USTEM Team

USTEM

Principal Investigator

Dr. Claudia E. San Miguel

Dr. Claudia E. San Miguel is the Provost & VP For Academic Affairs and Professor of Criminal Justice at Texas A&M International University. She obtained her Ph.D. from Sam Houston State University and has extensive experience in field research and working with students on funded research projects. Dr. Claudia E. San Miguel will be providing direction and leadership to make TAMIU’s USTEM Program very successful.

956.326.2240
csanmiguel@tamiu.edu
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Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. Marcus A. Ynalvez

Marcus A. Ynalvez is a Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M International University with extensive knowledge of STEM mentoring practice and management of federally funded research projects. His research interests include quantitative methodology, statistics and probability, sampling survey designs, social inequality and stratification, social change and globalization, social networks, social research methods, sociology of science and technology, medical sociology, and sociology of health and illness.

956.326.2621
mynalvez@tamiu.edu
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Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. Ruby A. Ynalvez 

Ruby A. Ynalvez is a Professor of Biology at Texas A&M International University. Her research interests include protein isolation and purification, gene identification and characterization, and graduate mentoring practices. Dr. Ruby Ynalvez has extensive experience teaching undergraduate Biology courses, mentoring students, grant management skills, and will lead the biology and chemistry programmatic activities.

956.326.2643
rynalvez@tamiu.edu
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Co-Principal Investigator

Dr. Deepak Ganta

Deepak Ganta is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Texas A&M International University. He received his Ph.D. in Photonics from Oklahoma State University Main. His research interests include soft robotics, green energy conversion and storage, wearable optoelectronics, nanotechnology, electronic textiles, 2D materials, and advanced materials analysis. Dr. Deepak Ganta will be leading the engineering programmatic activities.

956.326.3048
deepak.ganta@tamiu.edu
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Senior Personnel

Dr. Runchang Lin

Runchang Lin is a Professor of Mathematics at Texas A&M International University. He received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University and has extensive experience working with grants to promote STEM education among minority students at TAMIU. Dr. Runchang Lin is also the Director of Mathematics and a Graduate Advisor. His research interests include numerical analysis of partial differential equations, applied mathematics, numerical linear algebra, and combinatorial optimization. Dr. Runchang Lin will be leading the mathematics programmatic activities.

956.326.2569
rlin@tamiu.edu
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Senior Personnel

Ms. Angela marcela moran

Angela Marcela Moran is an Associate Professor of Communication and professional filmmaker at Texas A&M International University. Her research interests include migration/immigration, border landscape and bi-cultural issues, and border identity. She will be working closely with the discipline specific Co-Principal Investigators to provide hands-on instruction of video production to USTEM participants.

956.326.3047
amoran@tamiu.edu
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Program Manager

MRs. Leonela Preciado

Leonela Preciado obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Business Administration in Management from Texas A&M International University. Her background in teaching brought her to the USTEM program to advocate and promote higher education. Her research interests include women in leadership roles and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. She is the program manager for USTEM and can help you with any questions or concerns you have. 

956.326.2464
leonela.preciado@tamiu.edu
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