Umberto Ciri received the National Science Foundation Career Award. (Carlos Díaz/RUM Press)Umberto Ciri, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, has received the National Science Foundation Career Award to support his offshore wind energy research and education project. “The grant is for half a million dollars, about $100,000 per year, to work on my project on offshore wind energy,” Ciri said. “The NSF Career Award is a highly prestigious award for faculty. “The NSF Career Award not only validates his career and efforts but also establishes the University of Puerto Rico as a space where innovative solutions to global challenges are generated,” he said.