Gioconda Lopez, PhD.

Gioconda Lopez, PhD.

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  • About me

    Botanist, Project Manager, STEAM Education

  • Education

    • Universidad de Chile

      2002 - 2006
      Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Science Environmental Science, major in Biology
    • University of Hawaii at Manoa

      2011 - 2019
      PhD Botany/Plant Biology 3.57

      Activities and Societies: Phycological Society of America, Chilean Society of Socioecology and Ethnoecology, SOSOET Ethnobotany of Seaweeds

    • Universidad de Chile

      2002 - 2008
      Professional degree Environmental Biologist
    • Universidad de Chile

      2008 - 2011
      Master’s Degree Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Master in Biological Sciences
  • Experience

    • University of Chile, . Project CONICYT-PBCT ACT 34/2006

      Dec 2006 - Dec 2009
      Research Assistant
    • CEA · Centro de Ecologia Aplicada

      Jul 2007 - Dec 2007
      Professional Training
    • Elementary School Manuel Segovia Montenegro

      Mar 2008 - Jul 2008
      Environmental Educator
    • High School Complejo Educacional Manuel Plaza Reyes

      Mar 2008 - Jul 2008
      Teacher of Environmental Science
    • Universidad de Chile, Project Explora :The Importance of Pollination for the Conservation of Plants

      Mar 2010 - Dec 2010
      Scientific Assistant/ Lecturer
    • Department of Libraries, Archives and Museums, DIBAM, Project Dibamovil

      Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
      Environmental Educator

      Lecturer Workshop for school students in 15 towns of the IV Region, Chile

    • Universidad de Chile

      Dec 2010 - Mar 2011
      Research Assistant

      University of Chile, Terrestrial Ecology Laboratory, Ecological Science, Department

    • INGENDESA

      Dec 2010 - Jan 2011
      Environmental Consultant/ Botany

      Baseline Study of Flora and Vegetation for the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Project "High Voltage Power Line San Fabián-Ancoa, Transnet"

    • Cedrem consultores limitada

      Jan 2011 - Jul 2011
      Environmental Consultant/ Botanist

      Baseline Study of Flora and Vegetation for the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Project "High Voltage Power System Aysen"

    • Cienciambiental Consultores

      Mar 2011 - Mar 2011
      Environmental Consultant/ Botanist

      Baseline Study of Flora and Vegetation for the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Residential -Project "Hacienda San Isidro "

    • University of Hawaii at Manoa

      Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
      Graduate Teaching Assistant

      Teaching Assistant for BOT 105: Etnnobotany

    • Cedrem consultores limitada

      Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
      Environmental Consultant/ Botanist
    • Copiapoa Ingeniería & Asesorías Ambientales Ltda.

      Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
      Environmental consultant/ Botanist
    • Sociedad Electricas De Medellin SA

      Jul 2016 - Oct 2016
      Manager for Rescue of Endangered Cactaceous and Succulent Plants
    • BIMA, Bosques, Ingeniería Y Medio Ambiente

      Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
      Environmental Consultant/ Botanist

      Bibliographic Revision of Lichens and Fungi of the Atacama Region

    • Geobiota Consultores

      Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
      Environmental Consultant/ Botanist
    • Foco Ambiental Consultores

      Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
      Environmental Consultant/ Botanist
    • Sociedad Electricas de Medellin SA

      May 2017 - Aug 2017
      Environmental Consultant/ Environmental Reports
    • University of Hawaii at Manoa, Museum of Entomology

      Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
      Database Assistant
    • University of Hawaii at Manoa

      Jan 2018 - May 2018
      Graduate Teaching Assistant

      Teaching Assistant for BIOL101L: Biology andSociety

    • University of Hawaii at Manoa

      Aug 2018 - May 2019

      Teaching Assistant for BOT 480: Algal Diversity and Evolution Teaching Assistant for BIOL171L: Introduction to Biology I Lab

      • Graduate Teaching Assistant

        Jan 2019 - May 2019
      • Graduate Teaching Assistant

        Aug 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Pop up labs for STEAM

      Jan 2020 - Oct 2022
      STEM Educator
    • HiEmployment Staffing Services

      Sept 2021 - Feb 2023
      Substitute Teacher
    • Oahu RC&D

      Oct 2022 - May 2024
      Program Manager for project Pop Up Labs for STEAM
    • Aecos Inc

      Feb 2023 - now
      Botanist
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Diving First Aid for Professional Divers, DAN Certification, Diving Safety Program, University of Hawaii at Manoa

    • PADI Open Water Diver Certification, Oahu Divers, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    • PATCH Understanding the Impact of Unstable Housing: ELH (1.5 hours)(631)

      CypherWorx
      Apr 2022
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    • 560 PATCH- Effective Stress Management (011)

      CypherWorx
      Apr 2022
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    • 556- PATCH Talking with Children (236)

      CypherWorx
      Mar 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • PATCH Hawaii Infant/Toddler: Respectfully Yours

      CypherWorx
      Mar 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • PATCH Hawaii Infant/Toddler: Special Needs

      CypherWorx
      Jul 2021
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    • PATCH Hawaii Infant/Toddler: Flexible, Fearful and Feisty

      CypherWorx
      Jul 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • PATCH Hawaii Infant/Toddler: Flexible, Fearful and Feisty

      CypherWorx
      Jul 2021
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    • PATCH Hawaii: Safe Sleep in Child Care

      CypherWorx
      Jun 2021
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gioconda Lopez, PhD.
      Hoshaw Award Phycological Society of America, Fl, USA Jul 2019
    • Awarded to Gioconda Lopez, PhD.
      Beatrice Krauss Fellowship Fund in Botany Department of Botany, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI, USA May 2015
    • Awarded to Gioconda Lopez, PhD.
      Becas Chile, Fellowship to pursue a PhD degree in a foreign country National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research, CONICYT, Chile Sep 2011
    • Awarded to Gioconda Lopez, PhD.
      Scholarship to pursue a Master degree Project CONICYT-PBCT ACT 34/2006 “Structure of Mutualistic Networks in Fragmented Forests”, sponsored by the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research, CONICYT, Chile Dec 2007