Scholarly Activities and Conferences

• Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute (MTBI), Summer 1997, Cornell University. 
• Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference, October 1997, Houston, TX. 
• Poster Presentation
• MTBI, Summer 98, Cornell University.
•  Advance Student: Mentoring the first year students in the program
• SACNAS Conference, Washington, DC.
• Poster Presentation
• Seminario Interuniversitario de Investigacion Matematica (SIDIM), Universidad Catolica Pontificia de Puerto Rico, February 2003. 
• Career Workshop on Minorities and Applied Mathematics, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), University of Minnesota. 
• Talk: "Introduction to Bifurcation Theory", Universidad de Puerto Rico en Cayey, Cayey, PR. November 2005.
• Introductory talk intended for undergraduate students about the Theory of Bifurcation in nonlinear ODE. (45 min.) 
• Talk (25 min): "On the exact multiplicity of solutions for boundary-value problems via computing the Bifurcation Diagram", SIDIM Conference, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR. February 2006.  
• Mathematical Science Research Institute (MSRI) Summer Program: Mathematical Aspects of Computational Biology, Berkeley, CA, June 19, 2006 to June 30, 2006.
• Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) Summer Program: Ecology and Evolution, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, July 17, 2006 to August 4, 2006.
• Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI) Short Course: Introduction to Mathematical Neuroscience, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, September 11, 2006 to September 15, 2006.
• (Talk) Introduction to the Mathematics of Computational Biology: Experiences at the 2006 MSRI Summer Program, SACNAS Conference, Tampa, FL, October 2006.
• Poster Presentation: Blackwell-Tapia Conference, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, November 2006
• IntroductoryWorkshop on Dynamical Systems with Emphasis on Extended Systems, Mathematical Science Research Institute (MSRI), Berkeley, CA, January 21-26, 2007. (Poster Presentation).
• Colloquium, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, February 8, 2007. (Talk 50 min)
• Geometric Singular Perturbation Theory and its Application to Mathematical Biology, Colloquium, Department of Mathematics, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, February,
  2007.
• Workshop: Opportunitties in Mathematical Biology for Under-represented groups, Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Columbus, OH, March, 2007.

Other Activities

• I have been involved in recruiting minority students for the Department of Mathematics at the University of Iowa. My duties, among many, include logistics for visits to the different campuses of the University of Puerto Rico.