Gabriel A. Carranza 2411 S. Interstate 35 E, 1624, Denton, TX 76210

E-mail. gabrielalfredocarranza@gmail.com

Phone: 940.231.3581

STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA

Visiting Professor, Environmental and Sanitary March 2013- Present

Engineering, State University of Ponta Grossa,

Parana, Brazil

Teaches Fundamentals of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering in the Master’s program of

Environmental and Sanitary Enginering focusing on water-borne diseases. Involved as Co Pi on

a US State Department funded research program to develop a Sustainable Desalination Pilot

Scale Plant. Co-advisor of thesis of two graduate students.( https://youtu.be/WnjYL0Qn-3Q latest report).

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

Professional Experience

Assistant Vice Provost for Global Engagement January 2009- October 2016

Adjunct Research Professor, Biological Sciences

Worked with the Offices of International Recruitment, Sponsored Students, Global

Engagement, and the International Center/Communications on goal setting, strategy, progress,

metrics and assessment. The AVPGE also focuses on internal and external public relations

initiatives, overseeing a variety of campus, North Texas and worldwide relationship building

activities and relationships. The AVPGE assists the Vice-Provost with Global Research

Development efforts, provides administrative leadership to UNT-I in her/his absence and serves

as a liaison with the office of Advancement/Development.

Education Engagement Activities

Completed a two stage Fulbright program as part of the Fulbright Specialist Program, aimed at developing the alumni of the future by incorporating values at the freshman level at the State University of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil. 2013-2014

Visiting professor for the Master’s program of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering at the State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil. 2013-2015

Facilitated the signing of an agreement between UNT and the Consulate of Mexico for the establishment of the “Ventanilla de Educacion,” Education Desk, at Mexico’s Consulate in Dallas, to provide information on education opportunities in North Texas to the more than 1,000 people per day who visit the consulate; 2014-present

Received a grant from “Juntos Podemos” Foundation in Mexico to bring Mexican families from North Texas to UNT to learn about higher education opportunities for their children. 2015

Helped establish a MOA with the National Archives of Mexico and CONACYT for the formation of human capital to develop a National Research Center of Excellence in Information Science. Fifteen fully funded MS level scholarship for federal employees granted.2014-2015

Organized and led UNT’s first Faculty Abroad Seminar to Mexico with a multidisciplinary group of faculty, which is generating substantial collaborations with top Mexican institutions. May, 2014

Honored UNT by being selected by EducationUSA to participate in an all funded program in Ecuador and Peru representing Higher Education in the USA and to reconnect and build programs with education and research institutions in those countries, July 2010.

Designed and taught a study abroad course on Environment Sustainable Development in Costa Rica to a group of Emerald Eagle Scholars of UNT. This program leads to the establishment of a joint Master of Science with a major in International Sustainable Tourism, MIST, with The Education and Research Center for Tropical Agriculture, CATIE. The program was approved by the Board of Regents and it is underway as of July 2010.

Negotiated and facilitated a reciprocal Emerald Eagle Program with two Mexico-Texas Border Universities; Autonomous University of the State of Coahuila and the University of the Valley of Mexico in Saltillo, Coahuila. Agreements of Collaboration were signed with the two Universities at a Ceremony at the UNT campus. September 2009

Research Engagement Activities

Serving as Co-PI, assembled the international team which included the University College London, State University of Ponta Grossa and UNT to secure funding from the US Department of State in the Global Innovation Initiative, to develop a Sustainable Brackish Water Desalination Plant in Brazil. 2015-2017

Received, in cooperation with the State University of Ponta Grossa one of eight 100,000 Strong in the Americas, Coca Cola Foundation grants, with the proposal “Ensuring the local availability of clean water through graduate student research and learning in Parana and Texas: Ammonia in water treatment systems, its environmental impact and effect on drinking water availability”. October 25,

Created a post-doctoral fellow’s agreement between the National Council for Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) and UNT. Joint funding of up to $38,000 per year for visiting scholars in Engineering and sciences. 2014-2016.

