Luis D. Rivera Cubero Email & Phone Number

Westfield, IN, US

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

East Lansing, MI, US

• Develop and conduct research on the relationship between forest structure and subcanopy flux of nutrients and pollutants.
• Collect throughfall volumetric and hydrochemical samples at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
• Manage 4 research sites and supervised 6 undergraduate students across the sampling period.
• Conduct team-based fieldwork, sampling and developing stand inventories at multiple sites around East Lansing, MI
• Develop research experience and laboratory skills to analyze event-based rainwater samples.
• Analyzed data using R, GraphPad Prism 9

East Lansing, MI, US

• Provide translation and transcription to develop Spanish-language materials for “Comprendiendo la Gestión del Carbono Forestal”.
• Content development for “Comprendiendo la Gestión del Carbono Forestal”, a short course with an overview of forest, climate, and human decision-making connections.
• Supervise 80-100 students enrolled in the course to ensure student success.
• Manage communication with students and course administration.

Riverdale, Maryland, US

• Completed a 100-hour summer opportunity in a field survey on the fruit fly with PPQ personnel.
• Operated on Pre-Departure at the International Rafael Hernández airport.
• Performed training in IPHIS, fruit fly trap service, and E-Trap program on the field.
• Completed training in Trimelure (TML), Cuelure (CUE), Metilure (MEL), and Multilure.

Princeton, New Jersey, US

• Designed a recycling program that led to reducing the operational cost and volume of non-hazardous waste
• Estimated different types of non-hazardous waste at 3 buildings.
• Characterized different types of non-hazardous waste to implement the recycling program

• Participated in an undergraduate research program to increase the workforce in areas of Agriculture, Food Security, Food Safety, Natural Resources, and Conservation or related disciplines
• Participated in activities and seminars for professional development
• To correlate the possible weather changes with rain patterns in Puerto Rico in the last 5 years (2012-2017).

Plymouth, MI, US

• Developed research skills through a 10-week research program in green chemistry designed for students interested in graduate school and research experience.
• Cultivated intrapersonal skills through weekly professional development seminars and chalk talks.
• Observed the fate of heavy metals in Boron Doped Diamond (BDD) electrodes.
• Applied electrochemistry techniques to remediate nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater.
• Disseminated research findings via poster presentation for 200 students and faculty and oral presentation for 25 students and faculty.

University Park, PA, US

• Participated in an 8-week intensive research program designed for students interested in graduate school.
• Attended weekly seminars and professional development workshops.
• Analyzed Weather, Research, and Forecasting (WRF) modules to understand the tropical cyclones in Cape Verde from 1851 to 2015.
• Disseminated research findings via poster presentation of 150 students and faculty.

• Worked in a team setting of 12 members through a bacteriological, ecological, chemistry, and environmental program.
• Analyzed the water quality of surface water in Ponce and Guanica, Puerto Rico
• Determined coliform parameters using Colilert 18 and Enterolert 18.
• Presented research via oral presentation at the National Wildlife Refuge, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (May 2016).

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Forestry And Environmental Toxicology

Bachelor’S Degree, Environmental Health And Safety