CURRICULUM VITAE Nilda E. Aponte Department Biology, UPRB

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name Nilda E. Aponte Avellanet

Citizenship U.S.A

Civil Status Single, 1 adult child

Date and place of birth January 24, 1957 Mayagüez, P. R

Work Address Department of Biology University of Puerto Rico

Carr 174, Industrial Minillas Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00959

Telephone/Fax (787) 993-0000 x 3262 (787) 993-8928 (Fax) (787) 319-4545 Mobile

E-Mail [email protected] (work) [email protected] (personal)

EDUCATION

B. S. Zoology, Department of Biology, R.U.M. University of Puerto Rico, May 1976.

M. S. Botany, Department of Marine Sciences, R.U.M. University of Puerto Rico, May, 1981.

Ph.D. Botany, Department of Marine Sciences, R.U.M. University of Puerto Rico, May 1990.

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FELLOWSHIPS

Henry Rexach Memorial Fund for Academic Excellence. Pueblo International. 1986-88.

10-week Graduate Student Fellowship. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. Summer 1988.

EMPLOYMENT

 February 2013 –present. Director, Department of Biology, Univ. of Puerto Rico at Bayamón.  August 2012- present. Professor, Department of Biology, Univ. of Puerto Rico at Bayamón  August 2012- present. Administrative functions at the Office of Planning and Institutional Research. Univ. of Puerto Rico at Bayamón.  January 2012-July 2012: Special License. Administrative functions at the Office of Planning and Institutional Research. Univ. of Puerto Rico at Bayamón.  May 2003- July 2012, Director Department of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.  April 2001-May 2003, Interim Director Department of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.  July 2001- Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.  July 2000-Nov 2000 Associate Director Office of Graduate Studies, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.  July 1997-present Associate Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.  September 1, 1998- December 1999. Interim Director Department of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.  July 1994-June 1996 Associate Investigator, Department of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.  August 1, 1990 – June 1995. Assistant Investigator/Instructor, Department of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.  Instructor of Aquatic Botany and Marine Biology, Instituto Universitario Tecnológico del Mar, Isla Margarita, Venezuela.  March 1981-June 1983. Researcher at the Marine Station (EDIMAR), Fundación La Salle, Margarita Island. Venezuela.  August 1979-December 1980. Instructor. General Botany and Plant Evolution. U.P.R. Cayey.

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PUBLICATIONS

Aponte-Otaola, N., Díaz-Piferrer, M. and Graham, H. D. 1983. Seasonal variation and anatomical distribution of alginic acid in Sargassum spp. found along the coasts of Puerto Rico. J. Agric. U.P.R., 47: 464-475.

Aponte, N.E. and Ballantine, D.L. 1987. The life history and development of Murrayella periclados (C. Agardh) Schmitz (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae) in culture. Cryptogamie Algologie N.S. 8: 23-40.

Velásquez, Y., Del Valle G., L. and Otaola (Aponte), N. E. 1987. Macroalgas bentónicas y epífitas en la laguna de Las Marites, Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Memoria. 47 (127- 128): 25-35, Contr. No. 128. FLASA. Venezuela.

Aponte, N.E. and Ballantine, D.L. 1990. The life history in culture of Callithamnion boergesenii sp. nov. (Rhodophyta, Ceramiaceae) from the Caribbean. Phycologia. 29: 191-199.

Aponte, N.E. and Ballantine, D.L. 1991. The life history in culture of Seirospora occidentalis Børgesen (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Caribbean. Cryptogamic Botany 2/3: 261-268.

Aponte, N.E. and Ballantine, D.L. 1992. The life history in culture of Pleonosporium caribaeum (Børgesen) R. E. Norris (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Caribbean. Cryptogamie Algologie 13(1): 15-23.

Aponte, N.E. and Ballantine, D.L. 1994. The morphology and life history in culture of Aglaothamnion herveyi (Howe) comb. nov. with notes on A. felipponei (Howe) comb. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 33: 231-238.

Ballantine, D. L., Aponte, N.E. and Holmquist, J.G. 1994. Multi-species Algal Balls and Potentially Imprisoned Fauna: An Unusual Benthic Assemblage. Aquatic Botany 48(2): 167-174.

Aponte, N.E. and Ballantine, D.L. 1995. Aglaothamnion flexibilis sp. nov. and Seirospora viridis sp. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico. Phycologia 34(2): 102-112.

Ballantine D. L. and Aponte, N.E. 1996. Verdigellas gamma (Tetrasporales, Chlorophyta), A new deep-water species from the Bahamas. Nova Hedwigia 62: 425-429.

Ballantine, D.L. and Aponte, N.E. 1995. Laurencia coelenterata (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), a new diminutive species from Dry Tortugas, Florida. Botanica Marina.

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Aponte, N.E., Ballantine, D.L. and Norris, J.N. 1997. Agalothamnion halliae comb. nov. and A. collinsii sp. nov.(Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) Resolution of nomenclatural and taxonomic confusion. Journal of Phycology 33(1): 81-87.

