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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