# UPR Mayagüez Professor Awarded NSF Grant For Desalination Tech

Dr. Paola Baldaguez Medina received $278k NSF grant for water desalination research.

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Dr. Paola A. Baldaguez Medina, assistant professor at UPR Mayagüez Chemical Engineering Department, was awarded a $278,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for water desalination technology development. [^1]

Baldaguez Medina will conduct research at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois during the summers of 2027 and 2028 as part of this grant project. [^2] The funded project focuses on developing biomass-derived carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization desalination and critical material recovery. [^3] The grant is awarded under the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows Program, which supports early career faculty and collaborative research with national scientific centers. [^4]

Baldaguez Medina joined the UPR Mayagüez Chemical Engineering faculty in 2024, researching electrochemical water treatment technologies. [^5]

## What this stands on

1. Dr. Paola A. Baldaguez Medina, assistant professor at UPR Mayagüez Chemical Engineering Department, was awarded a $278,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for water desalination technology development. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
2. Baldaguez Medina will conduct research at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois during the summers of 2027 and 2028 as part of this grant project. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
3. The funded project focuses on developing biomass-derived carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization desalination and critical material recovery. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
4. The grant is awarded under the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows Program, which supports early career faculty and collaborative research with national scientific centers. (La Voz Digital de Puerto Rico, News)
5. Baldaguez Medina joined the UPR Mayagüez Chemical Engineering faculty in 2024, researching electrochemical water treatment technologies. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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