Computer Systems and Informatics Engineer

Specialist in Strategic Administrative Support

M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences

Current Research:

NSF funded project: "Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Ostropalean Fungi, with Emphasis on the Lichen-forming Thelotremataceae"

Publications:

"A first assessment of the Ticolichen biodiversity inventory in Costa Rica: the genus Coenogonium (Ostropales: Coenogoniaceae), with a world-wide key and checklist and a phenotype-based cladistic analysis" (Eimy Rivas Plata, Robert Lücking, André Aptroot, Harrie J. M. Sipman, Loengrin, Umaña, José Luis Chaves & Daniela Lizano) (2006)

MSc Thesis:

"Use of lichens as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution in Peruvian Andean areas" (2006)