ABE BioComplexity Seminar – Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

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Presenter:
Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena
Title:
Simplified numerical calculation of transformation kinetics for multiple pesticide species in vegetation buffer zones for surface pollution mitigation
Bio:
Dr. Rafael Muñoz-Carpena is a Distinguished Professor of Hydrology and Environmental Modeling at the University of Florida. His work focuses on integrated environmental systems modelling, including interactions between hydrological, ecological and human components, and global sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of these integrated systems. He has co-authored over 250 refereed publications in international journals, books and monographs that have received close to 10,000 citations (G-scholar), and has chaired over 30 doctoral students from 13 countries around the world. He is an elected Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), ASABE (American Association for Agricultural and Biological Engineering), and Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain and has received numerous prestigious awards like ASABE John Deere Gold Medal in 2022 and ADS/Hancor National Soil and Water Engineering Award in 2013, NC State University 2021 CALS Outstanding Alumni Award, and the National Postdoctoral Association Mentoring Award. He is also board member of different national and international academic non-profit organizations.