Maria Vega Rodriguez

IMaRS PhD Alumni

Positions:

• PhD (2016)
• PhD Candidate (2013-2016)
• PhD Student (2010-2013)

Education:

• 2010 - 2016: Institute for Marine Remote Sensing (IMaRS). University of South Florida (USF), College of Marine Science. St. Petersburg, FL.
• 2004 - 2008: M.S. in Biological Oceanography. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM). Mayagüez, PR.
• 2004: B.S. in Coastal Marine Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus.

Honors:

• 2012 - Aug 2015: NASA Earth & Space Science Fellowship
• 2010 – 2012: NSF - USF Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship
• 2011 - 2012: USF - CMS Bridge to the Doctorate Endowed & Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
• 2011 - 2013: Achievement Reward for College Students (ARCS) - Tampa Bay Chapter

Research Interests:

Remote sensing, bio-optical oceanography, ecology of tropical/coastal marine ecosystems (corals, seagrass & mangroves), biodiversity,climate change.

www.mariavega.info

projects:

• Decision Support System for Ecosystem-Based Tropical Coral Reef Management