- ASSISSTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CROPS AND AGROENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
August 2014-Present.
- I am teaching one section of course and laboratory of “General Soil Science Course” (AGRO 3005) and the course “Conservation and Management of Natural Resources” (AGRO 5015).
VOLUNTEER/CONSULTANT -March 2014 – August 2014. Puerto Rico
- Volunteer Assistant in the “Soil Physics Trainings (SPT) for the Agricultural Extension Service (SEA) of Puerto Rico”
- Volunteer Assistant in “Perspectivas en Sistemas de Cultivos: Leguminosas cobertoras y su impacto en los Agrosistemas” Workshop.
- Collaborator of Agrotemas, PR newspaper.
- Invited Poster Presentation Judge:
SACNAS 2nd Annual Symposium: Science and Technology, Innovation through Research- UPRM Chapter and CoHemis. Luis de Celis Building, UPR Mayagüez. April 24-25, 2014.
- Science Fair- Mayagüez Region. (Feria Científica 2014- Región Educativa de Mayaguez-Estado Libre Asociado de PR- Departamento de Educación). March 4, 2014.
May 2011- febraury-2014- Post Doc
San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Center, USDA-ARS, Water Management Unit, Parlier, CA
1) Main Project- “Resource Assessment Framework for Dependable Feedstock Supply to Produce Advanced Biofuels in Maui, Hawaii”- done
2) Secondary Projects ( I cooperate on soil and plant interpretation)
- Improving Pomegranate fertigation and Nitrogen Use efficiency with Drip Irrigation Systems- on going
- Developing sustainable vineyard water management strategies for limited and impaired water supplies- Hydrus 2D/3D modeling- on-going
- Post fumigation recovery of soil microbial communities over time in Strawberry fields- on going
- The effects of TIF tarp, reduced fumigation rates, and carbonation of fumigants on fumigation efficacy, fumigant concentration changes in soil, and emission reductions-done
- Post-plant fumigation with dimethyl disulfide (DMDS)- done
