The Hazen Lab Alumni
TECHNICIANS and RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
- Rick Huang, 2002-2005. Currently: Middle School Science teacher in Livermore, CA, rickhuang@yahoo.com
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
- Sadhana Chauhan. LBNL, 2000-2001. Currently Assistant Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, http://microbiology.utmb.edu/faculty/chauhan/homepage.htm
- Jorge Santo Domingo, SRS 1995-1998. Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education. Currently:Scientist US EPA Cinicinnati,OH. SANTODOMINGO.JORGE@epamail.epa.gov
- Gary A. Toranzos. 1986-1988. National Institutes of Health Grant RR-02657-01, Currently Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR. gtoranzo@upracd.upr.clu.edu
- Joel Dougherty. 1989-1992. Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Currently Enforcer, USEPA, TX
- Michael Enzien. 1990-1993. Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
- John E. Wear. 1993. Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education. Currently Professor, Cawtaba University, NC
- Robin Brigmon. 1994-1995. Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education. Currently Senior Scientist, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC
- Robert Gorden. 1994. Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education.
- Jill Dyken. 1995-1996. Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education
- Joann Radway. 1996-1997. Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education.
- Geralyne López de Victoria. 1996-1998. Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education.
- Albert Tien. 1996-1998. Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education.
- Tracy Letain. 2000-2003. Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research Program, Currently: Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
PhD. STUDENTS
- Francisco A. Fuentes. July 1987. Petroleum Biodegradation in Tropical Near-Shore Coastal Waters: Effects of Environmental Factors on Oil Degraders Growth and Metabolic Activity. UPR. Currently Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, PR
- William E. Arias. December 1987. Ability of an Environmental Escherichia coli Isolate to Survive and Multiply in Algal Exudates of Tropical Microbial Epilithic Communities. UPR. Currently: Professor, Interamerican University, San Juan, PR
- Luis E. Jiménez. September 1989. Molecular Analysis of Deep Terrestrial Subsurface Bacteria. UPR.
- John E. Wear. December 1992. Environmental Diagnostic Analysis of Ground Water Bacteria and Their Involvement in Utilization of Aromatic Compounds. Wake Forest University. Currently: Professor, Cawataba University.
M.S. STUDENTS
- Arleen J. López-Torres. September 1982. The Ecology of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Aquatic Habitats of Puerto Rico. Currently Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon, PR. A_Lopez@upr1.upr.clu.edu
- Carlos F. Aranda. September 1982. The Ecology of Freshwater Zootychoplankton in the Mameyes River, Puerto Rico. Currently: ?
- Martha Carrillo. September 1983. Evaluation of Bifidobacteria as a Potential Indicator of Human Fecal Pollution in Tropical Freshwater Aquatic Systems. Currently: ?
- Nerybelle Pérez Rosas. January 1984. Distribution and Survival of Vibrio spp. in Tropical Freshwater and Marine Environments. Currently: ?
- Ileana López de Cardona. December 1984. Survival of Poliovirus in Tropical Waters. Currently: ?
- Carmen Ortiz Roque. April 1986. Distribution of Legionella in the Waters of Puerto Rico. Currently:?
- Jesús Santiago Mercado. October 1986. Comparison of Four Membrane Filter Methods and the MPN Method for Detection and Enumeration of Fecal Coliform Bacteria in Tropical Waters. Currently: Professor Universidad Metropolitano, San Juan, PR.
- Yazmín A. Rojas. February 1987. Distribution and Survival of Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria in Treated and Untreated Rum Distillery Effluents. Currently:Professor
- Jorge W. Santo Domingo. April 1987. Comparison of the In Situ Survival Rates and Cell Activity of the Indicators of Water Fecal Contamination Streptococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli in Tropical Marine Waters. Currently:Scientist US EPA Cinicinnati,OH. SANTODOMINGO.JORGE@epamail.epa.gov
- Evelyn E. Elías Montalvo. April 1987. Survival of Yersinia enterocolitica in Tropical Freshwater and Evaluation of a Fluorescent Antibody Method for Detection of this Bacterium in Water and Food Sources. Currently: Site Training & Development Manager, Human Resources, Amgen, Juncos, PR. eelias@amgen.com
- Susan Joyner Rivera. July 1987. Autecology of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Tropical Waters.
- Norma E. CruzCruz. July 1987. In situ Survival and Plasmid Transfer Studies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains in Tropical Fresh Waters.
- Madeline Bermúdez. July 1987. Use of DNA-DNA Hybridization and Determination of the Mol % G+C for the Genetic Analysis of Environmental Isolates of Escherichia coli from Tropical Waters.
- Abigail Negrón Alvíra. July 1987. Isolation and Enumeration of Legionella spp. in Cooling Tower Waters in the Tropics. Deceased 1994.
- José Marcos Soto Muñiz. February 1989. Evaluation of Total Coliform, Fecal Coliform, and Fecal Streptococci as Adequate Indicators in Monitoring Public Water Supply Quality in the Tropics.
- Geralyne López de Victoria. February 1989. Chemotactic Behavior of Deep Subsurface Bacteria Toward Carbohydrates, Amino Acids and a Chlorinated Alkene.
- Rachael O’Brien. May 1999. PCB contaminated soil chemical and biological treatment. University of California at Berkeley, Environmental Engineering.
UNDERGRADUATES
- Ernie X. Perez Almodovar. June 2006-August 2006. Molecular microbial ecology of UXO contaminated marine environments. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaquez, Industrial Biotechnology. FAST Program Summer intern. Currently: Senior at UPR doing a semester abroad at University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. erniexperez@gmail.com
- Natalia M. Ramos. June 2006-August 2006. Molecular microbial ecology of UXO contaminated marine environments. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaquez, Industrial Biotechnology. FAST Program Summer intern. Currently: Junior at UPR. nataliamramos@gmail.com
- Karen Webster. June 2005-August 2005. Stress responses in Desulfovibrio vulgaris to Cr and other stressers. University of California at Berkeley, Chemical Engineering, Graduated May 2006. Currently:?
- Natalie Katz. June 2004-June 2005. Stress responses in Desulfovibrio vulgaris and Shewanella oniedensis. San Franciso State University, Intern CSSE. Currently: Senior in Biology at UC San Diego.
FACULTY
- Arturo Massol-Deya. June 2006-Present. Molecular microbial ecology of UXO contaminated marine environments. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaquez, Department of Biology. FAST Program (DOE/NSF). Curently: http://vieques.uprm.edu/
- Emily J. Dulde. July 2005-August 2006. Summer High School Teacher developed teaching modules for bioremediation, biodegradation, and land fill issues. Currently: Milwaukee, WI High School at duldee@nbps.k12.wi.us
- Carlos Rios Velazquez. June 2003-August 2004. Microbial ecology of aerobic landfills. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaquez, Department of Biology. FAST Program (DOE/NSF). Curently: http://www.uprm.edu/biology/profs/rios/index.htm