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Carlos R. Cabrera Martinez

Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Office Building: Chemistry and Computer Science Building
Office Room: 2.0804
Phone: (915) 747-7550
Email: crcabrerama@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

President of the American Chemical Society-Rio Grande Valley - American Chemical Society (01/02/2024)
Ralph and Kathleen Ponce de Leon Professorship in Chemistry - College of Science (12/07/2023)
Waldemar Adam Award - American Chemical Society- Puerto Rico Section (11/04/2023)

Education

Ph D in Chemistry , Cornell University (1987)
BS in Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus (1982)

Publications

Colorectal Cancer Label-free Impedimetric Immunosensor for Blood Based Biomarker CCSP-2 ACS Measurement Science Au (2025), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Ruma Paul.
Sequential Electrodeposition of Platinum-Nickel on Boron Doped Diamond Electrode for Ammonia Oxidation Reaction IntechOpen (2025), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Abayomi Omoogun, Suzatrta Chatterjee.
Platinum and CeO2-x Occlusion Electrodeposition at Unsupported Vulcan XC-72R for Methanol and Ethanol Oxidation Reactions in Alkaline Media ECS Advances 3 (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Gallium Nitrate Electrodeposition at Indium Tin Oxide and Fluorine Tin Oxide Electrodes in Ammonium Nitrate and Gallium Nitrate Aqueous Solution ECS Transactions 113 7 (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Mauricio Leyva Aranzabal.
Perspective Chapter: The Dual Nature and Applications of Uranium IntechOpen (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Angelica Chacon.
Uranium electrodeposition at boron‐doped diamond electrodes Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 54 (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Alexis Acevedo-Gonzalez, Armando Peña Duarte.
Platinum nanoparticle synthesis in Engineered Organic Nanoscale Reactors for efficient oxygen electro-reduction in alkaline conditions MRS Communications 14 (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Subhajit Bhunia, Suzatra Chatterjee.
Integrating perovskite materials and bamboo-based activated carbon for electrochemical energy storage in hybrid supercapacitors Journal of Energy Storage 8 (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, .
Autonomous Electrochemical System for Ammonia Oxidation Reaction Measurements at the International Space Station npj Microgravity 9 (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Camila Morales-Navas, .
Boosting the efficiency of urea synthesis via cooperative electroreduction of N2 and CO2 on MoP Journal of Materials Chemistry A 11 1 (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Zhongfang Chen.
Electrochemical Catalytic Amplification Sensing of Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase (CuZn-SOD) via Superoxide Formation at Pt Ultramicroelectrodes Journal of the Mexican Chemical Society 67 4 (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Annelis Sánchez-Álvarez.
Electrochemical CO2 reduction to C2+ products with Cu-oleylamine based nanoparticles synthesized by simple thermal treatment Fuel 348 (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, X Liu, .
L. [2,1,3]-Benzothiadiazole-Spaced Co-Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks for O2 Reduction ACS Nano 17 (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Armando , Subhajit .
New Platinum Complexes for Alen- and Hydroxy-Substituted Salpn-Naphthalene Ligands with CO2 Reduction Activity Catalyst 13 5 (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Jose Rivera-Reyes, Dalice Piñero-Cruz.
Stable Uranium Oxide Under Atmospheric Conditions: An Electroplating Technique for U Film Fabrication at Boron Doped Diamond Electrodes ACS Materials Au 3 4 (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Armando Peña-Duarte, Alexis Acevedo-González, .
Ex Situ and In Situ Analyses of the Mechanism of Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production by CoxZn1–xO (0 < x < 0.018) Materials in Alkaline Media ACS Applied Energy Materials 5 6 (2022), Joselyn Del Pilar Albadalejo, Suheily Alonso-Sevilla, Nicohl I. Cintrón, Xinran Feng, Ángel D. García, Dinorah D. Martínez-Torres, Astrid M. Rodríguez, Natalia I. Román-Montalvo, José I. Torres, Yao Yang, Armando Peña-Duarte, Rahul Singhal, Louise M. Debefve, Christopher J. Pollock, Carlos R. Cabrera, Héctor D. Abruña, Mitk’El B. Santiago-Berríos.
Test Strip Platform Spin-Off for Telomerase Activity Detection: Development of an Electrochemical Biosensor ACS Omega 7 11 (2022), Ramonita Díaz-Ayala, Marjorie López-Nieves, Etienne S. Colón Berlingeri, Carlos R. Cabrera, Lisandro Cunci, Carlos I. González, Pedro F. Escobar.
Glucose Strip Platform Spin-Off for Telomerase Activity Detection: development of an electrochemical biosensor ACS Omega 7 11 (2022), Carlos R. Cabrera, Ramonita Diaz-Ayala, Marjory López-Nieves, E. Colón-Berlingeri, Pedro Escobar, Lisandro Cunci, Carlos I. González, .
