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Jose Herrera (Undergraduate, Department of Biology)
Position:
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Undergraduate Senior and Research Assistant to graduate student Paul E. Hotchkin.
Primary Research Project:
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Land cover change assessment of the Franklin Mountains State Park in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Contact details:
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Office: 325 Biology Building.
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Phone: +1-915-747-9916
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Email: jherrera8 at miners.utep.edu
Started at UTEP:
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Spring 2006.
Education:
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2006-2008 B.S. The University of Texas at El Paso major in Biology and minor in Chemistry.
Research Interests:
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Climate change biology, carbon-flux, plant ecology and physiology.
Favorite Technologies:
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Any instrument with a whole lot of wires arranged in disarray!!!
Favorite Field Site:
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Antarctica!!!!
Hobbies:
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The Great Outdoors and anything it has to offer. Helping my 5-year old son identify our native flora! (I know it's a bit much but you'll be surprised).
Ambitions:
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Motivate and mold young K-12 students become better leaders tomorrow by bringing environmental crisis and research to their classrooms.
Personal Statement:
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I developed a passion for systems ecology research and plan on pursuing graduate school under this field. I'm a proud father of a wonderful boy named Evan that fuels my desire for learning, living, giving, and having fun doing them! The team here at Systems Ecology Lab is awesome and I feel very fortunate to be a part of it!
Miscellaneous:
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I am a proud ROAM'er - see pictures, video, blogs, vlogs and lesson plans etc produced on our recent trip to Antarctica.
