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THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AND THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY: 30 YEARS OF COLLABORATION AND COUNTING

Reinventing Arecibo Workshop Brad R. Weiner April 2012


Issues of Scale Puerto Rico at a Glance
Geography and Demographics Area: 3,434 square miles (~ 0.75 Connecticut)

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THE UPR AMPUSES

Population: 3.7 M (>25 states)

The Economy
GDP: $48B Exports: $23.9B Manufacturing: 41% of GDP S&T Industries: Pharmaceuticals Electronics Medical Devices Aerospace Service: 48% of GDP

K-12 Ed. System
Total Enrollment: 800,000 Public Enrollment: 500,000 (»L.A. Unified School Dist.) Public Schools: 1,540

Higher Education System
Enrollment in Higher Education: 170,000 (the sixth highest rate of enrollment in the world) UPR System: 58,000 (34% of Higher Education Enrollment) SMET Degrees Conferred UPR: 2,000 (71%); Private Institution: 800 (29%) UPR School of Engineering: 7th largest in the nation 2


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Since its inception, UPR has educated the majority of the top leadership of Puerto Rico's academic, business, and government sectors at the rate of about 9,000 degrees per year. With 90% of its student body of Hispanic origin, UPR is the premier Hispanic serving institution in the United States and the baccalaureate origin institution of 17% of all Hispanics that have obtained a Ph.D. in Science and Engineering nationwide. Highest selectivity index and highest graduation rates of all colleges and universities in the Island. Over the past 5 years, an average of: v 62,586 students, 5,305 faculty (52% Doctorates, 42% Masters, 4% Baccalaureate, 2% other), and 7,916 non-teaching employees.
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8,659 degrees granted: 5% Ph.D's and Professional Doctorates, 9% Masters, 81% Baccalaureates, and 5% Associate Degrees Of the approximately 30,000 high school students that take the College Board in Puerto Rico, 50% apply for admission to the UPR.
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UPR SYSTEM SNAPSHOT (CON'T)
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One out of three university students in the Island pursue studies at UPR; one of every two degrees are conferred by UPR. UPR is a multicampus system with 11 campuses: eight 4-year institutions and three graduate campuses. The graduate campuses are: UPR-MayagЭez, UPR-RМo Piedras, and UPRMedical Sciences. An academic offer of 451 Degree Granting Programs in the Arts, Sciences, Business, Engineering and Technology:
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30 Philosophy and Professional Doctorates, 127 Masters, 16 Graduate Certificates, 236 Baccalaureates and 37 Associate Degrees, many of which unique in the Island.

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UPR's three graduate campuses aspire to become "Research I Institutions". UPR-RМo Piedras is the only Research University (high research activity) in Puerto Rico, according to the Carnegie Classification.

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UPR SYSTEM SNAPSHOT (CON'T)
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During the past decade UPR development has focused on the graduate level, conferring over 450 Ph. D.'s in the last 5 years, close to 50% in Science and Technology. Close to 92% of research and scholarly articles published in indexed and peer reviewed in Puerto Rico in 2009 were produced by UPR faculty. $128 M in external funding awarded in 2010-2011 to sponsor research activity in the Sciences, Health Sciences, Engineering, Technology and the Arts. UPR is membe every campus; OC-3 lines and an OC-3 line. It r of INTERNET2; has teleconferencing facilities in its three graduate campuses are connected by a GigaPoP connects then to the mainland through is now in the process of entering the Teragrid.

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The only existing graduate programs in Physics are at the University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras and Mayaguez)
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THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO STUDENTS - UNDERGRADUATE
Leading U.S. Baccalaureate Institutions Of U.S. Hispanic S&E Ph.D.s (2005-2009) UPR-Mayaguez UPR-Rio Piedras Univ. California Berkeley Univ. California Los Angeles Univ. of Texas Austin Univ. of Florida FIU 264 257 95 98 77 76 71
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17% of al STEM PhD's granted to Hispanics are UPR graduates. One of every 10 BS graduates from UPR-RP goes on to complete a PhD in these fields.

Total of Degrees from US Institutions 5,307


THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO R STUDENTS - GRADUATE
Major Institutions of Higher Education that Confer PhD Degrees in S&E to Hispanic Students (2005-2009) Carlos Albizu Univ. UPR-Rio Piedras Univ. California Berkeley Pont. Cath. Univ. of PR UCLA 330 223 130 117 100 ў ў

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UPR-RP is 1st in the Nation PhDs awarded to Hispanics fields UPR-RP is 2nd in the Nation PhDs awarded to Hispanics STEM fields.

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Total of Degrees from US Institutions 5,307


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NIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY

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Daniel Altschuler, a UPR faculty member, served as on-site director from 1991-2003 Was the driving force behind the Visitor 's Center Received the 2010 Andrew W. Gemant Award from the American Institute of Physics




Recognizes the accomplishments of a person who has made significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimension of physics. given annually. Past winners include Stephen Hawking and Stephen Weinberg


UPR-R

IO PIEDRAS: 30 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS RESEARCH INTERACTIONS
1970s: Gustave Zeissig (AST) and Federico A. Herrero (ATM; not shown) 1980s: Daniel Altschuler (AST) and I. Felix Mirabel (AST)

1990s: Peter Hofner (AST) and Paul H. Coleman (AST)

2000s: Mayra Lebron (AST) and Luca Olmi (AST)


UPR-MAYAGUEZ: A LONG HISTORY OF RESEARCH INTERACTIONS, AS WELL
H. Mario Ierkic (ATM)

Jorge Gonzalez (ATM) Nazario Ramirez-Beltran (ATM)

Leszek A Nowakowski (AST, not shown)


FOUR YEARS COLLEGES: STRONG LINKAGES
WITH ARECIBO OBSERVATORY

Jose Alonso UPR-Cayey Rafael Mendez-Tejeda UPR-Carolina

Antonio Algaze UPR Bayamon


PR STUDENTS: AO THESIS WORK LED TO A
DIVERSITY OF POSITIONS Hector Arce Yale Univ. Jose Francisco Salgado Adler Planetarium Carmen Pantoja UPR-Rio Piedras

Esteban Araya Western Illinois Univ


UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AND THE ARECIBO OBSERVATORY: MOVING FORWARD
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Results show that years of research collaboration have led to strong contributions to science, and to the development of academia in Puerto Rico and the Nation. Under the new model for developing AO, an even greater role for research collaboration with the institutions in PR is contemplated. Essential to maintain strong scientific content as the foundation for all research and educational collaborations.


Thank You for Your Time!!
Contact Info: Brad R. Weiner Dean College of Natural Sciences P.O. Box 23341 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931 787-765-9695 brad@hpcf.upr.edu