Manuel Gómez
Co-Principal Investigator
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Phone
+1-787-764-0000 ext. 5807
Direct phone
+1-787-764-8369
Mailing address
Resource Center for Science and Engineering
University of Puerto Rico
PO Box 23334
San Juan, PR 00931-3334
mgomez upr edu
Education
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, United States Naval Research Laboratory (1969)
- Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, Cornell University (1967)
- B.Sc. in Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus (1962)
Appointments
| 1997–2003 | Vice-President for Research and Academic Affairs, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1992–present | Director, Alliance for Minority Participation, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1992–present | Director, Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1991–1995 | President, Committee on Opportunities in Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, United States |
| 1990–2004 | Vice-President of the Board of Directors, Industry University Research Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1986–present | Director, Puerto Rico Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1980–present | Director, Resource Center for Science and Engineering, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1975–1986 | Dean, College of Natural Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1973–1974 | President, Science Teachers Association of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1970–present | Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1970–1975 | Chairperson, Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Honors and awards
- Zenith Award in Education, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (2002)
- 12th Excellence & Competitiveness Award for Innovation & Entrepreneurial Culture, Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (2002)
- Information Technology Society Award — for contributions to the educational and technological development of Puerto Rico, Information Technology Society (2000)
Grants
- K. Belashchenko, B. Bockelman, Z. Chen, F. Choobineh, M. Gómez, Y. Ishikawa, H. Li, J. Lu, A. R. Mayol, H. Ortiz-Zuazaga, K. Riley, W. Srisa-an, D. Swanson, E. Tsymbal, J. Velev, X. Zeng, N. A. Zimbovskaya, and S. Zuloski-Benson. Collaborative Research: Adaptive Cyberinfrastructure for Computational Nanoscience, National Science Foundation, OIA - RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROV, 3 years, August 2009, Multiple PIs, Pending, $2,627,400.
- M. Gómez, A. R. Mayol, E. Melendez-Ackerman, G. Morell, and L. Velazquez. From Hectares to Nanometers: GK-12 Multidisciplinary Explorations of Tropical Ecosystems and Functional Nanoscience, National Science Foundation, EHR, 5 years, May 2009, Multiple PIs, Approved, $2,600,000.
- O. Auciello, S. Bader, D. Bonnell, S. Desu, L. F. Fonseca, M. Gómez, S. Hong, Y. Ishikawa, R. S. Katiyar, V. Makarov, A. R. Mayol, G. Morell, W. Otaño, R. Palai, O. J. Perales, A. Petford-Long, R. Ramesh, A. Rastogi, R. Thomas, and M. S. Tomar. Development and Understanding of Multifunctional Nanostructures for Spintronics and Magnetoelectrics Applications, United States Department of Energy, EPSCoR, 3 years, September 2008, Multiple PIs, Approved, $2,245,000.