Developed what is now an active collaboration with administrators and scientists of Technion in Israel which is resulting in a joint research project to develop a sustainable brackish water desalination plant with scientists from Nepal, Jordan, Israel and Brazil funded by the US Agency for International Development, the Governments of Sweden and the Netherlands. This team completed in the Global DESAL competition and finished third in the world. 2014-2015

Organized the 2013 Global Discovery Workshop at UNT that brought together scientist from various countries to discuss collaborative opportunities in the field of advanced materials.

Organized the 2014 Global Discovery Workshop at the University of Tartu, Estonia in partnership with the State University of Ponta Grossa, Brazil, the University of Tartu and the City of Denton, TX with focus on Energy Efficient Buildings and Communities.

Supported the Colleges of Engineering and Art and Science of UNT in the organization of a Multinational Workshop on Nanotechnology and Materials with the CENTER of Advanced Materials of CINVESTAV, Queretaro. This was an only scientist’s workshop with participation from institutions from Greece, Colombia, Mexico, and Israel, and North Texas institutions as the UNT Health Science Center, and the University of Texas in Dallas. June 28-30, 2011

Conducted an assessment on management and administrative plans in technology transfer for the establishment of a Techno Park at Ilia State University in the Republic of Georgia. This work was performed under a grant from IREX. July 9-20, 2011.

Established collaboration with the Archimedes Foundation of Estonia for trilateral work on technology transfer modernization reforms for the country of Georgia. July 20-24, 2011

Facilitated the signing of an Agreement of Collaboration between the Discovery Park and the City of Knowledge of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. December 19, 2010.

Facilitated the visit to UNT Campus and briefing with top executives of the Director General of the Center for Advanced Research Studies, CINVESTAV, Dr. Renee Azomosa

Facilitated the visit of the Deputy Director General for Science of the National Council for Science and Technology of Mexico, June 2010.

Organized the visit of Provost and Dean of Engineering to research facilities of CINVESTAV in Mexico City, Queretaro and Irapuato and briefings with leading scientists. September 2010

Orchestrated an agreement of Collaboration between CINVESTAV and UNT, signed in December 2010.

Developed, facilitated and coordinated partnership to submit a joint research presentation between scientists of the “Colegio de la Frontera Norte”, COLEF, Mexico and UNT, to participate in an International Seminar organized and hosted by the Western Galilee College in Israel. The work was accepted and a combined delegation of researchers from the COLEF and UNT participated on May 27-31, 2010 at the conference in Israel.

Served as a member of dissertation committee of Ph.D. student in Biological Sciences working on Diabetes Research 2011-2013.

Joined by invitation the High Tech Committees of the Israel-Texas Chamber of Commerce and of the Dallas Regional Chamber. 2011.

Selected by the College Board to represent US Higher Education and UNT at the Andes Reconnect Program to Peru and Ecuador, September 5-17, 2010.

Served as member of the External Advisory Board of the Center for International Business Studies of Texas A&M University, 1998 – 2013.

Co-organized with UNT’s College of Business a seminar for faculty on Internationalization of Business Education, with the participation of the Directors of the CIBER programs of the University of Memphis and Texas A&M University, August 2010.

Hosted and served as advisor of the Department Chair for Innovation and Technology Commercialization of Ilia State University of the Republic of Georgia, East Europe during a month and a half visit to UNT-I sponsored by the US Department of State. October 1- November 15, 2010.

Facilitated the Collaboration between the Tamaulipas Council for Science and Technology and UNT for the training of PhD students. Three PhD students from Tamaulipas began their PhD program in the College of Engineering in January 2011.

Facilitated and catalyzed the signing of an agreement of collaboration between the government of Ecuador and UNT for the training of PhD students, June 2011.

