1992-present - Chemistry Instructor El Paso Community College General Chemistry and Health Chemistry.

2000-present - Chemistry Instructor  University of Texas at El Paso, Chemistry Department El Paso Analytical Chemistry, Instrumental Analysis, and General Chemistry.

Fall 2001 - Program Assistant. El Paso Community College RISE Program

1979-1987 - Chemistry Instructor  Colegio de Bachilleres, Chihuahua, Chih. Mexico General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry at college level.

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

Ph. D. Thesis “Applications of creosotebush in phytoremediation of Cu(II) and Cr(VI) ions"
     
M. Sc. Thesis “Synthesis of polyamides from 4-amino benzoic acid” May 1992.

Co-author on the 1996 Proceedings of the HSR/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment  “Determination of the Content of Hazardous Heavy Metals on Larrea tridentata Grown Around a Contaminated Area.” May, 1996.

ACS Joint 55th Southwest-15th Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting. Oral Presentation: “Corroboration of Copper and Chromium Uptake by Creosotebush using Hydroponics.” Oct. 1999.

Activity Report from Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory. Paper “Use of XAS to Determine Copper  Uptake by Larrea tridentata Using Hydroponics.”  1998.

2000 Kansas State University Great Plains/Rocky Mountain  HSR/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment. Oral Presentation:  “ Spectroscopic Confirmation of Chromium Uptake by Creosotebush  (Larrea tridentata) Using Hydroponics”.

2000 Proceedings of the HSR/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment    Paper: “ Spectroscopic Confirmation of  Chromium Uptake by Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) Using Hydroponics”.
       
2000 Proceedings of the HSR/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment. Co-author Paper: “Study of the Effects of Heavy Metals on       Seed Germination and Plant Growth of Alfalfa Plant (Medicago sativa) Grown in Solid Media.

Peralta, J. R.; Gardea-Torresdey, J. L.; Tiemann, K. J.; Gomez, E.; Arteaga, S.; Rascon, E.; Parsons, J. G.  “Uptake and Effects of Five Heavy  Metals on Seed Germination and Plant Growth in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa )”.    Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.  (2001),  66(6),  727-734.

Gardea-Torresdey, Jorge Luis; Arteaga, Socorro; Tiemann, Kirk J.; Chianelli, Russell; Pingitore, Nicholas; Mackay, William.  “Absorption of copper(II) by creosote bush (Larrea tridentata): use of atomic and x-ray absorption spectroscopy”.    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry  (2001),  20(11),  2572-2579.

PUBLICATIONS UNDER REVIEW:

Environmental Science and Engineering. Paper: “Confirmation of Chromium Uptake by Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata)   Using Hydroponics: Spectroscopic Studies.”

NOMINATIONS:

2000 Kansas State University Great Plains/Rocky Mountain  HSR/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment. Oral Presentation: “ Spectroscopic Confirmation of Chromium Uptake by Creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) Using Hydroponics.”  May, 2000. Selected as one of the four finalists to       receive the 2000 Karen Morehouse Best Paper Award.

2000 Kansas State University Great Plains/Rocky Mountain  HSR/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment. Paper: “ Study of Metal Uptake and Plant Growth on Live Alfalfa Plants Grown in Solid Media.”  May, 2000. Selected as one of the four finalists to receive the 2000 Karen Morehouse Best Paper Award.

December 2000, Received “The Oustanding Doctoral Researcher in Chemistry” given by the University of Texas at El Paso.

May, 2001, Received “The Oustanding Part-time Chemistry Instructor ” given by the El Paso Community College.

March, 2002, Nominated Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.

September 2002, National Mentor Award given by SACNAS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Science Fair judge at different local schools for several years.

Worked with students in the Honors Program.

November, 2001, Attended The National Minority Role Model Conference in Washington, D. C.

Summer 2003, Attended to the NIH Program to learn to write and submit proposals.

Working with RISE students in two projects:
Phytoremediation and Desalination of Soils.