Phase Three Activities:

Ashanti Johnson
Administrator
Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)

Dr. Ashanti Johnson is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Oceanography at the University of South Florida (USF) and the Executive Director of the Institute of Broadening Participation. She received her Ph.D. (1999) in Oceanography from Texas A&M Universit... » Read More

Vivian Williamson Whitney
Administrator
East Central University

Dr. Vivian Williamson Whitney is an evaluator for the Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MS PHD'S) program. She is also the director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences Education and a grants resear... » Read More

Warner Ithier Guzman
Staff
University of South Florida

I recently obtained a Ph.D. from the Univ. of South Florida-College of Marine Science. I have been part of the MSPHDS program since 2003 when I was a participant on the Pilot Program. My background and education is in Biology and Environmental Science fro... » Read More

Lois Ricciardi
Staff
Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)

Lois provides administrative and logistical management for the Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success (MS PHD'S) program - an NSF funded initiative to provide professional development activities for underrepresented groups in Earth Sys... » Read More

LaTanya Turner
Staff


LaTanya provides administrative and logistical management support for the Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success (MS PHD'S) program -- an NSF funded initiative to provide professional development activities for underrepresented groups ... » Read More

Ambrose Jearld, Jr.
Program Mentor
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Past Research Interests: Early Life History and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Fish and Shellfish

Current Research: Fisheries Ecosystems and Fisheries Research Policy

Academic Preparation:
-Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Zoolog... » Read More

Brandon Jones
Program Mentor
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

My research interests included the biological and physical factors influencing larval transport, larval ecology, and crustacean behavior. The focal point of my dissertation work in Delaware has been the early life stages (larvae and post larvae) of the bl... » Read More

Jacquelyn Bolman
Program Mentor
Humboldt State University

Dr. J.R. Bolman is Director of the Indian Natural Resources, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP) at Humboldt State University in Arcata California.
Prior to HSU, Dr. Bolman served as the Manager of Special Projects/NASA Workforce Development f... » Read More

Ismael U. Nieves
Program Mentor
University of Florida

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico. As an undergrad, while I was a student in the Industrial Biotechnology Program at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez, I gained my first research experience working on the bioremediation of diesel contaminated ... » Read More

Sekeenia Haynes
Program Mentor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

My goal as an educator is to provide the opportunity for underrepresented minorities to learn earth science by teaching an interdisciplinary science course in environmental science. I would like my course to convey the connection between traditional subje... » Read More

Kamil E. Armaiz-Nolla
Dream Team
Universidad Metropolitana (UMET)

I'm interested in the study of atmosphere/ocean gas exchanges, anthropogenic exchanges, and in the promotion of interdisciplinary research in order to address critical issues. My career goals include obtaining a PhD in oceanography, working in oceanograp... » Read More

Maria Alexandra Velez-Quinones
Dream Team
Howard University

Research Experience:
-Spring 2006-present. Two Ph.D Research topics: 1) A Comparison Between Genomic and Culturing Methods for the Identification of Air Microbial Biodiversity in Washington D.C. and 2) Airborne Microbial Diversity Analysis: Mali, Af... » Read More

Erica Lorraine Echols
Dream Team
University of South Florida

Current Research: My current research deals with remediation of Trinitrotoluene (TNT) using zero valent Iron and Iron emulsions. Other concerns include testing sediment and water samples obtained from Vieques, PR for explosive residues. HPLC is used for s... » Read More

Ashton D. Robinson Cook
Dream Team
University of Oklahoma

Past Research: Severe and extreme weather phenomena, including: Severe thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Microbursts, El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Microscale/topographical influences on severe weather frequency and magnitude

Current Res... » Read More

Jose Tirado
Dream Team
Howard University

I was born and raised in San Juan Puerto Rico, were I conducted my undergraduate studies at Universidad Metropolitana. In 2004 I obtained my Bachelor Degree in environmental sciences with a minor in biology. In 2005 I got accepted in the Atmospheric scien... » Read More

Rufus White
Dream Team
Howard University

Past Research: effects of pollution on coral reefs, trace gas instrumentation, trace gas sensor design

Current Research: gas - particle mechanisms

Future Research: development of sensors that can monitor gases and fine particles.

Acade... » Read More