Organized a visit of the top level administration of the University of North Texas to visit state of the art research facilities in Monterrey and Saltillo, Mexico. Secretaries of Education, Science and Technology of the States of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila hosted and briefed the delegation. Former CEO of City Bank, Mr. Jorge Bermudez flew to Saltillo to speak to the group on the basis of the Global Financial Crisis. January 6-9, 2009

Gained support from the members of the Science and Technology (S&T) Committee of the Border Governors Conference to have UNT as host of the Committee’s Web Page. UNT’s contribution ensured an invitation to be part of the Technical Consultative Team that supported the S&T Committee. 2009.

Public Service Activities

Serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Israel-Texas Chamber of Commerce 2014-Present

Contributed as proposal reviewer for the Partners of the Americas 100 K Strong program. 2014

Strengthened relations with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and with the Office of Economic Development of the City of Denton. This reinvigorated partnership lead to the organization of the first World Fest on the Square on September 26, 2009, event that brought together local high schools, local civic organizations, the City of Denton and the University of North Texas in a celebration of world cultures. It is expected that the World Fest on the Square will become an annual event.

Organized a meeting of the Denton’s Rotary Club at the Discovery Park. More than fifty members of the Rotary Club, which includes the mayor and the chief of police among many others distinguished local personalities, were briefed on the Park’s Science and Technology efforts and toured the facility after the meeting. January 14, 2010

Gained sponsorship by the Dallas Regional Chamber, Hispanic Chamber of Denton; City of Denton, Italian American Chamber DFW, French-American Chamber of Commerce -Dallas/Fort Worth, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce, British American Commerce Association, and The German American Chamber of Commerce, North Texas Chapter for the organization of a seminar between Texas A&M University and UNT on Conducting Business with the European Union: Trends, Ideas and opportunities held on May 7, 2010.

Became an active member of Denton’s Hispanic Chamber, Rotary Club, and with the French-American Chamber of Commerce -Dallas/Fort Worth, Dallas Regional Chamber, Israel-Texas Chamber, Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce, 2010-present.

Committee Service, Lectures and Presentations

Key Note Speaker “ The Importance of the Texas-Mexico Relation in Education” at the 6th Jalisco-Texas Conference on Education, Guadalajara, Jalisco, May 25-28, 2016

Served in the National Search Committee for the Vice Provost for International Affairs, 2012, 2015

Served in the Institutional Academic Plan Committee charged with the developing the Academic Plan for UNT, 2013-2014

Presentation at the “Engaging Stakeholders in Internationalization: Building and Implementing a Shared Vision” Annual Leadership Symposium: University-Foundation Partnerships. Annual NAFSA Conference, Houston, May 29, 2012

Presented the talk “ A new look to the cause of vascular lesions in Diabetes type II at the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology – Seminar, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, February 1, 2011

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Professional Experience

Director, Office for Latin American Programs June 1992- January 2009

Texas A&M University

Executive Director, the Texas A&M University Sept. 1993-January 2009

Center in Mexico City

Interim Director, Institute for Pacific Asia June 2005- June 2006

Texas A&M University

Worked with faculty from all colleges throught the International Programs Enhancement and

Cordination Committe in support of the triple mission of the University, Education, Research

and Extension. Provided support to the Office of the Vice President for Research in globalizing

the institutional research agenda. Worked closely with the Association of Former Students in

reaching out to and organizing former students to developing opportunities in Latin America.

Provided support and guidance in programs in Mexico and latin american countries to four

Presidents of the University. Helped establish the Texas A&M University Center in Mexico City

and the Soltis Education and Tropical Research Center in Costa Rica. Worked closely with

members of the International Programs External Advisory Board in extending the university’s

network around the world, enhancing the presence of the university, developing programs and

generating financial support to foster comprenhensive internationalization at Texas A&M

University.

Academic Engagement Activities

Designed and implemented the mission statement, objectives and work plan for the establishment of the Office for Latin American Programs. (OLAP). The office initiatives supported the education, research and public service missions of the University in Latin America.

