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Jorge Arreola Vargas
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- Instructional Assistant Professor
- Focus Area: Bioremediation, biorefinery, and effective teaching through active learning approach
- Office:
- PLPM 323
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 979-458-6363
- Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8310-7740
Education
- Undergraduate Education
- B.S. Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Technology of Mexico
- Graduate Education
- Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, CONACYT Research Center (IPICYT, Mexico)
- Postdoc. Biorefinery, Texas A&M University
- Courses Taught
- BESC 357 Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts Biotechnology issues in developing bioenergy as a renewable energy source; emphasis on the three generations of bioenergy and enabling technologies; special topics include recent advances in bioenergy research, government policy, and industrial development.
- BESC 367 U.S. Environmental Regulations
- BESC 402 Microbial Processes in Bioremediation Metabolic pathways of microbes involved in the biodegradation of hazardous materials; ecological requirements for biotreatability of contaminated sites; emphasis on factors affecting microbial growth; strategies for in situ bioaugmentation.
- BESC403 Sampling and Environmental Monitoring Introduction to environmental sampling and methodology; strategies and analyses of sampling data; overview of current applications of sampling and monitoring in the environmental sciences; emphasis on practical aspects of sampling from air, soil and water; detection and quantification of microbial and chemical unknowns in environmental media.
Areas of Expertise
- Biofuels and bioproducts
- Anaerobic technology for wastewater treatment/bioremediation
- Evidence-based teaching
Bioremediation, biorefinery, and effective teaching through active learning approach
Professional Summary
Jorge Arreola Vargas, Ph.D. is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology. His teaching and research interests focus on the use of evidence-based teaching practices and the implementation and understanding of novel environmental engineering processes to provide sustainable solutions for biorefinery and bioremediation. Dr. Arreola Vargas has received funds from Mexican (CONACYT) and UK (Newton Fund-British Council) agencies as PI/co-PI in these research areas; he has also collaborated in projects funded by US agencies such as DOE and SBIR. Over the past 10 years he has published more than 30 works in academic journals and received more than 900 citations (google scholar). As an instructional Assistant Professor, he focuses on effective teaching through the use of real-world examples, recent scientific breakthroughs, and an active learning approach.
Service:
National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP): Faculty Advisor