2003 Awards

Biodiversity Assessment and Community Ecology of Yucatan Wetland Fish Assemblages
Thomas J. DeWitt, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M
Luis Zambrano, UNAM

Development of Biotechnological Tools to Aid in Stock Delineation in California Pacific Sardine
John R. Gold, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M
Axayacatl Rocha-Olivares, CICESE

Development of a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Method for Detecting Enterobacter Sakazakii in Infant Milk Formulas
Alejandro Castillo, Animal Science, Texas A&M
Rosalba Gutierrez Rojo, CIATEDJAL

Dynamic Failure of a Thermally Efficient Structural Dome
Paul N. Roschke, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M
Francisco Yeomans Reyna, ITESM

Ecology, Biodiversity and Hydrology of Anchialine Caves: the Ox Bel Ha System, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Thomas M. Iliffe, Marine Biology, Texas A&M
Fernando Alvarez, UNAM

Encyrtid Parasitoids of Mealybugs in Mexico
James B. Woolley, Entomology, Texas A&M
Alejandro Gonzalez Hernandez, UANL

Experimental Study of Drag Reduction within Boundary Layer using Particle Image Velocimetry and Hot Film Measurement Techniques
Yassin A. Hassan, Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M
Javier Ortiz-Villafuerte, ININ

In Vitro Fertilization in the Horse
Katrin Hinrichs, Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M
Salvador Romo, UNAM

New Approaches to Provide Electric Energy by Alternative Renewable Resources (ARR)
Prasad N. Enjeti, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M
Jose L. Duran-Gomez, Instituto Tecnologico de Chihuahua

Production and Evaluation of Brucella Melitensis Native Hapten Conjugated with Fluorescein Isotiocianate for the Diagnosis of Brucellosis by the Fluorescent Polarized Assay
L. Garry Adams, Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M
Ricardo Gomez Florez, UANL

Puebla Center for Engineering Education
Cesar O. Malave, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Texas A&M
Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas

Puebla Design and Analysis of Dual Tube Hydroforming Process
Jyhwen Wang, Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution, Texas A&M
Carlos Acosta, Universidad de las Americas

Regulation of H+ Pumps by Vacuolar H+ Dependent Transporters?
Marla L. Binzel, Horticultural Science, Texas A&M
Omar Pantoja, UNAM

Strategic Research to Increase Fisheries Productivity and Strengthen the Tuna Aquaculture Industry in Northwest Mexico: The Yellowfin Tuna Plan
William H. Neill, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M
Alejandro Buentello-Garcia, CIBNOR

Strategies for Sustainable Management of Fisheries Resources in Durango, Mexico
Frances I. Gelwick, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M
Leticia Mar Tovar, UAS

Understanding Individual, Social, Cultural, Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in Mexicans and Mexican Americans: A Pilot Study
Nilesh S. Chatterjee, Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M
Rafael Chome Navia, UACOAH