JORGE RAMOS

College of Forest Resources
University of Washington
Box 352100
Seattle, WA 98195
jramos21@u.washington.edu

EDUCATION

2007-2010
University of Washington, College of the Environment, School of Forest Resources.
Master of Science. Expected graduation date: 06/2010
Thesis title: “Exploring current habitat associations and projecting future amphibian distributions in the Puget Sound region.”
Committee Chair: Dr. Josh Lawler

2002-2006
2002-2006 University of Texas at El Paso, College of Science
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - Biology Concentration
Cum Laude

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2007
EcoInformatics Summer Institute, Oregon State University
Blue River, OR
HJ Andrews - Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) station.   
Summer Research Experience
Using informatics, I gathered and managed large amounts of data to research the composition of arthropod food webs in grassland ecosystems across different elevation gradients of the US.

2006
Shoals Marine Laboratory, Cornell University
Isles of Shoals, ME
Strategies for Ecology Education, Development and Sustainability (SEEDS) Research Fellow
Researched the ecology, behavior, and the environmental responses of two pinniped populations. In addition, I assisted researchers in night diving research activities.

2005
Swedish Beringia 2005 Expedition
Barrow, AK
Research Assistant
Guided international researchers and assisted them in their arctic field projects.

Environmental Careers Organization -Fish and Wildlife Service
Alaska
National Abnormal Amphibian Project in Alaska
Field BioTechinician - Examined metamorphic wood frogs for physical abnormalities and record data with Palm PDAs. Acquired experience in presence/absence population models.

2004
Pathways PREP/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
El Paso, TX
Research for Undergraduate in Earth Sciences
Research Assistant
Researched the biogeochemical composition in rainwater from El Paso, TX.

University of Texas - Environmental Science Institute
Austin, TX
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Researched the diversity of soil invertebrates between different types of human disturbance and vegetation.

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2008-2012
National Science Foundation (NSF) – Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient
$150,000

2007-2008
Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program Diversity Fellowship
College of Forest Resources Outstanding Applicant
Graduate School, University of Washington

2005-2006
SEEDS Research Fellowship for Undergraduates
Ecological Society of America
$12,000. One of 5 recipients.

2005
Golden Key Spring Undergraduate Research Grant Scholarship
$500. One of 5 recipients.

WORK EXPERIENCE 

2007
Ecological Society of America, Education and Diversity Initiatives
Washington, DC
SEEDS Student Coordinator

2006-2007
University of Texas at El Paso - Physics -Education Research Project
El Paso, TX
Assisted in data collection, categorizing, and entry.

2005-2006
Systems Ecology Laboratory - UTEP
El Paso, TX
Processed and classified biomass samples.
Acquired basic knowledge of GIS (ArcView) software.

2002-2004
UTEP College of Science, Dean's Office
El Paso, TX
Student Assistant

TRAVEL AWARDS

2008
SEEDS Leadership Meeting. Duke University. Hosted by Dr. Norm Christensen *
SEEDS Alumni Mentor Travel Award, ESA. Milwaukee, WI *
SACNAS-IPY Travel Scholarship, Salt Lake City, UT *

2007
AGU- MSPHD Travel Scholarship, San Francisco, CA (declined)

2006
SEEDS Student Travel Award, Memphis, TN *
SACNAS Travel Scholarship, Tampa Bay, FL *

2005
SEEDS Leadership Meeting, Arizona State University. Hosted by Dr. Nancy Grimm *
SEEDS Student Travel Award, ESA-INTECOL. Montreal, Canada *
SACNAS Travel Scholarship. Denver, CO *

2004
SEEDS Student Travel Award, ESA. Portland, OR
SACNAS Travel Scholarship. Austin, TX. *
National Hispanic Environmental Council

* Denotes poster presentation, oral presentations, organized special sessions, organized field trips, and chaired scientific symposiums.

PRESENTATIONS

2008
ESA sowing SEEDS of Sustainability in Chiapas, México. “Forest and agroforest landscape transformation in southern Mexico: consequences for biodiversity, conservation, and rural livelihoods” Melendez-Ackerman, E. J., Ramos, J. Armstrong, M., Guzman, D., Sloan, S.A. - ESA

2006
Population sizes, site usage, and behavior of harbor and gray seals in the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine. Ramos, J., Shulman, M., Early, G. - ESA and SACNAS

2005
Diversity of soil invertebrates: Comparison between different types of human disturbance and vegetation. Ramos, J. – ESA
Science without borders – UTEP SACNAS Chapter . SACNAS

2004
Diversity of soil invertebrates: Comparison between different types of human disturbance and vegetation. Ramos, J. – SACNAS

CHAIRED AND ORGANIZED SESSIONS

2008
Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Effort.
Chair. SACNAS National Conference. Salt Lake City, UT.
Student Diversity: Trail Blazers in Transforming the Culture of Ecology
Co-organizer. ESA Milwaukee, WI

2007
Special Session. Bridging the gap: Establishing educational outreach activities at ESA Annual Meetings. Co-organizer. ESA, San Jose, CA
Field Trip. San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge field trip – Hands on Educational Experience. Co-organizer. ESA, San Jose, CA

INVITED SPEAKER

2008
Biology 1113D – Ecology as a career choice! Biology Department, University of Washington So you are thinking about pursuing ecology in graduate school? The things you should know about a Master’s program. Ramos, J., Wong, C., and Strickland, J. SEEDS Leadership Meeting, Duke University.

PUBLICATIONS

2006
Wong, C., Baquera, N., Colón-Rivera, R., Machona, B., McLaughlin, C., Ramos, J., Rivera, A.,
Sanfiorenzo, C., Striped Face-Collins, M., Tooke, T., Vasquez-Radonic, L., and Vickery, K.
2006. SEEDS of a New Millennium. ESA Bulletin 87:225-228.

NON-PEERED REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

2007
Constructed and wrote the monthly SEEDS Dispersal Newsletter from January 2007 to May 2007. Now as a graduate student, I contribute to the newsletter with reviews of significant scientific literature and short narratives about graduate school experiences.
http://esa.org/seeds/newsletter

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2006
University of Texas at El Paso. Teaching Assistant the Environmental Science Section for introductory freshmen science course: SCIENCE 1101.

HONORARY AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS

UTEP Dean's List from 2004 to 2006
UTEP Spotlight on Students 2006
Golden Key International Honour Society
Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society of UTEP
National Scholars Honors Society 
National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences (SGE) - Alpha Lambda Chapter

ORGANIZATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Ecological Society of America since 2004
Society for Conservation Biology since 2006
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science since 2004

SERVICES AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

UW - Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program - Student Advisory Board.
UW - College of Forest Resources - Diversity Contact
National Liaison and member of the SACNAS Student Chapter at UW
Co-founder, and past president of the SACNAS Chapter at UTEP
Co-founder, officer, and member of the Environmental Advocates SEEDS Chapter at UTEP
Community Cleanup with Environmental Advocates - UTEPSEEDS Chapter
Organized first ever 2006 UTEP's Undergraduate Research EXPO
Science Fair Judge and participant of Career day at local schools
UTEP's Science Council Advisory Board 2004-2006

REFERENCES

Available upon request.