Department of Environment and Development
Teacher directory
Research areas:
Corporate sustainability Energy potential of renewable resources. Integration of renewable energy in production systems Improved cookstoves and clean cooking. Energy efficiency, Bioremediation, Life cycle analysis, Environmental and carbon footprints. Treatment of wastewater, industrial waste and sludge, Waste revalorization Environmental diagnostics Pollution prevention.
Contact:
- vcortes@zamorano.edu
Victoria Cortés, Ph.D.
- Director
- Associate professor
- Head of Renewable Energy
- Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences
Research areas:
Compensation mechanisms for ecosystem services, Feasibility studies. Natural resource markets and cost/benefit analysis for environmental projects.
Contact:
- mgranadino@zamorano.edu
Marco Granadino, M.Sc.
- Associate professor
- Master of Science in Integrated Natural Resources Management
- Ambiental Sociology
Research areas:
Sustainable development Community development. Rural tourism planning.
Contact:
- btrejos@zamorano.edu
Bernardo Trejos, Ph.D.
- Associate professor
- Ph.D. in Rural Development and Planning
Research areas:
Biological monitoring. Biodiversity. Animal behavior. Effects of climate change on organisms. Orchids and fish.
Contact:
- evandenberghe@zamorano.edu
Eric Van Den Berghe, Ph.D.
- Associate professor
- Head of Herbarium
- Ph.D. in Biology
Research areas:
Biodiversity monitoring. Citizen science for environmental monitoring. Conservation biology. Ecology. Ornithology.
Contact:
- okomar@zamorano.edu
Oliver Komar, Ph.D.
- Full professor
- Head of Biodiversity Center Full
- Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research areas:
Water quality in watersheds and groundwater sources. Surface hydrology. Alternatives for water treatment. Alternatives for water adaptation t o climate variability and change.
Contact:
- etenorio@zamorano.edu
Erika Tenorio, M.Sc.
- Associate professor
- Head of water plants
- M.Sc. in Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Research areas:
Watershed and water resources management. Integrated risk management. Governance for watershed management. Development of participatory methodologies for the delimitation of water recharge zones in micro-watersheds. Agroecology and climate-adapted agriculture
Contact:
- jleon@zamorano.edu
Josué León, M. Sc.
- Assistant Professor
- Forestry Coordinator
- Master's Degree in Watershed Management and Administration
Research areas:
Application of geographic information systems and environmental remote sensing in natural resources, agriculture and territorial planning.
Contact:
- amanueles@zamorano.edu
Alexandra Manueles, M.Sc.
- Assistant professor
- Head of Geographic Information Systems laboratory
- Master's Degree in Geographic Information Technologies
Research areas:
Supervisory control and data acquisition systems for water systems, Integral management of water resources. Design and construction of lagoon systems for effluent treatment. Design and construction of hydraulic infrastructure. Water quality indexes. Valorization of water resources. Water Footprint Water safety plans.
Contact:
- eduarte@zamorano.edu
Efraín Duarte, Mtr.
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Water Management
- Master's Degree in Hydrology and Water Resource Management
Research areas:
Agroecology. Sustainable rural extension. Sustainable agricultural production systems. Sustainable livestock. Conservation agriculture.
Contact:
- mcastellanos@zamorano.edu
Ing. Moíses Castellanos
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Agroecology
- Sustainable agricultural production systems
- Agricultural Engineer
Research areas:
Innovation in agri-food systems, Design of local agricultural technologies, Design Thinking in Innovation processes, Sustainable agriculture, Agroecology.
Contact:
- jvasquez@zamorano.edu
Jacob Vásquez, Mtr.
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Technological innovation in production systems
- Master in Business Management
Research areas:
Topography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Watersheds. Remote sensing. Soil-water dynamics and interaction.
Contact:
- diaz@zamorano.edu
Jeffrey Díaz, M.Sc.
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Geographical Information Systems and Topography
- M.Sc. in Integrated Watershed Management and Administration
Research areas:
Agroforestry systems. Climate change in forestry sciences. Establishment and management of nurseries and forest plantations. Certification of forest plantations.
Contact:
- llicona@zamorano.edu
Lesly Licona, Mtr.
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Nursery and forest plantations
- Master in Renewable Energy Management
Research areas:
Laboratory tests for environmental analysis in water quality. Evaluation of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters in drinking water and wastewater. Characterization of liquid and solid agroindustrial wastes. Evaluation of the energy potential of organic wastes. Determination of the calorific value of biomass from different origins.
Contact:
- espinal@zamorano.edu
Ing. Lourdes Espinal
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Characterization and treatment of agro-industrial waste
- Industrial Chemical Engineer
Research areas:
Access to Energy for Rural Development - Improved stoves. Solar heaters. Biodigesters. Solar stoves. Evaluation of energy projects renewable.
Contact:
- nlardon@zamorano.edu
Ninfa Ardón, Mtr.
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Renewable Energy
- Master's Degree in Environmental Management and Audits
Research areas:
Sustainable forest management - Forest protection, Private nature reserves, Forest plantation certification, Forestry legislation, Forest fire management and management.
Contact:
- fmancia@zamorano.edu
Ing. Felix Mancía
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Forestry business
- Forestry Engineering with a focus on Watersheds
Research areas:
Added value of wood. Development of innovative products in wood processing. Primary processing industry of wood.
Contact:
- jcordonez@zamorano.edu
Ing. Juan Carlos Ordóñez
- Learning-by-Doing Instructor
- Value added in the wood industry
- Forestry Science Engineer with a focus on Watersheds
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