Boosting the efficiency of urea synthesis via cooperative electroreduction of N-2 and CO2 on MoP JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A 11 1 (2022), Dongxu Jiao, Yilong Dong, Xiaoqiang Cui, Qinghai Cai, Carlos R. Cabrera, Jingxiang Zhao, Zhongfang Chen.
Boosting the Efficient Urea Synthesis Via Cooperative Electroreduction of N2 and Co2 on Mop SSRN (2022), Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Combined Rotating Disk Slurry Electrodeposition-Spontaneous Galvanic Displacement for Pt-M (M = Co, Ni, and Cu) Catalyst Synthesis for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS (2022), Perez, Joesene J. Soto, Armando Pena-Duarte, Pedro Trinidad, Gerardo Quintana, Xueru Zhao, Kotaro Sasaki, Miguel J. Yacaman, Ruben Mendoza-Cruz, Cabrera, Carlos R. ..
Ex Situ and In Situ Analyses of the Mechanism of Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production by CoxZn1-xO (0 < x <0.018) Materials in Alkaline Media ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS (2022), Albadalejo, Joselyn Del Pilar, Suheily Alonso-Sevilla, Cintron, Nicohl, I, Xinran Feng, Angel D. Garcia, Dinorah D. Martinez-Torres, Astrid M. Rodriguez, Roman-Montalvo, Natalia, I, Torres, Jose, I, Yao Yang, Armando Pena-Duarte, Rahul Singhal, Louise M. Debefve, Christopher J. Pollock, Carlos R. Cabrera, Hector D. Abruna, Mitk'El B. Santiago-Berrios.
Ex Situ and In Situ Analyses of the Mechanism of Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production by CoxZn1-xO (O < x < 0.018) Materials in Alkaline Media ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 5 6 (2022), Albadalejo, Joselyn Del Pilar, Suheily Alonso-Sevilla, Cintron, Nicohl, I, Xinran Feng, Angel D. Garcia, Dinorah D. Martinez-Torres, Astrid M. Rodriguez, Roman-Montalvo, Natalia, I, Torres, Jose, I, Yao Yang, Armando Pena-Duarte, Rahul Singhal, Louise M. Debefve, Christopher J. Pollock, Carlos R. Cabrera, Hector D. Abruna, Mitk'el B. Santiago-Berrios.
Fabrication of tunable hierarchical ZnO nanostructures via an anodization process MATERIALS LETTERS 314 (2022), D. K. Kumar, Damaris Suazo-Davila, Desiree Garcia-Torres, Carlos R. Cabrera, Ch. V. Reddy, Kakarla R. Reddy.
Test Strip Platform Spin-Off for Telomerase Activity Detection: Development of an Electrochemical Biosensor ACS OMEGA 7 11 (2022), Ramonita Diaz-Ayala, Marjorie Lopez-Nieves, Colon Berlingeri, Etienne S., Carlos R. Cabrera, Lisandro Cunci, Gonzalez, Carlos, I, Pedro F. Escobar.
Anodic coulometry of zero-valent iron nanoparticles Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 896 (2021), S\'anchez-\'Alvarez, Annelis O, Jeffrey E. Dick, Eduardo Larios, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Anodic coulometry of zero-valent iron nanoparticles JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 896 (2021), Annelis O. Sanchez-Alvarez, Jeffrey E. Dick, Eduardo Larios, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Design and Characterization of Gold-Palladium Electrode Platforms for Cancer Detection Biophysical Journal 120 3 (2021), Poueymirou, Manuel J La Torre, Ramonita D. Ayala, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Design and Characterization of Gold-Palladium Electrode Platforms for Cancer Detection BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL 120 3 (2021), Poueymirou, Manuel J. La Torre, Ramonita D. Ayala, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Glucose oxidation reaction at palladium-carbon nano-onions in alkaline media JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMISTRY 25 1 (2021), Carlos A. Velez, Joesene J. Soto-Perez, Juan Corchado-Garcia, Eduardo Larios, Pasquale F. Fulvio, Luis A. Echegoyen, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Glucose oxidation reaction at palladium-carbon nano-onions in alkaline media Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 25 1 (2021), V\'elez, Carlos A, Soto-P\'erez, Joesene J, Corchado-Garc\'\ia, Juan, Eduardo Larios, Pasquale F. Fulvio, Luis Echegoyen, Carlos R. Cabrera.
In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of PtNi-Nanowire/Vulcan XC-72R under Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media ACS omega 6 27 (2021), Soto-P\'erez, Joesene, Luis E. Betancourt, Pedro Trinidad, Eduardo Larios, Rojas-P\'erez, Arnulfo, Gerardo Quintana, Kotaro Sasaki, Christopher J. Pollock, Louise M. Debefve, Carlos R. Cabrera.
