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Email: luisa.feliciano@upr.edu

Oficina: CI-203

 

Educación

PhD, Civil Engineering, UPR-Mayagüez, P.R., 2023

MS, Electrical Engineering, UPR-Mayagüez, P.R., 2010

BS, Electrical Engineering, UPR-Mayagüez, P.R., 2005

 

Experiencia Académica

    • Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering and Surveying Dept., UPR-Mayagüez. (2025-present)
    • LMS Teacher and Manager: UPRM Coastal Resilience Center’s
      Interactive Learning Hub (IL-HUB). Moodle Platform. University of
      Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Department of Civil Engineering and
      Surveying. Mayaguez, PR (2023-2025)
    • Graduate Writing Facilitator: Graduate Research and Innovation
      Center (GRIC). University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, General
      Library. Mayaguez, PR (2016-2023)

Experiencia de Investigación 

    • CESSRST-II Postdoctoral Fellow – City College of New York, CUNY, NY, US
      Community-Based Flood Mitigation Strategies for Puerto Rico: Integrating Historical Data, Real-Time Monitoring, and Local Engagement in iCHARM
    • Auxiliary Researcher, Graduate Research and Innovation Center, 2024-2025 (GRIC)/Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) – University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, 2024
    • PRoTECT Research Center – Northeastern University, MA, US
      Study of storm-generated response in karst springs to assess spring
      watershed characteristics, 2018-2023
    • USACE – ERDC, Geospatial Research Laboratory, VA, US
      Using a Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) Framework to Assess Post-Hurricane Damage Near Superfund Sites, 2021-2022
    • USACE – ERDC, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, MS, US
      Overview of Potential Solutions for Army Installation Energy and Water
      Plans (IEWPs), 2021-2022

Publicaciones

    • Calle-Hoyos, A. F., Burgos-Leon, N. A., Feliciano-Cruz, L. I., Florian-Algarin, D., Rivera, C.V., De Jesus-Silva, J. D., & Suarez, O. M. (2024). Multi-Objective Optimization of Novel Aluminum Welding Fillers Reinforced with Niobium Diboride Nanoparticles. J. Compos. Sci. 2024, 8, 210. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8060210
    • Feliciano-Cruz, L. I., Padilla, I. Y., & Griffin, S. P. (2023). Post-hurricane damage assessment near superfund sites using a GeoAI framework. Awaiting Submission
    • Feliciano-Cruz, L. I., Padilla, I. Y., Vesper, D., & Rivera, V. (2023). Assessing the relationship between contamination of ground and tap water in karst systems: Implications for environmental health and management. Awaiting Submission
    • Feliciano-Cruz, L. I., Padilla, I. Y., Becker, S. J., Pantoja-Agreda, F. (2023). Correlation of Storm-Generated Response in Karst Springs to Assess Spring Catchments. Awaiting Submission
    • Smith, C. B., Acevedo-Acevedo, D., Martinez-Guerra, E., Medina, V. F., Duczynski, M. P., Wolters, S. R., Garfinkle, N. W., Melendez, L., & Feliciano, L. I. (2022). Developing water resiliency solutions at military installations. Climate Risk Management, 37, 100451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2022.100451
    • Feliciano-Cruz, L., Padilla, I., Muñoz-Barreto, J., & Becker, S. (2020). Employing GIS techniques and unsupervised learning to delineate groundwater recharge potential: A case study in the Karst region of northern Puerto Rico. Proceedings of the 16th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and The Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst.
      https://doi.org/10.5038/9781733375313.1053
    • Feliciano-Cruz, L. I., Becker, S. J., Lasko, K. D., Daughtry, C. S. T., & Russ, A. L. (2019). Forest cover index for tree cover detection using Landsat-7 multispectral imagery. Technical Report ERDC/GRL TR-19-1. US Army Corps of Engineers. https://doi.org/10.21079/11681/34072