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Jose A. Hernandez-Viezcas

Assistant Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry

Office Building: Chemistry and Computer Science Building
Office Room: 3.0502
Phone: (915) 747-8678
Email: jahernandez19@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Top Cited Paper for 2011 and 2012 - Chemical Engineering Journal, ELSEVIER (10/01/2014)
Excellence in Review Award - The Environmental Science and Technology Journal (06/11/2014)
University Best Dissertation - The University of Texas at El Paso (05/19/2014)
Graduate Student Recognition for Academic and Research Excellence - The College of Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso (12/06/2013)
Outstanding Dissertation for the College of Sciences - The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Sciences (12/06/2013)
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation - Graduate School atThe University of Texas at El Paso (04/13/2013)
Doctoral Fellowship - National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) from the Mexican Federal Government. (08/15/2010)
Doctoral Fellowship - University of California-Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (01/15/2010)

Education

Ph D in Analytical Chemistry, The University Of Texas at El Paso (2013)

Publications

A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L. Science of The Total Environment 844 (2022), Yuqing Ye, Elizabeth Noriega Landa, Jesus M. Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Aruna Narayanan, Wen-Yee Lee, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Soil and foliar exposure of Soybean (Glycine max) to Cu: nanoparticle coating-dependent plant responses NanoImpact 26 (2022), Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Jesus M. Cantu, Carolina Valdes, Gilberto Navarro, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Chunqiang Li, Wade H. Elmer, Christian O. Dimpka, Jason C. White, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L Science of The Total Environment 844 (2022), Yuqing Ye, Elizabeth N. Landa, Jesus M. Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Aruna N. Nair, Wen-Yee Lee, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L. Science of The Total Environment 844 (2022), Yuqing Ye, Elizabeth N. Landa, Jesus M. Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Aruna N. Nair, Wen-Yee Lee, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 844 (2022), Yuqing Ye, Elizabeth N. Landa, Jesus M. Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Aruna N. Nair, Wen-Yee Lee, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Additive manufacturing of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 battery electrode material via vat photopolymerization precursor approach Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022), Ana C. Martinez, Alexis Maurel, Ana P. Aranzola, Sylvie Grugeon, Stéphane Panier, Loic Dupont, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Bhargavi Mummareddy, Beth L. Armstrong, Pedro Cortes.
Additive manufacturing of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 battery electrode material via vat photopolymerization precursor approach SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 12 1 (2022), Ana C. Martinez, Alexis Maurel, Ana P. Aranzola, Sylvie Grugeon, Stephane Panier, Loic Dupont, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Bhargavi Mummareddy, Beth L. Armstrong, Pedro Cortes, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Eric MacDonald.
Additive manufacturing of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 battery electrode material via vat photopolymerization precursor approach Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022), Ana C. Martinez Maciel, Alexis Maurel, Ana P. Aranzola, Sylvie Grugeon, Panier, St\'ephane, Loic Dupont, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Bhargavi Mummareddy, Beth L. Armstrong, Pedro Cortes, others.
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Alleviate Phytotoxic Effects of Copper-Based Nanoparticles/Compounds in Spearmint (Mentha spicata) ACS Agricultural Science & Technology 2 3 (2022), Suzanne A. Apodaca, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Citric acid-functionalized CuO nanoparticles alter biochemical responses in Candyland Red tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) ACS Agricultural Science & Technology 2 2 (2022), Jesus M. Cantu, Yuqing Ye, Carolina Valdes, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles affect yield, nutritional quality, and auxin associated gene expression in weedy and cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) grains Science of the Total Environment 810 (2022), Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Gilberto Navarro, Youping Sun, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Genhua Niu, Chunqiang Li, Jason C. White, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Lewis Acid Site Assisted Bifunctional Activity of Tin Doped Gallium Oxide and Its Application in Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries Small 18 34 (2022), Aruna N. Nair, Mohamed F. Sanad, Rahul Jayan, Guillermo Gutierrez, Yulu Ge, Md M. Islam, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Vishal Zade, Shalini Tripathi, Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan, others.
