. N. Cardona, A. J. Hernández, P. Kohl, A. M. Padovani, O. J. Perales, R. G. Raptis, C. Rinaldi, J. Santos, N. Sepúlveda, G. Serrano, D. Suleiman, O. M. Suárez, and M. Torres. Nanotechnology Center for Biomedical and Energy Driven Systems and Applications (NCBEDSA), National Science Foundation, CREST, 5 years, September 2008, Multiple PIs, Approved, $5,000,000.
4. G. Gutierrez, J. Hilt, A. M. Padovani, C. Rinaldi, M. Tomassone, and M. Torres. NIRT: Magnetically and Thermally Active Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment, National Science Foundation, NIRT, 4 years, September 2006, Single PI, Approved, $1,150,000.