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Dr. Engil Pereira (Curriculum vitae)

Past Members

Samantha Colunga

Master's Student, 2024

Currently: Soil Scientist, USDA NRCS

Larissa Cantu

Undergraduate Researcher, 2023  

Currently: Soil Conservationist, USDA NRCS

Jon Dale 

Master's Student, 2023  

Currently: Director, American Forests

Gladys de la Rosa

Master's Student, 2022  

Currently: Environmental Sciences Lecturer at UTRGV

Armida Rivera

Master's Student, 2022  

Currently: Physical Science Technician, USDA NRCS Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory

Rocio Hernandez  

Master's Student, 2022  

Currently: Farm to School Program Manager, IDEA Public Schools Farm Program

Angel Salinas

Undergraduate Researcher, 2021-2022  

Currently: Soil Conservationist, USDA NRCS

Deisy Garcia  

Undergraduate Researcher, 2021-2022  

Currently: Graduate student at UTRGV

Ahyde Martinez

Undergraduate Assistant, 2021

Viridiana Lloyd  

Undergraduate Assistant, 2019-2021

Denise Tijerina  

Undergraduate Researcher, 2019-2020

Karla Sena

Visiting PhD Student, 2019-2020  

Currently: Research Lead, InPlanet

Thais Soto Boni  

Visiting PhD Student, 2019-2020  

Currently: Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Sao Paulo State University

Rafaela Conz

Visiting PhD Student, 2019  

Currently: Soil Microbiology Technical Research Staff, ETH Zurich

Yvette Garcia  

Undergraduate Researcher, 2018-2020  

Currently: Researcher at Pebble Labs, Los Alamos, NM

Lilly Elliott  

Undergraduate Researcher, 2018-2020  

Currently: PhD student at Cornell University

Josabeth Navarro  

Undergraduate Researcher, 2018

Jahdiel Salazar 

Undergraduate Researcher, 2018  

Currently: Contracting Officer, USAF

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