In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of PtNi-Nanowire/Vulcan XC-72R under Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media ACS OMEGA 6 27 (2021), Joesene Soto-Perez, Luis E. Betancourt, Pedro Trinidad, Eduardo Larios, Arnulfo Rojas-Perez, Gerardo Quintana, Kotaro Sasaki, Christopher J. Pollock, Louise M. Debefve, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Iron Quantum Dots Electro-Assembling on Vulcan XC-72R: Hydrogen Peroxide Generation for Space Applications ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces (2021), Peña-Duarte, Armando, Santosh H. Vijapur, Timothy D. Hall, Kathleen L. Hayes, Larios-Rodr\'\iguez, Eduardo, Joselyn D. Pilar-Albaladejo, Mitk’El B. Santiago, Stephen Snyder, Jennings Taylor, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Iron Quantum Dots Electro-Assembling on Vulcan XC-72R: Hydrogen Peroxide Generation for Space Applications ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 13 25 (2021), Armando Pena-Duarte, Santosh H. Vijapur, Timothy D. Hall, Kathleen L. Hayes, Eduardo Larios-Rodriguez, Del Pilar-Albaladejo, Joselyn, Mitk'El B. Santiago, Stephen Snyder, Jennings Taylor, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Multicolor Fluorescent Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots for Sensing Cancer Cell Biomarkers ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 4 1 (2021), Lisandro Cunci, Viviana Gonzalez-Colon, Brenda L. Vargas-Perez, Joed Ortiz-Santiago, Miraida Pagan, Paola Carrion, Jomari Cruz, Agustin Molina-Ontoria, Namyr Martinez, Walter Silva, Luis A. Echegoyen, Carlos R. Cabrera.
PCR-assisted impedimetric biosensor for colibactin-encoding pks genomic island detection in E. coli samples ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 413 18 (2021), Nadja E. Solis-Marcano, Myreisa Morales-Cruz, Gabriela Vega-Hernandez, Ramon Gomez-Moreno, Claudia Binder, Abel Baerga-Ortiz, Craig Priest, Carlos R. Cabrera.
PCR-assisted impedimetric biosensor for colibactin-encoding pks genomic island detection in E. coli samples Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry (2021), Nadja E. Solis-Marcano, Myreisa Morales-Cruz, Vega-Hern\'andez, Gabriela, G\'omez-Moreno, Ram\'on, Claudia Binder, Abel Baerga-Ortiz, Craig Priest, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Potential dependent Ag nanoparticle electrodeposition on Vulcan XC-72R carbon support for alkaline oxygen reduction reaction Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 891 (2021), Melissa Vega-Cartagena, Rojas-P\'erez, Arnulfo, Col\'on-Quintana, Guillermo S, P\'erez, Daniel A Blasini, Pe\~na-Duarte, Armando, Larios-Rodr\'\iguez, Eduardo, De Jes\'us, Marco A, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Potential dependent Ag nanoparticle electrodeposition on Vulcan XC-72R carbon support for alkaline oxygen reduction reaction JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 891 (2021), Melissa Vega-Cartagena, Arnulfo Rojas-Perez, Guillermo S. Colon-Quintana, Perez, Daniel A. Blasini, Armando Pena-Duarte, Eduardo Larios-Rodriguez, De Jesus, Marco A., Carlos R. Cabrera.
RoDSE Electro-Assembling of Iron Quantum Dots on Vulcan Xc-72R for ORR Toward Peroxide Generation for Space Applications 47 (2021), Armando Pena-Duarte, Kathleen Hayes, Santosh H. Vijapur, Timothy Hall, E J. Taylor, Joselyn Del Pilar, Carlos Cabrera.
Single-atom catalysts with anionic metal centers: promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction and beyond Journal of Energy Chemistry (2021), Jinxing Gu, Yinghe Zhao, Shiru Lin, Jingsong Huang, Carlos R. Cabrera, Bobby G. Sumpter, Zhongfang Chen.
Single-atom catalysts with anionic metal centers: Promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction and beyond JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY 63 (2021), Jinxing Gu, Yinghe Zhao, Shiru Lin, Jingsong Huang, Carlos R. Cabrera, Bobby G. Sumpter, Zhongfang Chen.
Catalytic Performance Study of Ptni-Nanowires for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) with Temperature-Controlled Experiments in Alkaline Medium 46 (2020), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Joesene Soto.
Electrochemistry for Space Life Support ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY INTERFACE 29 1 (2020), George J. Nelson, Santosh H. Vijapur, Timothy D. Hall, Brittany Brown, Armando Pena-Duarte, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Enhancing ORR performance of bimetallic PdAg electrocatalysts by designing interactions between Pd and Ag ACS Applied Energy Materials 3 3 (2020), Luis E. Betancourt, Arnulfo Rojas-Perez, Ivan Orozco, Anatoly I. Frenkel, Yuanyuan Li, Kotaro Sasaki, Sanjaya D. Senanayake, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Enhancing ORR Performance of Bimetallic PdAg Electrocatalysts by Designing Interactions between Pd and Ag ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 3 3 (2020), Luis E. Betancourt, Arnulfo Rojas-Perez, Ivan Orozco, Frenkel, Anatoly, I, Yuanyuan Li, Kotaro Sasaki, Sanjaya D. Senanayake, Carlos R. Cabrera.
Multicolor Fluorescent Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots for Sensing Cancer Cell Biomarkers ACS Applied Nano Materials 4 1 (2020), Lisandro Cunci, Gonz\'alez-Col\'on, Viviana, Lee Vargas-Pérez, Brenda, Joed Ortiz-Santiago, Pag\'an, Miraida, Paola Carrion, Jomari Cruz, Agustin Molina-Ontoria, Namyr Martinez, Walter Silva, others.
Phytonanoremediation by Avicennia germinans (black mangrove) and nano zero valent iron for heavy metal uptake from Cienaga Las Cucharillas wetland soils Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring \& Management 14 (2020), Keyla T. Hidalgo, Carri\'on-Huertas, Pedro J, Richard T. Kinch, Luis E. Betancourt, Carlos R. Cabrera.

