The Professional Team, Work-Style, and Program
An interdisciplinary, inter-faculty team at the University of Miami will research the crucial link between economy and environment. The principle investigator, Prof. Weisskoff, is a Harvard-trained development economist who has worked in Latin America and the Caribbean for 30 years. Prof. Daniel Suman of the Marine Affairs and Policy Division of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), Ph.D. and JDS, specializes in the legal and scientific ramifications on the environment in Latin America. Prof. Solo-Gabriele is an MIT-trained environmental engineer with the College of Engineering who specializes in water quality and industrial processes.
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Professor
Richard Weisskoff (Principal Investigator): Associate Professor
of Economics in the Department of International Studies. He
has carried out extensive research on income distribution and
poverty in Latin America, and he has designed and researched the
application of complex economic models to test the impact of development
strategies on income distribution, employment, and environment
in Latin America. Professor Weisskoff has pioneered in applying
"impact analysis" and regional growth models to issues
in the environment, for example, the U.S. Army Corps' $8 billion
spending on Everglades restoration. He has created the Everglades
Economics Program at the School of International Studies. Prof.
Richard Weisskoff is a veteran of missions with the Interamerican
Development Bank (IADB), the Harvard Institute for International
Development (HIID), and the United Nations. He is fluent in Spanish
& Portuguese. Click 
Prof.
Daniel 0. Suman: Associate Professor Marine Affairs (regulation
of marine pollution, coastal zone management, marine and environmental
law and policy, creation and management of marine protected areas,
science and technology in Latin America). He has 25 years
of field experience working on environmental policy in U.S., Latin
America, and the Caribbean. He is an expert on coastal systems
and is bilingual Dr. Suman conducts research on the adaptability
of the fishing sectors in Chile, Peru, and Ecuador to ENSO ("El
Niño") climate variability. This research involves
analyses of changing positions of industrial fishing companies
and labor unions, artisanal fishing unions, and government regulators
in light of environmental uncertainty. Suman also has long-standing
research interests in mangrove management in Latin American and
Caribbean countries. He has organized international training workshops
for mangrove managers and analyzed mangrove-related legislation
in the Americas. He edited a volume in Spanish that details mangrove
management strategies in numerous Latin American countries: El
Ecosistema del Manglar en América Latina y la Cuenca del
Caribe: Su Manejo Conservación. Click 
Prof.
Helena Solo-Gabriele: Her research focuses on finding water
and contaminant sources. She is an expert in water and wood contaminants.
Prof. Solo-Gabriele's favorite types of water bodies include surface
waters (e.g. rivers and lakes); however, she investigates ground
waters when they are considered a significant contributor to the
surface water body of interest. She studies metals and microbial
contaminants, and has investigated microbial contaminant indicators,
such as E. coli, enterococci, C. perfringens, Cryptosporidium,
and Giardia. Her interest in metals has also led to research and
experience in investigating the environmental impacts of metals
in pressure-treated wood, in particular wood treated with chromated
copper arsenate. Dr. Solo-Gabriele teaches courses in the analysis
of water and wastewater, environmental microbiology, and in the
design of water and wastewater treatment plants. Prof. Solo-Gabriele
has experience in Honduras and is bilingual. Specifically she
has evaluate both the potable water and wastewater disposal systems
for the City of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Contact Prof. Solo-Gabriele
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