Ballantine, D.L. and Aponte, N.E. 1997. Notes on the benthic Marine Algae of Puerto Rico VI. Additions to the flora. Botanica Marina, 40: 39-44.

Ballantine, D.L. and Aponte, N.E. 1997. A revised checklist of the benthic marine algae known to Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 33(3/4): 150-179.

Ballantine, D.L., Bowden-Kirby, A. and Aponte. N.E. 2000. Cruoriella (Peysonneliaceae, Rhodophyta) rhodolith from shallow water back reef environments in La Parguera, Puerto Rico (Caribbean Sea) Coral Reefs. 19: 75-81.

Ballantine, D.L. and Aponte, N. E. 2000. Botryocladia bahamense sp. nov. (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Bahamas, West Atlantic. Cryptogamie Algologie. In Press

Ballantine, D.L., A. Bowden-Kerby and N.E. Aponte. 2000. Cruoriella (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta) rhodoliths from shallow-water back reef environments in La Parguera, Puerto Rico (Caribbean Sea). Coral Reefs 19: 75- 81.

Aponte, N.E. and D.L. Ballantine. 2001. Depth Distribution of Algal Species on the Deep Insular Fore Reef at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas. Deep Sea Research Part I, 48: 2185-2194.

Ballantine, D.L. and N.E. Aponte. 2002. Ganonema farinosa and Ganonema dendroidea comb. nov. (Liagoraceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Cryptogamie Algologie 23: 211-222.

Ballantine, D.L., H. Ruiz and N.E. Aponte. 2002. Predaea goffiana sp. nov.. (Nemastomataceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Botanica Marina 45: 385-389.

Ballantine, D.L. and N.E. Aponte. 2002. Botryocladia bahamense sp. nov. (Rhodymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Bahamas, west Atlantic. Cryptogamie Algologie 23: 123-130.

Ballantine, D.L. and N.E. Aponte. 2002. A Checklist of the Benthic Marine Algae Known to Puerto Rico, Second Revision. Constancea. 83: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/constancea/83/ballantine_aponte/checklist.html

Ballantine, D.L. and N.E. Aponte. 2003. An annotated checklist of deep-reef benthic

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marine algae from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas (western Atlantic) I. Chlorophyta and Heterokontophyta. Nova Hedwigia 76: 113-127.

Ballantine, D.L. and N.E. Aponte. 2004. An annotated checklist of deep-reef benthic marine algae from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas II. Rhodophyta. Nova Hedwigia.

Ballantine, D.L., H. Ruiz and N.E. Aponte. 2004. Notes on the Benthic Marine Algae of Puerto Rico VIII. Additions to the Flora. Botanica Marina.

Ballantine, D.L. and N.E. Aponte. 2004. Dasya abbottiana sp. nov. (Dasyaceae, Rhodophyta) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Cryptogamie Algologie 25: 409- 417.

Ballantine, D.L. and N.E. Aponte. 2005. An annotated checklist of deep-reef benthic marine algae from Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas II. Rhodophyta. Nova Hedwigia 80: 147-171.

Ballantine, D.L., H. Ruiz and N.E. Aponte. 2009. Notes on the Benthic Marine Algae of Puerto Rico IX. Additions to the Flora. Botanica Marina 52: 229-235.

RESEARCH PROJECTS (selected)

N.E. Aponte. An investigation of the offshore flora of the north coast of Puerto Rico and Revision of the checklist of benthic marine algae of Puerto Rico. Funded by Office of the Associate Dean for Research and External Funding, Univ. of Puerto Rico.

D.L. Ballantine and N.E. Aponte. Algal Species Diversity and Composition as a Factor of Depth on the Deep Insular Reef Slope in the Bahamas. NOAA National Undersea Research Program (1992-94), 3,000.00 + ship & submersible time/year.

N.E. Aponte. Restriction endonuclease analysis of plastid DNA and morphological studies on selected species of the genus Laurencia Lamouroux (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in Puerto Rico. Funded by Office of the Associate Dean for Research and External Funding. University of Puerto Rico. (1993).

D.L. Ballantine, W.H. Gerwick and N.E. Aponte. Role and Production of Biologically Active Secondary Metabolites in Marine Red Algae. MBRS Program, NIH, 1996-97. ($62,742.00)

N.E. Aponte. Species Relationships in the Rhodomelacean Genera Laurencia Lamouroux, Osmundea Stackhouse and their Adelphoparasite Janczewskia Solms- Laubach based on rbcL Nucleotide Sequences with Additional Notes on Species Characterization of Caribbean Laurencia. Funded by NSF 1996-97. ($56,000)

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D.L. Ballantine and N.E. Aponte. Culture response of the Cyanobacteria, Microcoleus lyngbyaceus, to elevated nutrient concentrations in culture. Sea Grant (2000-2002). (Approved) ($46, 500)

N.E. Aponte and D.L.Ballantine. Survey of the presence of the enzymes bromoperoxidase and Iodoperoxidase in Caribbean tropical phytoplankton and benthic marine algae. NASA-EPSCoR (2000-2001) Approved ($26,000.00)

D.L. Ballantine and N.E. Aponte. Role of stress I expression of mammalian secondary hormones (Eicosanoids) in red algae. NIH/MBRS 2000-2002 (Approved ~$$569,358).

