1998-2002  The University of Texas at El Paso. El Paso, Texas

Doctor of Philosophy

Environmental Science & Engineering Ph.D. Program

· Outstanding Doctoral Student Award

· Doctoral Dissertation “Feasibility of using living alfalfa plants in the phytoextraction of cadmium(II), copper(II), chromium(VI), nickel(II), and zinc(II): Agar and soil studies”

· Advisor: Dr. Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey

 

1983 – 1986 Postgraduate College Chapingo, Mexico

Doctor in Science (D.Sc.), Genetics Center

· Outstanding Doctoral Student Award

· Doctoral Thesis “Identification of bacterial strains producers of siderophore-like molecules”

· Advisor: Dr. Guillermo Carrillo-Castañeda.

 

1976 – 1978 Tropical Agricultural Research & Higher Education Center (CATIE) Turrialba, Costa Rica

Master of Science (M.S.)

· Major in horticulture (Manejo de cacao)

· Plant Production

· Advisor: Dr. Gustavo A. Enriquez

 

1969 – 1973 Escuela Nacional de Agricultura y Ganadería (National School of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry), Managua, Nicaragua

Agronomist

· Plant production specialist

· Advisor: Ing. Aurelio Llano

 

 

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