Lewis Acid Site Assisted Bifunctional Activity of Tin Doped Gallium Oxide and Its Application in Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries SMALL 18 34 (2022), Aruna N. Nair, Mohamed F. Sanad, Rahul Jayan, Guillermo Gutierrez, Yulu Ge, Md M. Islam, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Vishal Zade, Shalini Tripathi, Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan, Ramana V. Chintalapalle, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan.
Lewis Acid Site Assisted Bifunctional Activity of Tin Doped Gallium Oxide and Its Application in Rechargeable Zn‐Air Batteries Small 18 34 (2022), Aruna N. Nair, Mohamed F. Sanad, Rahul Jayan, Guillermo Gutierrez, Yulu Ge, Md M. Islam, Jose A. Hernandez‐Viezcas, Vishal Zade, Shalini Tripathi, Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan.
Soil and foliar exposure of soybean (Glycine max) to Cu: Nanoparticle coating-dependent plant responses NanoImpact 26 (2022), Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Jesus M. Cantu, Carolina Valdes, Gilberto Navarro, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Chunqiang Li, Wade H. Elmer, Christian O. Dimkpa.
Tomato Fruit Nutritional Quality Is Altered by the Foliar Application of Various Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Nanomaterials 12 14 (2022), Jesus M. Cantu, Yuqing Ye, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Nubia Zuverza-Mena, Jason C. White, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Utilizing Fluorescent Probes for the Detection of TiO2 Nanoparticles of Known Characteristics and Their Photocatalytic Activity in Drinking Waters ACS ES&T Water 2 6 (2022), Reagan S. Turley, Yuqiang Bi, Kenneth Flores, Alexandria Castillo, Tabatha M. Schacht, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Paul Westerhoff, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles affect yield, nutritional quality, and auxin associated gene expression in weedy and cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) grains Science of the Total Environment 810 (2021), Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Gilberto Navarro, Youping Sun, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Genhua Niu, Chunqiang Li, Jason C. White, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Superparamagnetic nanoadsorbents for the removal of trace As(III) in drinking water Environmental Advances 4 (2021), Mariana Marcos, Roy Arrieta, Karen Ventura, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Camila Powell, Ariel Atkinson, Jasmina Markowski, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Kiril Hrivstoski, Paul Westerhoff, Michael S. Wong, Dino Villagran.
Differential physiological and biochemical impacts of nano vs micron Cu at two phenological growth stages in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) plant (vol 14, 100161, 2019) NANOIMPACT 21 (2021), Swati Rawat, Ishaq O. Adisa, Yi Wang, Youping Sun, Ahmed S. Fadil, Genhua Niu, Nilesh Sharma, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Effects of different surface-coated nTiO 2 on full-grown carrot plants: Impacts on root splitting, essential elements, and Ti uptake JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 402 (2021), Yi Wang, Chaoyi Deng, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Wenjuan Tan, Andres Reyes, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Chunqiang Li, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Effects of different surface-coated nTiO2 on full-grown carrot plants: impacts on root splitting, essential elements, and Ti uptake Journal of Hazardous Materials 402 (2021), Yi Wang, Chaoyi Deng, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Wenjuan Tan, Andres Reyes, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Chunqiang Li, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Environmental applications and recent innovations in single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY REVIEWS 56 1 (2021), Kenneth Flores, Reagan S. Turley, Carolina Valdes, Yuqing Ye, Jesus Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jason G. Parsons, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Impact of engineered nanomaterials on rice (Oryza sativa L.): A critical review of current knowledge Environmental Pollution (2021), Yi Wang, Christian Dimkpa, Chaoyi Deng, Wade H. Elmer, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Jason C. White.
Responses of Terrestrial Plants to Metallic Nanomaterial Exposure: Mechanistic Insights, Emerging Technologies, and New Research Avenues Nanomaterial Biointeractions at the Cellular, Organismal and System Levels (2021), Keni Cota-Ruiz, Carolina Valdes, Ye Yuqing, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Soil-aged nano titanium dioxide effects on full-grown carrot: Dose and surface-coating dependent improvements on growth and nutrient quality SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 774 (2021), Yi Wang, Chaoyi Deng, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Soil-Weathered CuO Nanoparticles Compromise Foliar Health and Pigment Production in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Environmental Science & Technology (2021), Swati Rawat, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Haijie Dou, Venkata L. Pullagurala, Nubia Zuverza-Mena, Jason C. White, Genhua Niu, Nilesh Sharma, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jose R. Peralta-Videa.
