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NOAA Civil Rights Office
UPRM Faculty Presentations
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MAYAGUEZ
FACULTY PRESENTATIONS
At NOAA
NOAA and the UPRM are entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will broaden and
enhance existing ties between our organizations, as well as build new relationships in areas of mutual
interest. Come meet the faculty from UPRM's Department of Marine Science, learn about UPRM's
research capabilities, and learn more about the MOU and how it will impact on your organization.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 9, 1999
- 8:30 am to 9:00 pm: MOU Delivery and Ceremony
- 9:00 am to 12:00 pm: Presentations by UPRM Faculty
- 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm: Presentations by NOAA scientists
- 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm: RECEPTION
WHERE: Silver Spring Metro Complex 4, Rm. 1W611 (Ground Floor Large Conference Room)
WHO: UPRM Faculty (in order of appearance):
- Dr. Nilda Aponte, Interim Director, Department of Marine Sciences
- Dr. Aurelio Mercado (Natural Hazard Modeling)
- Dr. David L. Ballantine (Biotechnology/Long Term Ecological Research Program)
- Dr. Paul Yoshioka (Coral Reef Research/LTER)
- Dr. Linda Velez-Rodríguez, School of Engineering (GIS at UPRM)
- Dr. Fernández-Sein, Tropical Center for Earth and Space Studies (Research
Capabilities at UPRM's Bio-Optical Oceanography Laboratory)
NOAA Presenters:
- Dr. John Proni, Chief, Oceans Acoustics Laboratory, OAR/AOML, "Ocean science in the
Caribbean: Plans for AOML to participate in NOAA's MOU with the University of Puerto
Rico at Mayagüez."
- Dr. James Murray, Associate Director for Extension with OAR/Sea Grant, "Utilizing
university extension to build local capacity in Honduras and Nicaragua - a response to
Hurricane Mitch."
- Mr. Pablo Clemente-Colón, NESDIS, Office Research Applications, "Extension of
Spaceborn Synthetic Aperture Radar Observations over the Western Tropical Atlantic
and the Carribean."
- Ms. Robin Bruckner, NMFS, Office of Habitat Conservation, Topic To Be Announced.
- Dr. Adriana Cantillo, NOS, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Center for
Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, "National Status and Trends Program Activities in
Puerto Rico and Adjacent Areas."
For more detailed information on the UPRM Faculty research topics, please
visit the following website:
http://www.noaa.rdc.gov/~civilr
Sign language interepretation will be provided.
Requests for other accommodations should be directed to the NOAA Civil Rights
Office at (301) 713-0500 and TDD (301) 713-0982.
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