Dr. Martinez's Research Projects
1. "Multidisciplinary Approach to Educate and Train Engineering and Science Students on Air Pollution Issues of the US-Mexico Border," (August 2008 -July 2013)), Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency US-Mexico Border Environmental Education Program, EPA-OAR-IO-07-07, PI, Amount $625,000
2. "Research on the Environmental Sustainability of Semi-Arid Coastal Areas (RESSACA II)," (September 2007 - August 2012), Sponsor: National Science Foundation - CREST program (NSF); Senior Investigator. Amount $5,000,000.
3. "Air Quality Monitoring In San Patricio County," (November, 2008), Sponsor: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), PI , Amount: $9280 (SEP funding for maintenance of air quality monitoring stations)
4. "Air Quality and Health Impacts of Emissions in the Border Region between Northeastern Mexico and Texas." CREST-RESSACA Supplemental. (December 2006 - August 2007), Sponsor: National Science Foundation - CREST program (NSF), Amount: $100,000
5. "Research on the Environmental Sustainability of Semi-Arid Coastal Areas (RESSACA)," (September 2002 - August 2007), Sponsor: National Science Foundation - CREST program (NSF); Co-PI, Amount: $5,000,000
6. "Acquisition of GC/MS for a Study of Hydrocarbons in the South Texas Environment," (September 2002 - August 2005), Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Co-PI, Amount: $180,396
7. "Air Quality Monitoring In San Patricio County," (2005), Sponsors: The Texas Environmental Education Partnership (TEEP) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), PI , Amount: $106,700 (extended to December 2007. Amount $121,506)
8. "Reducing Emissions of PM2.5 and Ozone Precursors from US-Mexico Border Industries using Principles of Industrial Ecology," (2004), Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Border 2012 Initiative, PI , Amount: $45,000
9. "An Integrated Binational Atmospheric Emission Database for the Texas-Tamaulipas-Nuevo Leon-Coahuila Border Region, ," (2004), Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Border 2012 Initiative, PI , Amount: $30,000
10. "Sustainable Technology Development for Wastewater Control in Semiarid Regions," (2003), Sponsor: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Technology Development and Transfer Program, Advanced Technology Program, Co-PI, Amount: $157,400
11. "Biofiltration Optimization Study to Determine Sulfur Toxicity and Media Capacity for H2S Removal in Biofilters," (April 2002 - January 2003), Sponsor: BioReaction Industries LLC, Co-PI, Amount: $17,636
12. "Summer Internship Program to Promote Environmental Careers for South Texas Area Community College Students," (2001), Sponsor: EPA Region VI, Co-PI, Amount: $15,000
13. "Kinetic Evaluation for H2S Biofiltration in the Presence of Ammonia," (2001), Sponsor: BioReaction Industries LLC. Cooperation, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, with other Faculty (K. Jones) in Research Proposals Funded, Amount: $50,000
14. "Composting Optimization in a Semi Arid Climate in the Lower Rio Grande Valley," (2001) Sponsor: City of Brownsville. Cooperation, as a Post-Doctoral Fellow, with other Faculty (K. Jones) in Research Proposals Funded, Amount: $6,193