OTS-IRES International Research Experience for Graduate Students July - September 2006 Wetland Restoration and Water Resource Management at Palo Verde Biological Station, Costa Rica from July to September 2006 Mentors: Dr. Jorge A. Jiménez Dr. Eugenio González Dr. Julio Calvo Dr. Mahmood Sasa M.Sc Monika Springer Application Deadline: June 1 - July 3, 2006 Selections Announced: by July 7, 2006 (a rolling admissions basis) ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES Box 90630 Durham, NC 27708-0630 Phone: (919) 684-5774 Fax: (919) 684-5661 Email: The Program Other Important Documents Program prerequisites IRES Research Lines Recruitment IRES Mentors Brief Biographies What does the IRES award cover? IRES Application Form Application deadline     Mentors: Brief Biographies Dr. Jorge A. Jiménez Current Position Director in Costa Rica, Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS). Areas of Interest Forested Wetlands Ecology and Management, Wetland Conservation and Biodiversity, Project administration, Biodiversity Inventories, Information Systems Administration, Database Development. Education Ph.D. Ecology, University of Miami, Florida, 1988 M.Sc. Marine Ecology, University of Miami, Florida, 1981 B.Sc. Biology, University of Costa Rica, 1979 Dr. Eugenio González Current Position Scientific Director, Palo Verde Biological Station Areas of Interest Restoration ecology, restoration of degraded pasturelands, restoration projects, tropical ecosystems, adaptability of tree species to degraded soils. Wetland restoration, hydrology and management of wetlands, interested in investigating the major ecological process taking place post-restoration, such as plant dynamics and seed soil bank. Education Ph.D. in Forestry, Texas A & M University, Texas, 1996 Lic. Sc. In Forestry, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 1990 B.Sc. in Forest Science, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 1986 Dr. Julio Calvo Current Position Associate Professor, Natural Resources Management, School of Forestry, Technological Institute of Costa Rica, Cartago. 1982 - Present. Areas of Interest Forest hydrology, Hydro-meteorological modeling, watershed management, environmental impact analysis, watershed management, land use planning, soil and water conservation, reforestation with exotic and native tree species, forest management and certification, forestry and environmental education, conservation biology. Thesis advisor for students working in Panama, Bolivia, and Costa Rica. Education B. Sc, forest engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, 1978 M. Sc, forest Hydrology and Silviculture, New York State University, Ithaca, NY, U.S.A., 1982 Ph.D, natural resources management and soil science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A., 1991 Dr. Mahmood Sasa Current Position Associate Professor/Researcher. Instituto Clodomiro Picado. Facultad de Microbiologia, Universidad de Costa Rica. Areas of Interest Population variation of morphological and molecular characters, molecular systematics, Neotropical herpetology, biogeography, evolution of venom systems in snakes, population and conservation genetics, biostatistics. Education Ph. D. Quantitative Biology. "The herpetofauna of subhumid forest of Middle America: A test of biogeographical hypotheses using molecular phylogeography". Major professors: Jonathan A. Campbell and Paul T. Chippindale. Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington. 2000 M. Sc. in Biology. Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington. 1996 B. Sc. Biology. Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica.1990 M.Sc Monika Springer Current Position Associate Professor. School of Biology. University of Costa Rica (UCR). Since 1995. Curator of the Aquatic Entomology Collection. Zoological Museum, University of Costa Rica. Since 1995. Director. Zoological Museum, University of Costa Rica. Since Nov. 2003. Areas of Interest Aquatic Entomology; Aquatic Biomonitoring; General Biology, Aquatic Ecology & Entomology, ecology and taxonomy of aquatic macroinvertebrates for biomonitoring and environmental impact studies. Education University of Munich, Germany. PhD. student; foreseen presentation of thesis & graduation: 2007 University of Munich, Germany. M.Sc. in Biology, Thesis: "Studies on the caddisfly fauna in a tropical stream in Costa Rica (Insecta: Trichoptera)". August 1992 University of Costa Rica, School of Biology. DAAD-Scholarship for graduate studies in Tropical Biology. June 1990 - August 1991 University of Munich, Germany. Graduate studies in Biology. 1987-1990 University of Munich, Germany. Undergraduate studies in Biology. 1984-1987