Established the Texas A&M University Center in Mexico City. Conceptualized and secured free use of office and conference space for 20 years, and funding for its establishment. Negotiated recognition of the Center by the Mexican Government as a non-profit organization. This legal status enabled the Center to receive deductible donations. Successfully managed the operation, academic activities and continuing education programs of the Center from1992- 2009.

Negotiated more than 40 Memoranda of Agreement between Texas A&M University Colleges and Institutes, and various universities, governments, business organizations and institutions in Latin America.

Developed the first international site for the university’s videoconference system – a link to the Mexico City Center. Successfully negotiated the donation of videoconference equipment, and secured funding to support the infrastructure involved in the current Mexico - Texas fiber optic link. Organized videoconference programs to showcase the application of this technology in teaching, research, recruiting, and networking, for both university and commercial interests.

Addressed the opportunities and challenges of the North American Free Trade Agreement through several academic events including major conferences on campus and in Mexico.

Conceptualized, organized and implemented the Faculty Abroad Seminar, the longest running (15 years, 1993-2008) international faculty development program at the university. The program has assisted more than 170 tenure-track and tenured faculty in

developing a broader understanding of important historical events that have shaped the current Mexico-US relationship, as well as current socioeconomic, political and cultural issues of Mexico. The objective of the Faculty Abroad Seminar was to build an extensive peer network with multidisciplinary outreach, in order to foster bilateral research and education initiatives.

Developed the organizational concept for the university-supported Soltis Education and Tropical Research Center in Costa Rica. Organized fact-finding missions to the site during 2005-07 in order to secure support for the program from the relevant academic departments.

Research Engagement Activities

Identified the opportunity and negotiated the agreement for collaborative research between Texas A&M University and the National Council on Science and Technology (CONACYT) in Mexico. The agreement included an initial fund of US $2,000,000 to finance bi-national research projects. Since 2001, one hundred and eight bi-national research projects have been funded. The cooperative agreement was successfully re-negotiated with the new CONACYT administration in August, 2007. The new agreement run from 2007-2012.

Assisted in validation studies for the use of a technology to screen individuals for pre-diabetic conditions using computer analysis of retinal digital images. This technology was used in various locations in Texas and Mexico, including the lobby of the building that housed the TAMU Mexico City Center.

Obtained research funding in August, 2007, to evaluate an additional test to identify the pre-diabetic condition, specifically glucuronic acid levels. The collaboration included diabetes experts in Saltillo and Monterrey, Mexico.

Worked with the Office of the Vice President for Research in organizing the Science and Technology Forum, as part of the Border Governors Conference at Texas A&M University in 2005. A major outcome of the meeting was establishment of the Science and Technology Committee by the Governors of the ten US and Mexican states alone the border.

Served as Representative of the State of Texas to the Inaugural Meeting of the Science and Technology Committee, during the Border Governors Conference in Torreon, Coahuila, 2005.

Worked with the Office of the Vice President for Research at Texas A&M in the organization of a Technical Consultative Team to support the Science and Technology Committee of the Border Governors Conference. Texas A&M’s work included drafting the by-laws, developing both the mission statement and the statement of goals and priorities, and coordinating the activities of the Science and Technology Committee, 2005 - present.

Facilitated participation of the Director General of CONACYT, Ing. Jaime Parada, at the Summer NASULG meeting in Vancouver, Canada, 2003.

Served as a scientific proposal reviewer in the selection committee of the CONACYT-TAMU Research Program, 2001-2009.

Conceptualized, secured funding, and participated as co-principal investigator in the feasibility study to establish the Mexican Institute of Technology and Applied Sciences in Saltillo, Mexico, 1992.

Public Service activities

Organized Texas A&M Former Students Clubs in Mexico, several countries in Central and South America. Developed the electronic International Aggie Business Network Database (on-line).

Developed a series of seminars on Technology for Latin America, which brought hundreds of business people from several Latin American countries to Texas. Issues addressed included cattle production, horticulture, aquaculture, NAFTA, trade in the Americas, hydrocarbons, and food safety, among others.

