Texas A&M University-CONACyT: Collaborative Research Grant Program
2010 Submitted LOIs
SI or TAMU Investigator Email Department Mexican Email SNI # Insitution Proposal Title Funding Area Field of Science
NO Project # Investigator
Centro Interdisciplinario de An Assessment of Mercury Contamination in Fish and
mmora@nature.tamu.ed Department of Wildlife
2010-001 Miguel A. Mora Dioselina Álvarez Bernal dalvarezb@ipn.mx Nivel 1 Investigación para el Desarrollo Wildlife of Lake Chapala: Implications for Human and Environment
u & Fisheries Sciences
Regional (CIIDIR) Environmental Health
Peng Li pli@tamu.edu Department of Esteban Tlelo-Cuautle etlelo@inaoep.mx Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Analog Modeling, Design and Simulation of VLSI Circuits Telecommunications/Inf
Electronics Department Optica y Electronica (INAOE) ormation Technologies
2010-002 of Electrical and
Computer Engineering
Wei Zhan zhan@entc.tamu.edu Department of Jose Luis Vazquez-Gonzalez josel.vazquez@udlap.m Candidac Fundacion universidad de las Low Cost High Reliability Motor Speed Control with A4
Engineering x y Level Americas, Puebla (UDLAP) Apllications in Energy and Transportation Sectors
2010-003 Technology & Insudtrial
Distribution
John R. Gold goldfish@tamu.edu Department of Wildlife Ricardo Vazquez Juarez, Ph.D. rvazquez04@cibnor.mx II Investigador Titular A, Centro de Use of hypervariable genetic markers from the Hawaiian H
and Fisheries Sciences investigaciones Biologicas del long-fin amberjack to characterize population-genetic
2010-004
Noroeste differences between Hawaii and Northwest Mexico.
Prabir Daripa daripa@math.tamu.edu Department of Professor Susana Gomez susanag77@gmail.com Nivel II Institute for Applies Mathematics Cumulative enhanced oil recovery optimization for ASP- A2
2010-005 Mathematics and Systems-National University flooding
of Mexico
William H. Neill w-neill@tamu.edu Department of Wildlife Felipe Ascencio Valle ascencio@cibnor.mx III Centro de Investigaciones A Preliminary Health Assessment of Cultured Pacific Bluefin 1. Biotechnology and 4. H
2010-006 Fisheries Sciences Biologicas del Noroeste Tuna, Thunnus orientalis Environment
Delbert Gatlin III d-gatlin@tamu.edu Department of Wildlife Gracia A. Gomez ggomez@cibnor.mx Centro de investigaciones Electron Bean Based Vaccine Agaisnt Edwarsiella ictaluri: A Biotechnology and H
2010-007 and Fisheries Sciences Biologicas del Noroeste Synergistic Approach for the Prevention of Enteric Environment
Septicemia of Catfish
Molly M. Gentleman mgentleman@tamu.edu Mechanical Juan Muñoz-Saldaña jmunoz@qro.cinvestav. Level II Centro de Investigacion y de Composite pyrochlore zirconate materials for next Advanced Materials and Metallurgical and
Engineering mx Estudios Avanzados del Instituto generation thermal barrier materials Manufacturing Materials Sciences
2010-008
Department Politecnico Nacional
Unidad Queretaro
Ayal Anis anisa@tamug.edu Depts, of Marine Anatoliy Filonov afilonov@prodigy.net.m Level II Physics Department, Universidad Hydrodynamics of a High-Altitude Tropical Crater-Lake Environment Environmental
Sciences and x de Guadalajara (UCG), Mexico Ecosystem Sciences
2010-009
Oceanography Strong relation to Urban (Oceanography) and
Development and H - Biological
Sustainability Sciences
Arunachalam Narayanan@entc.tamu.e Engineering Jorge A. Durán Encalada jorgea.duran@udlap.ap. Nivel I Universidad de las Américas Systemic assessment and recommendations for easing 5 and 4 Engineering
Narayanan du Technology and mx Puebla, Department of Business border crossing congestion along US-Mexico Trade Logistics and Supply Industrial Engineering
2010-010 Industrial Distribution Administration and marketing, Corridor Chain, Environmental
School of Business and
Economics
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Eugene Logan Wanger alarife@aol.com College of Architecture Vernacular Building Techniques of Mexico: Re-discovering Urban Devolpment and P - (other, non-
ancient, historic and regional vernacular building practices Sustainabiltiy science)
2010-011
as potential for sustainable solutions to low income housing
Guan Zhu gzhu@cvm.tamu.edu Department of Guadalupe Ortega Pierres gortega@cinvestav.mx II Center for Research and Fatty acid-CoA ligase (ACL) as a novel drug target in Health F, H
Veterinary Advanced Studie PN, Giardia intestinalis
2010-012
Pathobiology Department of Genetics and
Molecular Biology
W. Douglass Shaw wdshaw@tamu.edu Department of Alexander Elbittar alexander.elbittar@cide I Centro de Investigaciones y Risk and Time Preferences in Two Cultures: Climate 3, Environment J-1, Economics
2010-013 Agricultural Economics .edu Docencia Economicas (CIDE, Change Policies and Impacts on Habitats in Mexico-U.S.
