<p>strong>a) EDUCACION<strong> <p>2013-2015: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society, Northern Arizona University. <p>2006-2010: Ph.D. Natural Resources and Environmental Management NREM) University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1910 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822. <p>1991-1994: M.Sc. Agronomy and Soil Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1910 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822. <p>1984-1989: Ingeniero Agronomo especialista en Suelos, Departamento de Suelos, Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico. <p>strong>b) RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<strong> <p>08/2023 – Present Cooperative Extension Director for Santa Cruz County and Associate Agent on Horticulture and Natural Resources. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ< <p>07/2015 – 07/2023 Agricultural Program Coordinator, Rainbow Acres, CamVerde, AZ. <p>09/2011 – 06/2013 Director of the Agricultural Diversification and Agroforestry Programs, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics ICRISAT) Niamey, Niger. <p>06/2010 – 08/2011 Director of Terrestrial Science, Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador. < <p>strong>c) TEACHING EXPERIENCE<strong> <p>Plant Ecology, Soils Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Landscape Ecology and Sustainable Landscapes at Rainbow Acres, CamVerde, Arizona. <p>Guest lecturer on Remote Sensing and GIS Principles and Applications on Forest Management. Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University. <p>Principles and applications of remote sensing and GIS technologies for natural resource assessment and management at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, in Niamey, Niger and Hyderabad, India. <p>Application of remote sensing and GIS technologies for natural resource assessment and management at the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos, Ecuador. <p>Principles of Remote Sensing for Vegetation Studies at Los Tuxtlas Biological Station, National University of Mexico UNAM) <p>Principles of Remote Sensing for Agricultural Applications at University of Veracruz Universidad Veracruzana) Postgraduate College Colegio de Posgraduados) Campus Veracruz, Mexico, and variousTechnological Institutes in Veracruz, Mexico. <p>strong> <strong>strong>d) PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES<strong> <p>Martinez-Morales, R. Agroforestry as an alternative to combat invasive plant species in dryland< <p>ecosystems. Southwest Vegetation Management Association annual conference “20 Years of Vegetation Management in Arizona”, Mesa Community College, October, 2017. <p>Martinez-Morales, R. A Landscape Approach to combat invasive plant species. Intertribal Agriculture Council 2nd Annual Southwest IAC Conference “Strengthening Agriculture on Native Lands of the Southwest” Twin Arrows Resort, Flagstaff, Arizona. September, 2016. <p>Martinez-Morales, R. Koch, G. and B. Hungate. Effects of 10 years of drought 2000-2009) on forest hydrology in Northern Arizona. 12th Biennial Conference of Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, September, 2013. <p>Martinez-Morales R. An integrated agro-ecological cropping system strategy to< <p>increase sustainable food production and climate change adaptation in West Africa. Global Research Alliance Workshop. Accra, Ghana, November, 2012. <p>Martinez-Morales R. Rock phosphate application and Sesbania a wild legume< <p>shrub) planting: an integrated strategy to double millet and sorghum yields in the Sahel. Integrated Soil Fertility Management Conference ISFM 2012: From Microbes to market, Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 22-26, 2012. <p>Martinez-Morales R. and Saidou Abdoussalam. An integrated agro-ecological cropping system strategy to increase sustainable food production and climate change adaptation in West Africa. CORAF/WECARD agricultural science week. Njamena, Tchad, May, 2012. <p> <p>strong>e) AWARDS AND HONORS<strong>br>2008: Best PhD research, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa. <br>2009: Best PhD research, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa. < <p>strong> <strong> <p>strong>f) RECENT PUBLICATIONS<strong> <p>Idol, T. Martinez Morales, R. Friday, J.B. 2017. Precommercial release thinning of potential Acacia koa crotrees increases stem and crown growth in dense, 8-year-old stands in Hawaii, Forest Ecology and Management, 392, 105-114, doi: http:dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.02.029) <p>Wonsook Ha W. Kolb T. E. Sprinter A. E. Dore S, Martinez-Morales R. O’Donnell F. C. Masek Lopez R. Koch G. W. 2014) Evapotranspiration comparisons between eddy covariance measurements and meteorological and remote sensing-based models in disturbed ponderosa pine forests. Ecohydrology, 8:1335–1350, DOI: 10.1002/eco.1586. <p>Martinez Morales, R. 2012) Using Remotely Sensed Imagery for Forest Resource Assessment and Inventory, in Forest Ecosystems-More than Just Trees Eds. Juan A. Blanco and Yueh-Hsin Lo, INTECH, Open Access Company, Rijeka, Croatia