Presentations

Electrochemistry at the Interface of Materials Science and Bioscien (2024), Volume Clemson, SC, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Electrochemistry: From Fuel Cells to Biosensors (2024), Volume El Paso, Texas, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Cabrera’s Career Trajectory in Electrochemistry (2024), Volume Alexandria, VA, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Nanocatalyst Synthesis via RoDSE Method for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media (2023), Volume Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
La Electroquímica: Desde La Energía Renovable Hasta Dispositivos Biomédicos (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Bulk Nanocatalyst via Electrosynthesis and Galvanic Displacement Method for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media (2023), Volume Virtual, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
La Electroquímica: Desde la Energía Renovable Hasta Dispositivos Biomédicos (2022), Volume WEBINAR, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Tandem Microbial and Alkaline Fuel Cell System for Urine Purification at Arid Environments (2022), Volume San Juan, PR, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Bioelectrochemical Uranium Remediation using Geobacter Sulfurreducens and Boron Doped Diamond Electrodes (2022), Volume Cancun, MX, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Bulk Nanocatalyst Via Electrosynthesis and Galvanic Displacement Method for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media (2022), Volume Cancun, MX, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Biografía de las Ciencias: Un Conservatorio con el Dr. Carlos R. Cabrera (2022), Volume Virtual, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Electrochemical Biosensing Strip for Telomerase Activity Detection (2022), Volume San Diego, CA, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Nano zero valent iron (nZVI) for heavy metals environmental remediation at Las Cucharillas Marsh, Cataño, Puerto Rico (2022), Volume San Diego, CA, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.

