Graduate Program Faculty
There are currently 49 researchers in the graduate program of environmental sciences and include faculty from ITES, the Department of Biology, the Department of Chemistry, the Institute of Neurobiology, and others. To download the complete list, click here.
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Appendix B. Current faculty members of the Environmental Science Graduate Program (January 2014). Check the Environmental Science website for an up to date list. Faculty marked with an * are associate faculty – see Program Regulations for details their participation on Student Advisory Committees. |
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NAME |
EMAIL ADDRESS |
DEGREE AND SPECIALTY |
AFFILIATION |
RESEARCH AREA |
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James Ackerman |
ackerman.upr@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Taxonomy, plant ecology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Plant ecology, taxonomy, invasive plants |
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T. Mitchell Aide |
tmaide@yahoo.com |
Ph.D. Community ecology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Community ecology, socio-ecology |
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Rafael Arce |
scoreupr@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Physical chemistry |
UPR-RP Chemistry |
Photochemistry of atmospheric pollutants |
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Paul Bayman |
bayman.upr@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Botany |
UPR-RP Biology |
Mycology, plant pathology, biodiversity, secondary metabolism |
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Maritza Barreto* |
maritzabarretoorta@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Oceanography |
UPR-RP Geography |
Coastal and beach geomorphology, and risk processes |
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Jorge Bauza* |
oceanus.bauza@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Marine Sciences |
Scientific Director The San Juan Bay Estuary Program |
Water quality, Benthic mapping, aquatic ecosystem restoration |
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Nicholas Brokaw |
nvbrokaw@ites.upr.edu |
Ph.D. Tropical forest ecology |
UPR-RP Environmental Sciences |
Forest ecology |
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Carlos Cabrera |
carlos.cabrera2@upr.edu |
Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry |
UPR-Molecular Sciences Building |
Nanotechnology |
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Patricia Burrowes |
paburrowes@uprrp.edu |
Ph.D. Ecology, herpetology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Amphibian population dynamics |
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Nestor Carballiera |
nmcarballeira@uprrp.edu |
Ph.D. Biochemistry |
UPR-RP Chemistry |
Lipid chemistry, marine natural products |
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Clifford Louime |
clifford.louime@upr.edu |
Ph.D. Environmental Sciences |
UPR-RP Environmental Sciences |
Sustainable Production of Biofuels |
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Elvira Cuevas |
epcuevas@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Ecosystem Ecology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Terrestrial ecosystem processes, plant/soil interactions, nutrient cycling, and plant eco-physiology |
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José A. Dumas-Rodríguez* |
jose_dumas@eea.uprm.edu |
Ph.D. Analytical chemistry |
UPR-RUM Experimental Sta. (Rio Piedras) |
Organic, analytical, and environmental chemistry |
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Liz Díaz Vazquéz |
lizvazquez8@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Analytical chemistry |
UPR-RP Chemistry |
Semi-volatile pollutants in human sebum |
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Zomary Flores |
zomary.flores@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Microbiology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Bacterial genetics, symbiosis, host-microbe interactions, oxidative stress |
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Qiong Gao |
shiqun.gao@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Agriculture Engineering |
UPR-RP Environmental Sciences |
Ecosystem Modeling |
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Tugrul Giray |
tgiray2@yahoo.com |
Ph.D. Animal behavior |
UPR-RP Biology |
Animal behavior (bees) |
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Griselle González * |
ggonzalez@fs.fed.us |
Ph.D. Ecology |
International Institute of Tropical Forestry (USDA) |
Soil ecology |
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William Gould* |
wgould@fs.fed.us |
Ph.D. Landscape ecology |
International Institute of Tropical Forestry (USDA) |
Landscape ecology |
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Kai H. Griebenow |
kai.griebenow@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Biochemistry |
UPR-RP Chemistry |
Structure of proteins, bio-remediation, eco-physiology of marine marco- and micro-algae, bio-nanotechnology |
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Edwin Hernández* |
coral_giac@yahoo.com |
Ph.D. Marine ecology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Reef and coral ecosystems |
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Heera Lal Janwa |
hjanwa@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Mathematics |
UPR-RP Mathematics |
Coding theory; discrete mathematics, cryp- tography, number theory and algebraic geometry, bioinformatics, and ecological informatics. |
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Rafael L. Joglar |
rjoglar@uprrp.edu |
Ph.D. Ecology, herpetology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Herpetology |
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D. Jean Lodge* |
djlode@caribe.net |
Ph.D. Mycology |
Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service |
Mycology, phylogenetics, nutrient cycling |
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Ariel Lugo* |
alugo@fs.fed.us |
Ph.D. Tropical ecology |
International Institute of Tropical Forestry (USDA) |
Tropical forest ecology |
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Bruno Marie* |
brunomariemail@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Biochemistry |
Institute of Neurobiology, UPR |
Cellular / molecular biology, biochemistry, neuroscience |