and Recreastion, Park elbittar@gmail.com Departamento de Economia Border and Gulf Coastal Areas
and Tourism Sciences
Robert R. Stickney stickney@neo.tamu.edu Department of Maria Teresa Viana Castrillon viana@uabc.mx II Universidad Autonoma de Baja Conerting Tuna By-products into Value Added Ingredients N/A N/A
Oceanography, Dept. California ad Products
2010-014
of Wildlife and
Fisheries Sciences
Christopher D. Marshall marshalc@tamug.edu Department of Marine Thierry Brulé Demarest tbrule@mda.cinvestav. CINVESTAV (Centro de Age Specific Reproductive Biology of Blue Marlin,White Environment H- Biological and
2010-015 Biology mx Investigacion y de Edstudios Marlin, Sailfish, and Swordfish in the Northwest & Other Life Sciences
Avanzados) Unidad Merida Southwest Gulf of Mexico
Thomas E. Lacher tlacher@tamu.edu Department of Wildlife Iván Castro-Arellano ivan.castro@Uconn.edu I Instituto Tecnologico de Cidudad Prevalence and characterization of Hantaviruses and Health, Environment H- Biological
2010-016 and Fisheries Sciences neotomodon@hotmail.c Victoria, Division Estudios de Arenaviruses in wild and peridomestic settings of Sciences and Other
om Posgrado northeastern Mexico Life Sciences
Tamás Kalmár-Nagy kalmarnagy@tamu.edu Aerospace Engineering Luis Govinda García Valdovinos ggarcia@cidesi.com Center for Engineering and Teleoperation of Multiple Mobile Robots in Uncertain Telecommunications/Inf K-
2010-017 Industrial Development (CIDESI) Enviornments ormation Technology Telecommunications,
Robotics, Control
Theory, Graph
Christopher A. Bailey c-bailey@tamu.edu Poultry Science Martin Perez-Velazquez mperezv@dictus.uson. 26035 University of Sonora Supplementation of prebiotics and acidifiers to commercial Biotechnology and G- Agricultural
2010-018 mx shrimp feeds Bioinformatics Sciences
.