Superparamagnetic nanoadsorbents for the removal of trace As (III) in drinking water Environmental Advances 4 (2021), Mariana Marcos-Hernández, Roy A. Arrieta, Karen Ventura, José Hernández, Camilah D. Powell, Ariel J. Atkinson, Jasmina S. Markovski, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Kiril D. Hristovski, Paul Westerhoff.
Sustainable synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant and generation of hydroxyl radical JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS 307 (2020), Kazi A. Sultana, Md T. Islam, Joshua A. Silva, Reagan S. Turley, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.
Antioxidant and defense genetic expressions in corn at early-developmental stage are differentially modulated by copper form exposure (nano, bulk, ionic): Nutrient and physiological effects ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 206 (2020), Carolina Valdes, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Kenneth Flores, Yuqing Ye, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Bok choy (Brassica rapa) grown in copper oxide nanoparticles-amended soils exhibits toxicity in a phenotype-dependent manner: Translocation, biodistribution and nutritional disturbance JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 398 (2020), Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Andres Reyes, Youping Sun, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Reagan S. Turley, Genhua Niu, Chunqiang Li, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Copper nanowires as nanofertilizers for alfalfa plants: Understanding nano-bio systems interactions from microbial genomics, plant molecular responses and spectroscopic studies SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 742 (2020), Keni Cota-Ruiz, Yuqing Ye, Carolina Valdes, Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Maria O. Duarte-Gardea, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Effect of copper oxide nanoparticles on two varieties of sweet potato plants Plant Phys. and Bioch. 154 (2020), Nestor J. Bonilla-Bird, Yuqing Ye, Tahmina Akter, C Valdes-Bracamontes, A J. Darrouzet-Nardi, Geoffrey B. Saupe, J P. Flores-Marges, Lei Ma, Jose Hernandez Viezcas, Jose Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Effect of copper oxide nanoparticles on two varieties of sweetpotato plants PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 154 (2020), N. J. Bonilla-Bird, Y. Ye, T. Akter, C. Valdes-Bracamontes, Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi, Geoffrey B. Saupe, J. P. Flores-Marges, Lin Ma, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Effect of copper oxide nanoparticles on two varieties of sweetpotato plants PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 154 (2020), N. J. Bonilla-Bird, Y. Ye, T. Akter, C. Valdes-Bracamontes, Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi, Geoffrey B. Saupe, J. P. Flores-Marges, Lin Ma, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Improvement of nutrient elements and allicin content in green onion (Allium fistulosum) plants exposed to CuO nanoparticles SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 725 (2020), Yi Wang, Chaoyi Deng, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Youping Sun, Swati Rawat, Wenjuan Tan, Andres Reyes, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Genhua Niu, Chunqiang Li, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Insights into the Biogeochemical Cycling of Cobalt: Precipitation and Transformation of Cobalt Sulfide Nanoparticles under Low-Temperature Aqueous Conditions ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 54 9 (2020), Muammar Mansor, Elizabeth Cantando, Yi Wang, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Hochella, Michael F., Jr., Jie (Gail) Xu.
Long-term assessment of nano and bulk copper compound exposure in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 718 (2020), C. Tamez, M. Molina-Hernandez, I. A. Medina-Velo, K. Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Manganese Nanoparticles Control Salinity-Modulated Molecular Responses in Capsicum annuum L. through Priming: A Sustainable Approach for Agriculture ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 8 3 (2020), Yuqing Ye, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Carolina Valdes, Illya A. Medina-Velo, Reagan S. Turley, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Nutritional Status of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Fruit Grown in Fusarium-Infested Soil: Impact of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 68 7 (2020), Ishaq O. Adisa, Swati Rawat, Pullagurala, Venkata Laxma Reddy, Christian O. Dimkpa, Wade H. Elmer, Jason C. White, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jose R. Peralta-Videa, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Sustainable synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant and generation of hydroxyl radical JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS 307 (2020), Kazi A. Sultana, Md T. Islam, Joshua A. Silva, Reagan S. Turley, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, Juan C. Noveron.