D.L. Ballantine and N.E. Aponte. Culture Response of the Cyanobacteria, Microcoleus lyngbyaceus, To Elevated Nutrient Concentrations in Culture. Sea Grant, (Approved 2000-2002.) $46,112.

R. Appeldoorn, D.L. Ballantine, et al. Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES): Integrating Science & Management in the Caribbean NOAA (Approved 2002-2007.) $5,000,000.

Griebenow, Kai. et al. UPR-UGA Partnership for a DoD Research Center for Excellence in Renewable Energy. (Approved 2011-2016). (Not currently active in this paroject) $5,000,000

SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS

June 1982-83. Weekly expeditions, one or two days long, to collect data on benthic ecology off the Margarita and Coche Islands area. Venezuela.

April 1982. R/V. Doña Teresa (La Salle Foundation), cruise to Blanquilla Island, Venezuela, collecting oceanographic data.

October 1986. R/V Isla Magueyes (Univ. Puerto Rico), cruise to U.S. and British Virgin Island, algal collections.

June 1991. R/V. Isla Magueyes (Univ. of Puerto Rico), cruise to Mona Island and North coast of Puerto Rico, algal collections.

August 1992-July 1994 – Regular samplings from the submersible Nekton Gamma. Lee Stocking Island. Bahamas,

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Phycological Society of America International Phycological Society Latin American Phycological Society

SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

1989 Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC). Parguera, Puerto Rico. Paper presented: The life history in culture of a new species of Callithamnion from the Caribbean.

1989 XIII International Seaweed Symposium. Vancouver, Canada.

1990 Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC)/ II Congress of Marine Sciences. Havana, Cuba. Paper presented: The life history in culture of Pleonosporium caribaeum (Børgesen) R. E. Norris (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Caribbean.

1991 IV International Phycological Congress, Duke, North Carolina, U.S.A. Paper presented: The life history in culture of Seirospora occidentalis Børgesen (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Caribbean.

1992 XIV International Seaweed Symposium, Brest/St. Malo, France.

1995 Reunión de Investigadores del RUM Paper Presented: Studies on the Algal Flora of the North Coast of Puerto Rico.

1995 49th Phycological Society of America Meeting. Breckenridge, Co. Paper Presented: Distribution of Marine Algae with Depth on the insular shelf at Lee Stocking Island.

1996 50th Phycological Society of America Meeting. Santa Cruz, Ca. June 1996.

1999 XVI International Botanical Congress and 53rd Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting. (August 1-7) St. Louis, Missouri. Poster: Shallow water rhodoliths from southwest Puerto Rico (Ballantine & Aponte).

2001 The Flora of the Greater Antilles Working Group. July 24-25. Punta Cana. Dominican Republic. New York Botanical Garden. (Invited Participant).

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2001 International Conference Integrating Sciences and Policy from (July 26-29). Punta Cana Dominican Republic. New York Botanical Garden. (Invited Participant)

2003 NSF EPSCoR 2003 Annual meeting – EPSCoR 2005-2010: New Directions. Las Vegas, Nevada on September 7-9, 2003.

2004 Reunión de Investigadores 2nd. Coral Reef Projects PI Meting (NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CSCOR & COP.) Honolulu, Hawaii, April 3-10, 2004.

2005 NSF-CDI. EPSCoR Center Leadership Meeting. Washington, D.C. February 22-23.

2008 1th International Coral Reef Symposium. Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Fort. July 7-11, 2008

2011 ASLO 2011 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, PR. February 13-18, 2011. Limnology and Oceanography in a Changing World. Paper: Ballantine, D., Ruiz,H Aponte, NE. Algal composition and community dynamics at two Puerto Rican mesophotic reef sites.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Invited Professor July 18-31, 1992. Course: Tropical Marine Botany, Sponsored by Los Roques Scientific Foundation of Venezuela, Universidad Central de Venezuela and UPR- Sea Grant Program.

Editorial Committee: III Congress on Feminine Creation in the Hispanic World celebrated on November 15-21, 1992, University of Puerto Rico.

Secretary of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, UPR-RUM (1991-1993)

Research Fellow. June-August 1994. Department of Biological Sciences, Center of Marine Research, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Research Postdoctoral Fellow. Aug. 1996-Aug. 1997. Department of Biological Sciences, Center of Marine Research, University of California, Santa Cruz.

“Investigador Colaborador” of Fundación Científica los Roques. (September 1996)

Editor, CONTRIBUTIONS of the Department of Marine Sciences. (August 1992 - 2005).

Collaborator/Consultant NASA Space Grant Educational Projects 1998-1999; 1999-2000.

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Research Fellow. July-August 2000. Department of Biological Sciences, Center of Marine Research, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Member of the UPRM Ethics in Research Committee. August 2009 2011.

OTHER

Languages: Spanish (read, write, speak); English (read, write, speak); French (read); Portuguese (read)

SCUBA diver. Certified NAUI. Last Revision: September 2014

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