Full Professor phone: (787) 832-4040 ext. 2171 email: martha.lopez@upr.edu office: Q-274E Laboratory: Q-282

Research Interests:   – Analytical Chemistry –  Environmental Chemistry –  Nanotechnology and Plants –  Phytoremediation –  Green Chemistry   Recognitions:   – Active Member of Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (MEXICO), Level I (2009-2016) – Honor Visiting Professor at University of Guanajuato, Mexico (2014) – ES&T Excellence in Review Award (2013) – Active Member of Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (MEXICO), Level I (2009-2013) – Active Reviewer in Journal of Hazardous Materials. (2007-present) – Active Reviewer in Journal of Environmental Science & Technology (2010-present) – Scholarship by CONACYT (Mexico) to Perform a Postdoctoral Fellow (2007-2008). – Outstanding Environmental Science and Engineering Doctoral Student. College of Science. University of Texas at El Paso, 2007. – First Place Poster Presentation Award Winner. Research Expo 2006. University of Texas at El Paso, 2006. – Research Paper Selected for the Top Hottest Article on Chemosphere Journal in 2005. – First Place Oral Presentation Award Winner. Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Denver, CO, 2005. – Outstanding Graduate Research in Chemistry. College of Science. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX, May 2003. Education:   Postdoctoral: University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX, 2007-2010 Specialization: Environmental/Analytical Chemistry   Ph.D.: University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX, 2003-2007 Major Field of studies: Environmental Chemistry Minor Field of studies: Analytical Chemistry   M.Sc. Chemistry.: University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso TX, 2001-2003 Major Field of studies: Analytical Chemistry Minor Field of studies: Environmental Chemistry   B. S. Chemistry: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jal. México Químico Farmacéutico Biólogo, 1980-1984 Major Field of studies: Chemistry, Biology Minor Field of studies: Pharmacy   Recent Publications:   1.     González-Velázquez, J., Salas-Vázquez, E., López-Moreno, M.L. Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide on Cadmium and Macro and Micronutrients Uptake by Leucaena Leucocephala. Chem. Pap. (in press).   2.     González-Velázquez, J., Salas-Vázquez, E., Flores-Tavizón, E., López-Moreno, M.L. Effect of Cadmium on Macro and Micronutrient Uptake and Translocation by Leucaena leucocephala. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 109, 817–822 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03592-6  3.     Salas-Vázquez E., López-Moreno M.L., Bailón-Ruíz S. (2022). Synthesis of CdS and TGA-capped CdS quantum dots from different Cd precursors. MRS Adv. 143. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43580-021-00143-9. 4. Rawat, S., Cantú, J., Apodaca, S. A., Wang, Y., Deng, C., Lopez-Moreno, M. L., Peralta-Videa. J. R., Gardea-Torresdey, J. (2021). Effects of engineered nanoparticles on various growth stages of crop plants. In: Sharma, N., Sahi, S. (Eds.) Nanomaterials Biointeractions: At the Cellular, Tissue and Organismal Level. Springer-Nature, 209-230. Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65792-5_8  5. Alejandra Gómez, Mahesh Narayan, Lijuan Zhao, Xiaorong Jia, Ricardo Bernal, Martha L. López-Moreno, and Jose R. Peralta-Videa, and. (2021). Effects of nano-enabled agricultural strategies on food quality: Current knowledge and future research needs.J. Hazar Mat 410, 123385.