Tania Romero
Research Interests
Tania Romero
I work as research technician in the soil laboratory with Dr. Ben Turner. I analyze the chemistry of soils from around the world, measuring nutrients and elements. We determine the different soil compounds using analytical equipment such as an ICP-OES, system for elemental analysis, the Lachat QuikChem® 8500 Flow Injection Analysis System to measure phosphate and nitrate, and a CE ElantechCNS analyzer for carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur analyses of solid samples.
I have a strong interest in marine ecology and through studying the marine ecosystem I have developed many skills including experience working with fish, mollusks, corals and other marine organisms.
My first research experience during my bachelor thesis involved the determination of pollutants in bivalves and sediments. I focused on identifying the level of pollution following an oil spill that occurred 16 years ago.
Academic Record:
2004 - Louisiana State University, Ecology Institute Veracruz and Organization for Tropical Studies
Intensive Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Course: “Tropical Coastal Ecosystem Ecology”
2003 - Bachelor of Science, University of Panama, in Animal Biology
Thesis: “Determination of hydrocarbon levels in mangrove bivalves following the Las Minas Bay Oil Spill (Colon, Panama)”
2003 - University of California, Davis, June Intensive Summer Course: “Tropical Ecology and Sustainable Agricultural Development: Panama”
2001 - Smithsonian Undergraduate Fellowship
Publications
2007. O’ Dea A., Rodriguez F., Romero T., Response of zooid size in Cupuladria exfragminis (Bryozoa) to simulated upwelling temperatures. Marine Ecology 28, 315-323.