Facilitated international business partnerships while serving as President and member of the Board of Directors of the Bryan/College Station Small Business Development Center. Organized two successful trade missions to Saltillo/Monterrey, and to Mexico City.

Organized a Solid Waste Management Program in Costa Rica that promotes new business enterprises and assesses social response, education, and political and legal implications of recycling solid waste. This program was the result of work with TAMU former students, government officials, corporations and foundations.

Assisted the former students in Costa Rica in establishing the TAMU Foundation of Costa Rica, which focuses in solid waste recycling programs. The Foundation received a grant for $250,000 from the Government of The Netherlands.

Worked with former students in El Salvador to establish “Aquatec: Caring for the Essence of Life,” a water conservation initiative that addresses the critical water issues facing El Salvador. Participants included corporations, foundations, and government officials, including five secretaries of State of El Salvador.

Assisted the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in the conceptualization of the plan to establish the first Distance Learning Center in San Jose, Costa Rica, which linked Costa Rica, Texas and Mexico City.

Organized the Round Table Discussion for the Reconstruction of Central America after Hurricane Mitch. The event brought together government officials and university presidents from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, and representatives from the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.

Facilitated the visits of various Presidents of Latin American countries to Texas A&M as commencement speakers, including the Presidents of Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Bolivia.

Assisted the Office of the President of Texas A&M University in the organization and implementation of visit agendas of several high ranking government officials, including the Presidents of Bolivia, Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Namibia; Vice Presidents of Guatemala and Bolivia, as well as Secretaries of State from various countries in Latin America.

Conceptualized, implemented, and obtained certification for an internationally recognized program in Food Safety and Quality by the International HACCP Alliance, and the Food Marketing Institute’s SQF Training and Certification Program. 1996 – 2008.

Conceptualized, and gained financial support for the establishment of the Richard Ewing Award for Excellence in Science, Technology and Economic Development at Texas A&M University, to recognize the contributions of world leaders in international economic development, 2007.

Assisted in the organization, and participated in the Mexico-US Tick Technical Meeting at the Mexico City Center, in collaboration with the USDA-ARS, USDA-APHIS, and the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, TAMU. 2007.

Served as a member of a Grand Jury in the Brazos Valley for a period of six months, reviewing and deciding on more than 500 criminal cases. 2007.

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Coordinator of Mexican and Latin American Programs, Texas A&M University, 1990 - 1992.

Research Associate, Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, 1988 - 1990.

Department Head, Experimental Pathology, National Center of Animal Parasitology, SARH (Mexican equivalent of USDA). Cuernavaca, Morelos, 1981 - 1983.

Graduate Studies Coordinator, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM. 1984.

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM. 1981 - 1984.

Lecturer, Physiopathology of Parasitic Diseases, Autonomous University of Morelos, UAM, Cuernavaca, 1984.

Project Leader, Pathology of Parasitic Diseases. Division of Animal Parasitology, SARH. Cuernavaca, Morelos, 1983 -1984.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Pathology, UNAM, Mexico City, 1997 - 1980.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Public Health, Inspection of Food of Animal Origin, UNAM, Mexico City, 1978 - 1979.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, UNAM, Mexico City, 1977 – 1978.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

The use of vacuum in processing intact ticks for histology. G.A. Carranza, L.M.

Martinez, R.M. Rios, and G.G. Wagner, J. Parasit., 73(4): 870-872 (1987).

Microwave fixation and polyester wax embedding for Boophilus microplus histoanatomy. G.A. Carranza, K. Waldrup, D. Cruz, and G.G. Wagner, J. Med. Entomol. 27 (6):1067-1070 (1990).

Effectors Cells in the Immunity to a Lethal Strain of Babesia microti in the absence of the Parasite. PhD dissertation, College of Veterinary Medicine. Texas A&M University, 1989.

Cross-strain protection between lethal and non-lethal strains of Babesia microti. G.A. Carranza, S.E. Sharp, J. Womac, and G.G. Wagner. In: Proceedings, 8th Natl. Hemopar. Conf. (1989): 621.

