Evelin Yulisa Reyes Mendez

 

                                                                                Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820 |ereye11@lsu.edu |

 

EDUCATION

 

Louisiana State University                                                                                                       

Ph.D. Student Quantitative Ecology                                                                                                                  August 2021-Present

Eastern Illinois University                                                                                                                                      December 2020                                  

Master’s Degree in Sciences                                                                                                                      

Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNAG), Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras                                            December 2016

Bachelor’s Degree in the Major of Natural Resources and Environment                                                                                       

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

1. ​Research Assistant and Graduate Student                                                                                                    Spring 2023-

Louisiana State University / Biological Sciences Department

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2.Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student                                                                                                     Fall 2021- Fall 2022

Louisiana State University / Biological Sciences Department

Teaching intro to Biology lab BIOL1208                               

 

 3. Research Assistant Internship                                                                                                                           May - July 2019

Louisiana State University/ Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology

 Field Technician

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4. Fundación Patuca/Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras                                                                                        January - May 2017

5. Visitor Scholar Internship                                                                                                                                    June - October 2016      

      Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate thesis research.

The evaluation of two strains of Trametes versicolor with respect to the release of sugars in wood and Mischantus giganteus for the purpose of biofuel production.

                                                                                

                                                          

PUBLICATIONS

 

1.  Kalinoski, R.M., Flores, H.D., Thapa, S., Tuegel, E.R., Bilek, M.A., Reyes-Mendez, E.Y., West, M.J., Dumonceaux, T.J., and Canam, T. (2017) Pretreatment of hardwood and Miscanthus with Trametes versicolor for bioenergy conversion and densification strategies. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 183: 1401-1413. DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2507-3

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VOLUNTEER & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

 

 

Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site / Charleston, Il                                                                                        Summer 2020

• Helped with general groundskeeping at the park

• Helped with the removal of invasive species

Volunteer freshwater mussel survey/ Sangamon Forest Preserve, Illinois                                                        August 2020

Volunteer work through Newman Center/Charleston, Il                                                                                    November 2019

• Worked with asylum seekers by providing translation services in Columbus, Georgia

• Helped with renovations at Koinonia farm in Americus, Georgia

Volunteer with The Girls Scouts of Honduras                                                                                                      2005- present

• Leader of troop #50, led the troop through outside activities every weekend and annual camps.

• Represented Honduras at the Centenary Camp at Leeds England                                                            2010

Organized and taught the first National volunteer camp in Honduras                                                              2009

Volunteer assistant at the annual marathon to support people with disabilities                                               2003 - 2008

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

 

• UNAG Alumni Association in the United States                                                                                        2020- Present 

• MSA Mycological Society of America                                                                                                        2022- 

• BES British Ecological Society                                                                                                                    2023-

•  Biological Sciences Graduate Students Association at Eastern Illinois University                                2018-2020

• La Asociación International SIFAT-UNA, AHESUNA                                                                                 2016- Present

• Girls Scout of Honduras                                                                                                                              2002- Present

• American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Member.                                                     2021-Present

 

 

 

HONORS, AWARDS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS

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SPUN Grant for Ecosystem Research, SPUN ( Society for the protection of the underground networks ), August 2023

• Awarded a $10,500 grant for the Fungal Eco-diversity Project in Honduras, focusing on conservation, indigenous collaboration, and ecosystem dynamics

·Scholarship to attend an academic exchange course called “World Hunger and Malnutrition: Practical Skills to

• Full Scholarship to study at Universidad Nacional de Agricultura 2012-2016

• Certificate of completion; Field Training World Hunger and Malnutrition. Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology Lineville, Alabama, USA. May 17th- 30th, 2015

• Certificate of Completion, Bacteriological Monitoring, Global Water Watch, Auburn University Water Resources Center, Alabama, USA. May 28th,2015

• Certificate of Recognition for participation as Adjutant at the First International Congress on Education for Alternation and Social Inclusion. AIMFR was awarded by the National University of Agriculture in 2013. 

• Certificate for having organized and conducted the First National Volunteer Camp. Awarded by the National Volunteer Program, 2009.  

• Certified Facilitator of Friends of Forests and Watersheds, awarded by the Foundation for Democracy and Development in Honduras, Water for All, and the National Foundation of Girl Guides of Honduras. 2008

 

LANGUAGES

    1. Spanish native speaker

    2. English Proficient

    3. Portugues Intermediate

 

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