Grants

Mid-scale RI-2: A first-of-its-kind X-ray facility for new science at the high magnetic field frontier (01/01/2021 - 12/31/2025) - NSF-Mid-scale RI - Track 2
Scholarly Partnership in Nuclear Security (SPINS) (10/01/2020 - 09/30/2025) - DOE - Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program, National Nuclear Security Administration
Center for Interfacial Electrochemistry of Energy Materials (10/01/2018 - 09/30/2024) - NSF-PREM
Center for Innovation, Research, and Education in Environmental Nanotechnology (10/01/2017 - 09/30/2022) - NSF-CREST
Next Generation Water Recovery for a Sustainable Closed Loop (09/26/2018 - 09/25/2020) - NASA-SBIR

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	CHEM 5318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	15556
Fall 2025	CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	12818
Fall 2025	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	10048
Fall 2025	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	10053
Fall 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	13895
Fall 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	18193
Fall 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15074
Fall 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	18205
Fall 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	18207
Fall 2025	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	10024
Fall 2025	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	14355
Fall 2025	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	11116
Fall 2025	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	14314
Fall 2025	MASE 6291 - Individual Studies	14343
Fall 2025	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	15963
Fall 2025	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	13920
Fall 2025	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	13921
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15294
Summer 2025	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	32810
Summer 2025	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	32811
Summer 2025	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	32805
Summer 2025	MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects	32807
Summer 2025	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	32809
Summer 2025	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	32804
Summer 2025	MASE 6291 - Individual Studies	32806
Summer 2025	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	32808
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31247

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	12818
Fall 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	13895
Fall 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	18193
Fall 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15074
Fall 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	18205
Fall 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	18207
Spring 2025	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	27409
Spring 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23904
Spring 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23905
Spring 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	26362
Spring 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	26363
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25385
Fall 2024	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	10056
Fall 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	14397
Fall 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	17773
Fall 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	14413
Fall 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	14414
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	16206
Summer 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31320
Spring 2024	MASE 6399 - Dissertation	21533
Spring 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	24484
Spring 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	24485
Spring 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	28078
Spring 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	28079
Spring 2024	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	22855
Spring 2024	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	21562
Fall 2023	CHEM 5319 - Contem Topics Analytical Chem	17573
Fall 2023	CHEM 6319 - Contemp Topics in Analyt Chem	17616
Fall 2023	MASE 6398 - Dissertation	10114
Fall 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15390
Fall 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15408
Fall 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15409
Fall 2023	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	11453
Fall 2023	CHEM 6195 - Graduate Seminar	14222
Fall 2023	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	15282
Fall 2023	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	15419
Fall 2023	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	15420
Fall 2023	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	17858
Summer 2023	CHEM 6399 - Dissertation	36200
Summer 2023	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	35845
Spring 2023	CHEM 6398 - Dissertation	25241
Spring 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25210
Spring 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25211
Spring 2023	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	21239
Spring 2023	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	23202
Spring 2023	MASE 6291 - Individual Studies	21453
Spring 2023	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	24167
Spring 2023	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	23153
Spring 2023	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	21703
Fall 2022	CHEM 5318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	17005	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	17006	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CHEM 6398 - Dissertation	20067
Fall 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20089
Fall 2022	MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects	10129
Fall 2022	MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects	12625
Fall 2022	MASE 6391 - Individual Studies	19957
Fall 2022	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	20132
Fall 2022	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	20133
Summer 2022	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	36620
Spring 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	29567
Spring 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	29568
Spring 2022	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	29569
Spring 2022	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	29570
Spring 2022	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	27773
Spring 2022	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	20400
Spring 2022	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	20399
Fall 2021	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20080
Fall 2021	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20081
Fall 2021	CHEM 6195 - Graduate Seminar	18227
Fall 2021	MASE 6191 - Individual Studies	19953

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHEM 6319 - Contemp Topics in Analyt Chem	17616	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry	17006	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHEM 6195 - Graduate Seminar	18227	Evaluation

Bio

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Awards and Honors

President of the American Chemical Society-Rio Grande Valley - American Chemical Society (01/02/2024)
Ralph and Kathleen Ponce de Leon Professorship in Chemistry - College of Science (12/07/2023)
Waldemar Adam Award - American Chemical Society- Puerto Rico Section (11/04/2023)

Ph D in Chemistry , Cornell University (1987)
BS in Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus (1982)