Bradleigh Vinson Bvinson@ag.tamu.edu Entomology Edi Alvaro Malo Rivera emr@ecosur.mx Colegio de la Frontera Sur Study of indirect defenses against a serious leaf-eating Enviornmental N/A
2010-019 (ECOSUR) lepidopteran of corn plants through evolution and
domestication
Timothy D. Phillips tphillips@cvm.ta.mu.edu Veterinary Medicine & Roberto Civera rcivera04@cibnor.mx Centro de Investigacion es Enterosorbent applications to reduce food-borne exposure Biotechnology and Biological and Other
2010-020 Biomedical Sciences Biológicas del Noroeste to mercury and aflatoxins in cultured fish Environment Life Sciences
Prasad Enjeti enjeti@tamu.edu Electrical Engineering Jaime Arau jarau@cenidet.edu.mx CENIDET Development of Modular Fuel Cell Systems Energy A4
2010-021
Mariana Mateos mmateos@tamu.edu Wildlife and Fisheries Ninfa Maria Rosas García nrosas@ipn.mx Nivel I Centro de Biotenología Characterization of secondary intracellular endosymbionts Environment H- Biological and
2010-022 Sciences Genómica, Instituto Politécnico associated with the pink hibiscus mealybug Other Life Sciences
Nacional (Maconellicoccus hirsutus )
Julio S. Bernal juliobernal@tamu.edu Entomology Ramón Cuevas Guzmán rcuevas@cucsur.udg.m Centro Universitario de la Costa Studying the interactions between insects and teosinte Environment (4) G- Agricultural
x Sur maize ancestors in the Sierra de Manatlán Biosphere Studies; H- Biological
2010-023
Reserve and adjacent areas to improve teosinte and Other Life
conservation efforts Sciences
Garry Adams gadams@cvm.tamu.edu Veterinary Medicine José A. Gutiérrez-Pabello jagp@servidor.unam.m Level 1 Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria Determination of the caspase-independent cell death Health H- Biological and
2010-024 x y Zootecnia signaling in Mycobacterium -infected bovine macrophages Other Life Sciences
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Duncan MacKenzie duncan@mail.bio.tamu.e Biology Dariel Tovar Ramírez dtovar04@cibnor.mx I Centro de Investigaciones, Effects of amino acid nutrition on the somatotrophic axis of
2010-025 du Biológicas del Noroests (CIB) channel catfish revealed by high resolution sampling
Joseph Awika jawika@ag.tamu.edu Soil & Crop Science Dr. Jose Basilio Heredia jbheredia@ciad.edu.mx 40973 CIAD Culiacán Nutritional, Bioactive and Rheological Properties of Biotechnology and H- Biological and
2010-026 Improved Colored Maize Varieties Bioinformatics Other Life Sciences
John B. Carey jcarey@poultry.tamu.edu Poultry Science María del Pilar Castañeda pilarcs@servidor.unam. 31256 National Autonomous University Salmonella prevalence in the Mexico poultry industry and Health and Food Safety G- Agricultural
2010-027 Serrano mx of Mexico the effects of food safety training on that prevalence Sciences
Richard T. Woodward r-woodward@tamu.edu Economics Gustavo Felix Verduzco gfelix@cise.uadec.mx Level C Universidad A. de Coahuila Measuring the Potential for Self Governance in Fisheries Environment, Urban J-1: Social Sciences-
2010-028
Development and Economics; K:Other
Sustainability Sciences- Inter
Igor V. Roshchin riv@tamu.edu Physics and Materials Aldo Humberto Romero Castro aromero@qro.cinvestav Level III Centro de Investigacion y de Origin and role in exchange bias of uncompensated 5- Advanced Materials A6 and B4
2010-029 Science and .mx Estudios Avanzados del Instituto magnetization in antiferromagnets and Manufacturing
Engineering Program Politenico Nacional
Suresh D. Pillai spillai@poultry.tamu.edu Nutrition and Food Jesús Leobardo Valenzuela jvalen@iq.uson.mx CVU Universidad de Sonora Development of Packaging Designs to Facilitate Adoption of Biotechnology and A- Engineering; G-
2010-030 Sciences; Poultry García 200894 E-Beam Irradiation of Fresh Cut Lettuce and Spinach Bioinformatics; Health Other
Renyi Zhang zhang@ariel.met.tamu.e Atmospheric Sciences, Gilberto Velazquez Angulo gilberto777@gmail.com Líder del Cuerpo Académico de Impact of US-Mexico border transport of ozone and its 4- Environment C- Environmental
2010-031 du Chemistry Estudios Ambientales precursors on attainment of the proposed 2010 NAAQS Sciences, 1-
Atmospheric