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Mariano Marcano |
mmarcano@uprrp.edu |
Ph.D. Applied mathematics and modeling |
UPR-RP Mathematics |
Numeric systems, linear and non-linear system optimization, mathematical modeling |
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Gustavo A. Martínez* |
tavomarti@hotmail.com |
Ph.D. Soil chemistry |
UPR-RUM Crop and Agro-environmental Science |
Applied soil chemistry, limnology |
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Steve Massey |
stevemassey@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Biochemistry |
UPR-RP Biology |
Bioinformatics |
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Olga Mayol-Bracero |
omayol@ites.upr.edu |
Ph.D. Analytical chemistry |
UPR-RP Institute of Tropical Ecosystems |
Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols |
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William McDowell* |
bill.mcdowell@unh.edu |
Ph.D. Aquatic ecology |
University of New Hampshire |
Limnology, watershed ecology |
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Mark W. Miller* |
mark.miller@upr.edu |
Ph.D. Neurobiology |
Institute of Neurobiology, UPR |
Comparative neurobiology, environmental neurobiology |
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Ernesto Medina* |
medinage@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Agronomy |
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas |
Tropical plant ecophysiology |
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Elvia Meléndez-Ackerman |
elmelend@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Plant ecology |
UPR-RP Institute of Tropical Ecosystems |
Endangered species, Conservation, Social-ecological Research |
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Gabriel Moreno |
gmviquiera@prtc.net |
Ph.D. Ecology and Evolution |
UPR-RP Biology |
Sustainable Cities, Environmental Design |
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Jorge Ortiz |
jorgeortiz.ites@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Hydrology |
UPR-RP Institute of Tropical Ecosystems |
Limnology, Hydrology |
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Luis R. Pericchi |
luispericchi@yahoo.com |
Ph.D. Statistics and applied mathematics |
UPR-RP Mathematics |
Statistics and mathematical modeling |
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Alonso Ramírez |
aramirez@ramirezlab.net |
Ph.D. Limnology |
UPR-RP Institute of Tropical Ecosystems |
Aquatic ecology |
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Carla Restrepo |
crestre@hpcf.upr.edu |
Ph.D. Landscape ecology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Landscape ecology, landslides |
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Luis A. Ríos-Hernández* |
luis.rios5@upr.edu |
Ph.D. Microbiology |
UPR-RUM Biology |
Biofilm communities, biodegradation, phylogenetics |
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Rafael Ríos |
rafaelrios00936@yahoo.com |
Ph.D. Environmental health engineering |
UPR-RP Environmental Sciences |
Water Treatment and Pollution Control |
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Loretta Roberson |
loretta.roberson@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Marine ecology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Anthropogenic Impacts on Coastal Marine Communities |
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Mario Rodriguez* |
mrodriquez@rcm.upr.edu |
Ph. D. Ind.-Org. Psychology |
UPR-RM Public Health |
Organizational behavior, health services planning and evaluation, environmental health |
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Osvaldo Rosario |
rosario_o@msn.com |
Ph.D. Organic chemistry |
UPR-RP Chemistry |
Methods in analysis of environmental pollutants, air pollution analysis, bioaccumulation of pollutants |
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Joshua J.C. Rosenthal* |
rosenthal.joshua@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Biology |
Institute of Neurobiology, UPR |
Neurobiology, environmental neurobiology |
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Alberto Sabat |
amsabat@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Biology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Population and marine ecology |
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Luis Santiago* |
luis.santiago47@upr.edu |
Ph.D. Planning |
UPR-RP Planning |
Environmental Economy, Environmental Planning |
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Victor A. Snyder* |
victor.snyder@upr.edu |
Ph.D. Soil physics |
UPR-RUM Agronomy |
Effects of soil physical environment on crop production, micro-irrigation |
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Gary A. Toranzos |
gatoranzos@uprrp.edu |
Ph.D. Environmental virology |
UPR-RP Biology |
Environmental microbiology |
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Steven N. Treistman* |
steven.treistman@upr.edu |
Ph.D. Neurobiology |
Institute of Neurobiology, UPR |
Neurobiology, environmental neurobiology |
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Joseph Wunderle* |
jmwunderle@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Ecology |
International Institute of Tropical Forestry (USDA) |
Avian ecology and management |
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Joseph H. Vogel* |
josephvogel@usa.net |
Ph.D. Economics |
UPR-RP Economics |
Environmental economics |
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Mei Yu |
meiyupr@yahoo.com |
Ph.D. Spatial analysis, modeling |
UPR-RP Institute of Tropical Ecosystems |
Environmental spatial analysis, GIS and remote sensing |
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Guillermo A. Yudowski* |
gyudowski@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Biochemistry |
Institute of Neurobiology, UPR |
Neurobiology, environmental neurobiology |
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Jess K. Zimmerman |
jesskz@ites.upr.edu |
Ph.D. Plant ecology |
UPR-RP Institute of Tropical Ecosystems |
Plant communities and response to disturbances |
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Steven Zottoli* |
steven.j.zottoli@williams.edu |
Ph.D. Physiology |
Eugene Bell Center for Regenerative Biology, Woods Hole, MA |
Marine Physiology |
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Xiaoming Zou |
xzou2000@yahoo.com |
Ph.D. Forest ecology |
UPR-RP Institute of Tropical Ecosystems |
Soil nutrients and biogeochemical cycles |
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