Presentations

Nanoscale manganese and iron micronutrients to increase photosynthesis, crop yield and abiotic stress tolerance (2024), Volume Southern New Hampshire University in New Hampshire, US, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas.
Method development and quantification of critically valuable elements in Permian Basin produced waters (2023), Volume Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Carley Oliver, Joshua Lewis, Mark Engle, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas.

Grants

X-rays for life sciences ecosystem sciences agriculture and plant sciences (XLEAP) at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS). - NSF
Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) FY 2022-2023 (07/01/2022 - 08/31/2022) - US ARMY

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	ESE 6402 - Environmental Chemistry	12934
Fall 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15076
Fall 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15214
Fall 2025	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	14005
Fall 2025	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	10818
Fall 2025	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	14882
Fall 2025	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	17967
Fall 2025	CHEM 5398 - Thesis	15150
Summer 2025	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	32258
Summer 2025	CHEM 5399 - Thesis	32432

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15076
Fall 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15214
Fall 2025	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	10818
Fall 2025	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	14882
Fall 2025	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	17967
Spring 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23913
Spring 2025	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23914
Spring 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23925
Spring 2025	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	23962
Spring 2025	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	23387	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CHEM 4176 - Introduction to Research	28407
Spring 2025	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	26506
Fall 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	14385
Fall 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	14386
Fall 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	14404
Fall 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	16094
Fall 2024	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	10902
Fall 2024	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	15658
Summer 2024	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	32486
Summer 2024	CHEM 5399 - Thesis	32699
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	20613	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	20614	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	20615
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	20618	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	21046	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	21445	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	22118	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	22119	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	22122	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	22816	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	24212	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	24222	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	24256	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	24848
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	25188
Spring 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	24493
Spring 2024	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	24494
Spring 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	24508
Spring 2024	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	24560
Spring 2024	CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem	24216	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	28249
Spring 2024	CHEM 5399 - Thesis	25955
Fall 2023	CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry	10621	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15372
Fall 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15373
Fall 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	15397
Fall 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	17729
Fall 2023	CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research	15562
Fall 2023	CHEM 5398 - Thesis	17614
Summer 2023	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	34767
Spring 2023	CHEM 5196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20486
Spring 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25221
Spring 2023	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25222
Spring 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25239
Spring 2023	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	25301
Spring 2023	CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem	24794
Fall 2022	CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry	11233
Fall 2022	CHEM 5196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20143
Fall 2022	CHEM 5196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20144
Fall 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20070
Fall 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20071
Fall 2022	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20098
Summer 2022	CHEM 1107 - Intro General Chemistry Lab	35573
Summer 2022	CHEM 1106 - Laboratory for CHEM 1306	30550
Spring 2022	CHEM 5196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20673
Spring 2022	CHEM 5396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	27626
Spring 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	29575
Spring 2022	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	29576
Spring 2022	CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	29565
Spring 2022	CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211	20921	Syllabus
Spring 2022	CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211	29498
Fall 2021	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20101
Fall 2021	CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry	20102
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	11230
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	11888
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	20124

