Faculty DirectoryLuisa Marcelino

Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Publications
Contact
2145 Sheridan RoadTech A218
Evanston, IL 60208-3109
847-491-4035Email Luisa Marcelino
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Departments
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Education
Ph.D. Molecular Biology/Genetics University of Lisbon, Portugal, degree in absentia through MIT, Cambridge, MA
B.S./M.S. Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Research Interests
Effects of global climate change in the dynamics of biological partnerships involving microbes, in particular reef-forming corals and their associated algae; light scattering and propagation in coral tissue and skeleton; characterization of microbes at the cell and genetic level; characterization of the symbiotic relationship and of its limitations (i.e., coral bleaching when corals undergo thermal stress)