Ernesto Medina
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Ernesto A. Medina is an ecologist specializing in plant physiology when adapting to the changing environment. He is an elected international member of the National Academy of Sciences, and is an adjunct professor in the department of Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC).[1]
Early life and education
Medina was born on July 27, 1938 in
Career and research
He was assistant professor at the Universidad Central in Caracas, and joined the department of Ecology at the Venezuela Institute for scientific Research (IVIC)[4][5] in 1970.[citation needed]
Since 2013, he held a position as adjunct professor in the department of Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation (CREST-CATEC) where he continued his research on plant physiology.[citation needed]
Fields
Medina focuses on the study of plant populations and their environmental variables, particularly nutrient availability in natural ecosystems. His research includes the study of how a changing environment can affect
Awards and honors
He holds an honorary membership in the Ecological Society of America supported by letters from P. D. Coley, T. A. as well as the international membership in the National Academy of Sciences.[citation needed]
His honors also include Guggenheim fellow and Lorenzo Mendoza Fleury Prize.[7]
Public engagement
In 1970, he did postdoctoral research at the Carnegie Institution (Stanford, California) on the photosynthesis of plants.
In 1979, Medina was a guest at both the Australian National University and Stanford University (USA).
Medina has also participated projects with MAB, INTECOL, SCOPE, OAS, and FAO. He has helped establish a school of plant ecology in Venezuela by training 27 students through IVIC and the Universidad Central de Venezuela.[8]
Personal life
Medina is married to Elvira Cuevas.[2]
References
- ^ "Research Gate Ernesto Medina". Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 15 Dec 2020.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Medina, Ernesto (2015). "Curriculum Vitæ" (PDF). TWAS Directory. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ "Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Vol.69, No.1 (Mar.1988), p.30-31. Courtesy of JSTOR" (PDF). Retrieved 15 Dec 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-429-44100-4, retrieved 2020-12-15
- ^ "Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research". Retrieved 15 Dec 2020.
- ^ "Ernesto Medina". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Stanford, ©Copyright Stanford University; California 94305. "Search Results". Stanford University. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "1998 Salt and Water Stress in Plants Conference GRC". www.grc.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
External links
- Ernesto Medina publications indexed by Google Scholar
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