Beliefs, barriers, and benefits of a faculty abroad experience in Mexico. Dooley, K. E., Dooley, L. M. & Carranza, G. (2008). Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 15(3), 29-38.

Condições Sanitárias em Comunidades Rurais na Bacia Hidrográfica Alagados. Paraná, Brasil. Wiecheteck Giovana Katie, Savi Olivia Mara, Hinsching Maria Aparecida de Oliveira, Carranza Gabriel. XXXIV Congreso Interamericano de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ambiental, 2014, Monterrey, México: Asociación Interamericana de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ambiental.

GUEST LECTURES

“Roots of our Hemisphere”, Latin American Alliance, Dallas, TX March 2011

“The History of El Salvador” Pan American Round Table, Fort Worth, TX April 2011

“A new look to the cause of vascular lesions in Diabetes type II”. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology – Seminar College of Veterinary MedicineTexas A&M UniversityFebruary 1, 2011

”Diabetes or Metabolic Syndrome”, Latin American Network, Dallas, Texas, August 26, 2011

“Mexicans from the beginning” Texas A&M University Mexico Center, Mexico City, Mexico, May 2008.

“Thirteen Billion Years In The History Of Mexicans,” Industrialists Club, Mexico City, Mexico, May 2007

“Analysis Of The Federal Elections Process In Mexico,” United States – Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Southwest Chapter, Dallas, TX, June, 2004.

“Global Trends in Technology: Nanotechnology, Genomics and World Economics.” School of Business, University of the Americas, Puebla, Mexico, March, 2003.

“The Wealth of Knowledge - The Digital and Genomic Revolution.” 150th anniversary of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Mexico. 2003.

“A Statistical Portrait of Our Increasingly Global Neighborhood - A Course on Globalization,” Fiestas Patrias Celebration, Bryan, TX, September, 2002.

Commencement Speaker “Leadership,” Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity, May, 2002.

“Mexico-US relations,” Fiestas Patrias Celebration, Bryan, TX, September, 2001

“Internationalization of Higher Education: Fashion or Priority?” Pre-departure course on US-Mexico relations for veterinary students participating in international externships, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, January, 2000-03.

“Chronologic History of Cinco De Mayo,” University of Texas at Galveston, May, 1999.

“NAFTA and Higher Education,” Iberoamerican University, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. 1994.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. in Veterinary Microbiology, Texas A&M University, 1989.

Master in Science, MS in Veterinary Parasitology, Texas A&M University, 1986.

Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 1980.

OTHER FORMAL TRAINING

Management Development Program, Center for Executive Development, College of Business and Graduate School of Business, Texas A&M University.

Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager, Center for Executive Development, College of Business and Graduate School of Business, Texas A&M University.

The Corporate University: Technology Applications in Employee Development.

Food Safety; Basic and Advanced Certification in Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points for the Food Industry (HACCP), International HACCP Alliance and Food Processors Institute.

Safe Quality Food, SQF trainer certification.

AWARDS

Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award in Student Relations, The Association of

Former Students of Texas A&M University, 2001.

The John J. Koldus Faculty and Staff Achievement Award, Texas A&M University, 1999.

International Staff Excellence Award, IPO, 1996.

Charter Member, Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society, 1989.

Buck Weirus Spirit Award, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University, 1988-1989.

Outstanding International Student Award, Texas A&M University, 1988.

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

Various sports. Completed the 2001 and 2003 Austin Motorola Marathon, the 2002 Houston Compact Marathon, and the 2001 Iron Man Esprit in Montreal, Canada.

Martial Arts. Cosmology, particulate physics, earth history, climatologic, socio-political and cultural

issues that have shaped today’s global society. Play piano, guitar, upright base, mandolin, harmonic, and trumpet in a lyric form. Performing arts, theater, music, poetry, ball room dancing. International numismatics. Painting and photography.

Construction, architecture and human environment