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	23387	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	10902	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	15658	Evaluation
Summer 2024	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	32486	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	20613	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	20614	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	20615	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	20618	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	21445	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	22118	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	22119	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	22122	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	22816	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	24212	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	24222	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	24256	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	24848	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 1305 - General Chemistry	25188	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem	24216	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry	10621	Evaluation
Summer 2023	CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry	34767	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CHEM 4211 - Instrumental Meths Analyt Chem	24794	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry	11233	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CHEM 4212 - Lab for Chemistry 4211	20921	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	11230	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310	20124	Evaluation

Bio

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Awards and Honors

Top Cited Paper for 2011 and 2012 - Chemical Engineering Journal, ELSEVIER (10/01/2014)
Excellence in Review Award - The Environmental Science and Technology Journal (06/11/2014)
University Best Dissertation - The University of Texas at El Paso (05/19/2014)
Graduate Student Recognition for Academic and Research Excellence - The College of Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso (12/06/2013)
Outstanding Dissertation for the College of Sciences - The University of Texas at El Paso, College of Sciences (12/06/2013)
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation - Graduate School atThe University of Texas at El Paso (04/13/2013)
Doctoral Fellowship - National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) from the Mexican Federal Government. (08/15/2010)
Doctoral Fellowship - University of California-Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (01/15/2010)

Ph D in Analytical Chemistry, The University Of Texas at El Paso (2013)

Publications

A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L. Science of The Total Environment 844 (2022), Yuqing Ye, Elizabeth Noriega Landa, Jesus M. Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Aruna Narayanan, Wen-Yee Lee, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
Soil and foliar exposure of Soybean (Glycine max) to Cu: nanoparticle coating-dependent plant responses NanoImpact 26 (2022), Chaoyi Deng, Yi Wang, Jesus M. Cantu, Carolina Valdes, Gilberto Navarro, Keni Cota-Ruiz, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Chunqiang Li, Wade H. Elmer, Christian O. Dimpka, Jason C. White, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L Science of The Total Environment 844 (2022), Yuqing Ye, Elizabeth N. Landa, Jesus M. Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Aruna N. Nair, Wen-Yee Lee, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L. Science of The Total Environment 844 (2022), Yuqing Ye, Elizabeth N. Landa, Jesus M. Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Aruna N. Nair, Wen-Yee Lee, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.
A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 844 (2022), Yuqing Ye, Elizabeth N. Landa, Jesus M. Cantu, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas, Aruna N. Nair, Wen-Yee Lee, Sreeprasad T. Sreenivasan, Jorge Gardea-Torresdey.

Presentations

Nanoscale manganese and iron micronutrients to increase photosynthesis, crop yield and abiotic stress tolerance (2024), Volume Southern New Hampshire University in New Hampshire, US, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas.
Method development and quantification of critically valuable elements in Permian Basin produced waters (2023), Volume Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Carley Oliver, Joshua Lewis, Mark Engle, Jose A. Hernandez Viezcas.

X-rays for life sciences ecosystem sciences agriculture and plant sciences (XLEAP) at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS). (01/01/2023 - ) NSF
Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) FY 2022-2023 (07/01/2022 - 08/31/2022) US ARMY

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

ESE 6402 - Environmental Chemistry

Section

12934

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

15076

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 6396 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

Section

15214

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 4376 - Introduction to Research

Section

14005

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

10818

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

14882

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

Section

17967

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CHEM 5398 - Thesis

Section

15150

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry

Section

32258

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CHEM 5399 - Thesis

Section

32432

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CHEM 6196 - Graduate Research in Chemistry

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CHEM 3310 - Analytical Chemistry

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CHEM 1307 - Intro to General Chemistry

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20101

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CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

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CHEM 3110 - Lab for Chemistry 3310

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20124

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