René S. Revuelta obtained the B.A. degree in Biology and continued his education at the University of Puerto Rico, where he received the Ph.D. degree in Marine Science. He continued training as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biology of The Johns Hopkins University, and as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Division of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. His studies at these institutions include ocean thermal energy conversion engineering, developing analytical techniques to measure organic compounds in ocean water, and using immunological methods to study the physiology and ecology of marine microorganisms. His interest is studying and teaching about the connections between marine science, our planet, and the need for resources by the human ecosystem.

Education:

1986, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, Department of Marine Sciences, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

1978, B.A., University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

 Experience:

1998 - Present, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Miami-Dade Community College, Homestead Campus, Homestead, Florida

1992 - 1998, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Miami-Dade Community College, Homestead Campus, Homestead, Florida

1990 - 1992, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Miami-Dade Community College, Homestead Campus, Homestead, Florida

1989 - 1990, Assistant Professor, Department of Arts and Sciences, Miami-Dade Community College, InterAmerican Campus, Miami, Florida

1988 - 1989, Postdoctoral Associate, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Key Biscayne, Florida

1986 - 1988, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology and McCollum-Pratt Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

1978 - 1986, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

1976 - 1978, Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida