Dr. Engil Pereira (Curriculum vitae)
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Associate professor, School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences
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Associate Dean for Research, College of Sciences, UTRGV
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Affiliate faculty, UTRGV Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Advancement (SARA).
Dr. Carine Cocco
Associate Research Scientist
ESCNE 3.507
Research Focus: GHG emissions under Conservation-Oriented Soil Management
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Dr. Marcelo Gomes da Silva
Associate Research Scientist
ESCNE 3.507
Research Focus: GHG emissions from Agrivoltaics installations
Alexuss Jauregui
Program Manager
Climate-Smart Agriculture
ESCNE 3.507
John Rodriguez
M.Sc. Student
ESCNE 2.521
Research focus: Soil Water Availability Beneath Agrivoltaics Installations
Olivia Starkweather
M.Sc. Student Assistant
ESCNE 2.521
Research focus: Heavy Metal Contamination Associated with Agrivoltaics Installations
Melanie Munoz
Visiting UG student from TAMUK
ESCNE 2.521
Research focus: Soil Particle Characterization Techniques and Their Influence on Bulk Density
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Valeria Garza
M.Sc. student in Dr. Fierro's lab in
collaboration with our Soil Ecology Lab.
Research Focus: Methane emissions from vegetation in black mangrove stands
Prashna Lamichhane
Dual-credit summer intern
Sharyland High School and South Texas College
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Rocelyn Leanos
UG Student in Sustainable Agriculture
ESCNE 2.521
Research Focus: GHG emissions under Conservation-Oriented Soil Management
Past Members
Oscar Rodriguez, Kevin Chicas Sanchez, and Roman Silguero
Mechanical Engineering Student Team, 2024-2025
Isaiah Jaramillo
Master's Student, 2024
Currently: Soil Scientist, USDA NRCS
Samantha Colunga
Master's Student, 2024
Currently: Soil Scientist, USDA NRCS
Larissa Cantu
Undergraduate Researcher, 2023
Currently: Soil Conservationist, USDA NRCS
Jon Dale
Master's Student, 2023
Currently: Director, American Forests
Gladys de la Rosa
Master's Student, 2022
Currently: Environmental Sciences Lecturer at UTRGV
Armida Rivera
Master's Student, 2022
Currently: Physical Science Technician, USDA NRCS Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory
Rocio Hernandez
Master's Student, 2022
Currently: Farm to School Program Manager, IDEA Public Schools Farm Program
Angel Salinas
Undergraduate Researcher, 2021-2022
Currently: Soil Conservationist, USDA NRCS
Deisy Garcia
Undergraduate Researcher, 2021-2022
Currently: Graduate student at UTRGV
Ahyde Martinez
Undergraduate Assistant, 2021
Viridiana Lloyd
Undergraduate Assistant, 2019-2021
Denise Tijerina
Undergraduate Researcher, 2019-2020
Karla Sena
Visiting PhD Student, 2019-2020
Currently: Research Lead, InPlanet
Thais Soto Boni
Visiting PhD Student, 2019-2020
Currently: Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Sao Paulo State University
Rafaela Conz
Visiting PhD Student, 2019
Currently: Soil Microbiology Technical Research Staff, ETH Zurich
Yvette Garcia
Undergraduate Researcher, 2018-2020
Currently: Researcher at Pebble Labs, Los Alamos, NM
Lilly Elliott
Undergraduate Researcher, 2018-2020
Currently: PhD student at Cornell University
Josabeth Navarro
Undergraduate Researcher, 2018
Jahdiel Salazar
Undergraduate Researcher, 2018
Currently: Contracting Officer, USAF