Waithaka Mwangi wmwangi@cvm.tamu.ed Veterinary Medicine & Jesús Hernández jhdez@ciad.mx CIAD, A.C. Generation of a cross-protective vaccine against porcine Biotechnology and H
2010-032 u Biomedical Sciences reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus Bioinformatics
Robin Brinkmeyer brinkmer@tamug.edu Oceanography, Marine Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo leo@mda.cinvestav.mx 2 Centro de Investigación y Ships' Ballast Water: An Important Texas-Mexico Transport Health H- Biological and
2010-033 Sciences (TAMUG) Estudios Avanzados del IPN Vector for Exchange of Pathogenic Bacteria in the Coastal Other Life Sciences
Unidad Mérida Gulf of Mexico
E. Gus Cothran gcothran@cvm.tamu.edu Veterinary Integrative Gerardo Suzan Azpiri gerardosuz@gmail.com Nivel 1 Conservacion de Vertebrados y Infectious disease characterization and genetic profiles of 2 F, G
2010-034 Biosciences Ecologia de Enfermedades free-living horses from four Mexican states
Judith M. Ball jball@cvm.tamu.edu Veterinary Susana Lopez, PhD susana@ibt.unam.mx Instituto de Biotecnologia Characterization of key host-cell molecules that function in 2- Health H- Biological and
Pathobiology, the unconventional transport and secretion of the rotavirus Other Life Sciences
2010-035 Molecular and Cellular enterotoxin, NSP4
Medicine
Christine M. Budke Cbudke@cvm.tamu.edu Veterinary Integrative Federico Horacio Dickinson dickinso@ixchel.mda.ci Centro de Investigacion y de Association of traditional subsistence agriculture with Health and Other (Rural C, K, H
Biosciences Bannack nvestav.mx Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N. community health: implications for economic and cultural agricultural and
2010-036
sustainability in rural Mexico community
sustainability)
Inci Guneralp guneralp@geog.tamu.ed Geography Marco Julio Ulloa sidescansonar2003@ya Centro de Investigacion en Joint in situ and remote sensing analysis of the relation Environment C
u hoo.com.mx Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología between the spatio-temporal dynamics of Tule distribution
2010-037
Avanzada del Instituto and the hydromorphological characteristics of two shallow
Politécnico Nacional Mexican Lagoons
Caurnel Morgan camorgan@tamu.edu Nutrition and Food Teresa Morales Marter@servidor.unam. Instituto de Neurobiología, PPAR Activation for Metabolic and Mental Health Health F- Medical Sciences
2010-038 Science mx Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México
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V. Jorge Leon jleon@tamu.edu Engineering Dr. Luis del Llano-Vizcaya lvizcaya@cidesi.mx CIDESI Advanced Manufacturing: Inserting the Small and Medium Advanced Materials and K- Inter Disciplinary,
Technology and Enterprises in the Global Economy Manufacturing A- Engineering (5-
2010-039 Industrial Distribution, Mechanical and 8-
Industrial and Systems Industrial)
Engineering
Binayak P. Mohanty bmohanty@tamu.edu Biological and Claudia Guerrero Barajas cguerrerob@ipn.mx Level I Unidad Profesional Nitrate Contamination in Domestic Wells in Agricultural Environment and Health A7 - Bioengineering
Agricultural Interdisciplinaria de Areas of Texas and Mexico C2 - Earth Sciences
2010-040
Engineering Biotechnología (UPIBI) K - Interdisciplinary
Sciences
G - Agricultural
Brian D. Shaw bdshaw@tamu.edu Plant Pathology and Rosa R. Mouriño-Pérez rmourino@cicese.mx Centro de Investigación The endocytic process during polarized growth in the Biotechnology H- Biological and
2010-041 Microbiology Científica y Educación superior filamentous fungi A.nidulans and N. crassa. Other Life Sciences
de Ensenada - CICESE
Ranjita Misra misra@hlkn.tamu.edu Department of Health Roxana Valdes Ramos rycramos@prodigy.net. Universidad Autonoma del Assessment of Health Literacy for Improved Diabetes Self- na na
2010-042 and Kinesiology mx Estado de México Management and Outcomes: A Bi-National Comparison of
Mexicans and Mexican-Americans
Ciro A. Ruis-Feria ciro.ruiz@poultry.tamu.e Department of Poultry Arturo Pro Martinez aproma@colpos.mx Colegio de Postgarduados Improving Welfare, Physiology, and Carcass Quality G- Agricultural
2010-043 du Science (COLPOS) Through Management in Broiler Chickens Sciences
