Ciencia Puerto Rico

Verónica E. Aponte-Morales received a BS in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez and a MS in Environmental Science from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán. Ms. Aponte is currently a student in the PhD degree program in Engineering Science, in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Ms. Aponte’s research is focused on the biological nitrogen removal in anaerobic sludge centrate streams using hybrid ion exchange biological treatment processes.