Publications

Colorectal Cancer Label-free Impedimetric Immunosensor for Blood Based Biomarker CCSP-2 ACS Measurement Science Au (2025), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Ruma Paul.
Sequential Electrodeposition of Platinum-Nickel on Boron Doped Diamond Electrode for Ammonia Oxidation Reaction IntechOpen (2025), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Abayomi Omoogun, Suzatrta Chatterjee.
Platinum and CeO2-x Occlusion Electrodeposition at Unsupported Vulcan XC-72R for Methanol and Ethanol Oxidation Reactions in Alkaline Media ECS Advances 3 (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Gallium Nitrate Electrodeposition at Indium Tin Oxide and Fluorine Tin Oxide Electrodes in Ammonium Nitrate and Gallium Nitrate Aqueous Solution ECS Transactions 113 7 (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Mauricio Leyva Aranzabal.
Perspective Chapter: The Dual Nature and Applications of Uranium IntechOpen (2024), Carlos Cabrera Martinez, Angelica Chacon.

Presentations

Electrochemistry at the Interface of Materials Science and Bioscien (2024), Volume Clemson, SC, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Electrochemistry: From Fuel Cells to Biosensors (2024), Volume El Paso, Texas, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Cabrera’s Career Trajectory in Electrochemistry (2024), Volume Alexandria, VA, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
Nanocatalyst Synthesis via RoDSE Method for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media (2023), Volume Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Carlos Cabrera Martinez.
La Electroquímica: Desde La Energía Renovable Hasta Dispositivos Biomédicos (2023), Carlos Cabrera Martinez.

Mid-scale RI-2: A first-of-its-kind X-ray facility for new science at the high magnetic field frontier (01/01/2021 - 12/31/2025) NSF-Mid-scale RI - Track 2
Scholarly Partnership in Nuclear Security (SPINS) (10/01/2020 - 09/30/2025) DOE - Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program, National Nuclear Security Administration
Center for Interfacial Electrochemistry of Energy Materials (10/01/2018 - 09/30/2024) NSF-PREM
Center for Innovation, Research, and Education in Environmental Nanotechnology (10/01/2017 - 09/30/2022) NSF-CREST
Next Generation Water Recovery for a Sustainable Closed Loop (09/26/2018 - 09/25/2020) NASA-SBIR

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 5318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Section

15556

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

Section

12818

Syllabus

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Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

10048

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

10053

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

13895

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

18193

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

15074

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

18205

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

18207

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

10024

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6294 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

14355

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

11116

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

Section

14314

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6291 - Individual Studies

Section

14343

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

Section

15963

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

Section

13920

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

13921

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

15294

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

32810

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

32811

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

Section

32805

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32807

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32809

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32804

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MASE 6291 - Individual Studies

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32806

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MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

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32808

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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31247

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CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

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12818

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13895

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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18193

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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15074

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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18205

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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18207

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MASE 6399 - Dissertation

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27409

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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23904

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23905

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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26362

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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26363

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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25385

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MASE 6399 - Dissertation

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10056

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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14397

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17773

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14413

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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MASE 6399 - Dissertation

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21533

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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24484

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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24485

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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28078

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CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

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22855

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CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

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21562

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CHEM 5319 - Contem Topics Analytical Chem

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17573

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CHEM 6319 - Contemp Topics in Analyt Chem

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17616

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MASE 6398 - Dissertation

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10114

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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15390

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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15408

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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15409

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MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

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11453

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CHEM 6195 - Graduate Seminar

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14222

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MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

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15282

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CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

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15419

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CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

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15420

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RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

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CHEM 6399 - Dissertation

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MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

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CHEM 6398 - Dissertation

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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25210

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

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21239

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MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

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MASE 6291 - Individual Studies

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21453

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MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

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24167

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CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

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23153

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CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

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21703

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CHEM 5318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

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CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

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17006

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CHEM 6398 - Dissertation

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20067

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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20089

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MASE 6194 - Graduate Research Projects

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10129

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MASE 6394 - Graduate Research Projects

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12625

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MASE 6391 - Individual Studies

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19957

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CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

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20132

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CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

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20133

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CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

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36620

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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29569

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

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27773

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CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research

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20400

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CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

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20399

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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20080

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Fall 2021

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CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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20081

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Fall 2021

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CHEM 6195 - Graduate Seminar

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18227

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Fall 2021

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MASE 6191 - Individual Studies

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19953

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Fall 2023

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CHEM 6319 - Contemp Topics in Analyt Chem

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17616

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CHEM 6318 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry

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17006

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CHEM 6195 - Graduate Seminar

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18227

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