Robert Warden rwarden@arch.tamu.edu Department of Abel Hernandez-Guerrero abelh@salamanca.ugto Mechanical Engineering Sustainable practices in heritage urban centers: Strategies 6 (Energy) and (7) K- Other Sciences
Architecture .mx Department for rehabilitation and energy efficiency in historic and Urban Development and (Inter Disciplinary)
2010-044
vernacular buildings Sustainability
Manuel P. Soriaga soriaga@mail.chem.tam Chemistry Nikola Batina bani@xanum.uam.mx Departamento de Quimica Fundamental Studies of Biologically Inspired Fuel-Cell Energy, Biotechnology, A2
2010-045 u.edu Electrocatalysts Environment and
Advanced Materials
Luis A. Hurtado lhurtado@tamu.edu Department of Wildlife Jaqueline García Hernández jaqueline@ciad.mx Centro de Investigacíon en Use of Tylos Isopods to Assess Contaminants in the Environment C-2
2010-046 and Fisheries Sciences Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C. Shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico
(CIAD) Guaymas Unit
Alexei Poltoratski, alexeip@math.tamu.edu Mathematics Rafael Del Río delrio@leibniz.iimas.un Instituto de Metodos Waves and spectra Telecommunications/Inf D-Mathematical
2010-047 Professor Department am.mx Matematicos y Numericos ormation Technologies Sciences
Sheng-Jen Hsieh hsieh@tamu.edu Dept. of ETID Ismael Lopez-Juarez ismael.lopez@cinvestav Centro de Investigacion y de Algorithms and Automated Systems Design for 3D Irregular Advanced Materials and A-8-Industrial
2010-048
.edu.mx Estudios Avanzados del IPN- Shape Object Stacking Manufacturing Engineering and A-5-
Unidad Saltillo Mechanical
Engineering
Alex Sprintson spalex@ece.tamu.edu Electrical and Javier Gomez javierg@fi-b.unam.mx Universidad Nacional Autonoma Next Generation Heterogenous Wireless Access Networks: Telecommunications/Inf A.4 Electrical
2010-049 Computer Engineering de Mexico (UNAM) Supporting Mobility, Security, and Roaming ormation Technologies Engineering
Nancy Amato amato@cse.tamu.edu Department of Digital Marco Morales marco.morales@itam.m Instituto Tecnológico Autónoma Motion Planning and Control in Dynamic Environments 3 E-Computer Science
2010-050 Systems x de México Telecommunications/Inf
ormation Technologies
Chanan Singh singh@ece.tamu.edu Electrical and Ernesto Vasquez Martinez evazquez@gama.fime. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Modeling and Analysis of Interdependent Cyber-Physical Energy A.4. Electrical
2010-051 Computer Engineering uanl.mx Leon Systems with Applications to Power Grids Engineering
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John N. Stallone jstallone@cvm.tamu.edu Veterinary Physiol.and Mercedes Perusquía perusqui@servidor.una Institute for Biomedical Research Nongenomic actions of androgen metabolites in F- Medical Sciences
2010-052 Pharm. m.mx cardiovascular regulation: role in pathogenesis of
hypertension and preeclampsia
Daniel A. Singleton singleton@mail.chem.ta Chemistry Juan Raul Alvarez-Idaboy jidaboy@unam.mx National Autonomous University Isotope Effects and the Mechanism of the Baeyer-Villiger Health B-2 Chemistry
2010-053 mu.edu of Mexico (UNAM) and Related Oxidation Reactions in Water
Robert A. Washintgon- washington- Ecosystem Science Elisabeth Huber-Sannwalk ehs@ipicyt.edu.mx Instituto Potosino de The Use of Remote Sensing to Retrospectively Monitor & Environment and Urban C-5 Environmental
Allen allen@tamu.edu and Management Investigación Científica y Assess the Effects of Land Policy on Dryland Degradation Development and Sciences/Other, J-1,
2010-054
Tecnológica in San Luis Potosi Sustainability Economics, 3
Sociology and 4
(Anthropology)
G. Gale Wagner GWAGNER@cvm.tamu. Veterinary Carlos Gutierrez National Autonomic University of Detection and Epidemiological Importance of Inapparent Health F-Medical Sciences
edu Pathobiology Mexico (UNAM) Carriers
2010-055
Jorge Gonzalez jegonzalez@tamu.edu Educational Del Carmen Gilio Medina Universidad Autonoma de Project WORLDDS (Words of Oral Reading and Language
Psychology Queretaro Development Delivered in Spanish)
2010-056
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Suggested Reviewers TAMU Assigned Reviewers
Thomas J. McDonald, Ph.D. Louise Abbott, Ph.D.
Professor Jay Porter Professor Joe Morgan
Dr. Hui Gong-Western Pacific Tropiacl Research
Center
Professor Maria Barrufet Dr. Rodolfo Camacho Dr.
Dan Nachita
Dr. Steven R. Craig
Dr. Wendy Sealy
Tresa Pollock (UCSB)
Anton van der Ven (Umich)
John Nichols (Cranfield)
Mike Maloney (Pratt)
Dr. Achim Stossel (TAMU,
astoessel@ocean.tamu.edu)
Dr. Barry Ruddick (Dalhousie University, Canada,
barry.ruddick@dal.ca)
Dr. William M. Lewis Jr. (Director, Center for
Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam (TAMU)
Dr. Michael Johnson (TAMU)
Dr. Barry F. Lawrence (TAMU)
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Dean Jorge Venegas (TAMU)
Prof. Hal Box FAIA (School of Architecture - School
of Texas at Austin)
John van Lengen - Author of "The Barefoot
Edward J. Sherwood, MD (College of Medicine,
TAMU, sherwood@medicine.tamhsc.edu)
Karen Snowden, DVM, PhD (College of Veterinary
Medicine, TAMU, ksnowden@cvm.tamu.edu)
Alex Brown (Dept. of Economics, TAMU)
Britt Grosskopf (Dept. of Economics, TAMU)
Heather Lench, (Dept. of Psychology, TAMU)
N/A
Dr. Jay Rooker (Department of Marine Biology,
TAMUG)
Dr. Jaime Alvarado (Department of Marine Biology,
TAMUG)
Lee Fitzgerald, Kirk Winemiller, Jessicat Light
(TAMU, Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences)
Donald Brightsmith and Garry Adams (TAMU, Dept.
Dr. Jaime Alvarez Gallegos, Dr. Dezhen Song
N/A
N/A
Warren Dominy - The Oceanic Institute, Aquatic
Feeds and Nutrition Department
Dr. Jerald Caton, Thomas Lalk, Victor Cárdenas-
Galindo, Ulises Cano-Castillo
Robert Wharton, James Woolley, Raul Medina,
Cecilia Tamborindeguy, Julio Bernal
Dr. Rogelio Hernandez-Pando
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Dr. Robert Avena; Dr. Terry Siebenmorgen
Sara A. Majetich, Michael J. Pechan, Thomas
Gredig, Jim Freericks, Chris Leighton, David
Lederman, Axel Hoffman, Andrei Slavin, Caroline A.
Ross, José L. Vicent, Johan J. Akerman
Dr. Eduardo Olaguer, Dr. Joe Pinto, Dr. Xuexi Tie
Dr. L. Berghman, Dr. S. Waghela, Dr. L. Flores, Dr.
C. L. Macias
Dr. Jay Rooker, Dr. Stephen Davis, Dr. Delbert
Gatlin, Dr. Yoav Bashan Gorodentchick, Dr. Luc
Dendooven, Dr. Gerardo Gold Bouchot, *Note:
Please do not send proposal to Dr. Heath Mills
swq
Juan Ernesto Ludert, Ferdinando Liprandi, Koki
Taniguchi, Harry Greenberg, Terry Dermody
Jose Luis Ochoa
Guoyao Wu, Paul J. Wellman, Shoshana Eitan,
Cynthia J. Meininger, Mary W. Meagher
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Dr. Felipe Rubio, Antonio Tajonar, Dr. Jaime
Parada
Robin Autenrieth, Christine Morgan
Dr. Laurie G. Smith, Dr. Steve Harris
na
Miguel Betancourt Lozano
None
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Jane F. Reckelhoff, PhD
Virginia H. Huxley, PhD
Cathleen Crudden (Queens University)
David Briske, ESSM, Steven Whisenant, ESSM
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