Michael Martinez-Colon
- michael.martinez@famu.edu
- PHONE
- 850-561-2134
- OFFICE
- Environ Equity & Justice Cntr
FSH Science Research Center. Room # 306B
Monday/ Wednesday • 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday/ Thursday • 1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Friday • By appointment
Undergraduate Courses
EVR 1001-003 Fundamentals of Environmental Science •
Mo.We.Fr. — 10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
EVR 1001-004 Fundamentals of Environmental Science •
Tu.Th. — 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
EVR 3023-001 Introduction to Marine Environments •
T.u Th. — 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Graduate Courses
EVS 5911-601 Supervised Research •
Mon. Tu. We. Th. Fr. by appointment
EVS 5941- 601 Internship •
Mon. Tu. We. Th. Fr. by appointment
EVS 5970-604 Master’s Thesis •
Mon. Tu. We. Th. Fr. by appointment
EVS 6885-001 Env. Research Design and Analysis •
Fri. 9:05 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
EVS 6980-602 Dissertation •
Mon. Tu. We. Th. Fr. by appointment
I am an Associate Professor of Geological Oceanography and Marine Pollution Geospatial
at the School of the Environment, Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, FL.
I am also the co-Lead of the Coastal Intelligence thematic area for the NOAA Center
for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems.
Since 2016 at FAMU, I have engaged my undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students
in research addressing questions related to foraminiferal micropaleontology, environmental
micropaleontology, heavy metal pollution, bioavailability, microbiomes, experimental
culture work, coastal ecology, fate and transport of pollutants, microplastics, and
recent foraminiferal assemblages in coastal ecosystems. In addition, I am also interested
in the trophic transfer of heavy metals from benthic communities.
I am a member of the following:
- steering committee for the Foraminiferal Biomonitoring (FOBIMO) European working
group
- research advisory for the Apalachicola Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in
Florida
- research advisory for the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Puerto
Rico
- advisory board for Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station in South
Carolina
- Marine Science related:
- Benthic foraminiferal ecology
- Heavy metal geochemistry
- Trophic transfer of heavy metals
- Sediment geochemistry
- Sediment coring
- University of South Florida • 2016
Ph.D. in Marine Science with emphasis in biogeochemical oceanography - University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus • 2007
M.Sc. in Geology with emphasis in geological mapping and regional geology - University of South Florida • 1997
B.Sc. in Geology with emphasis in carbonate stratigraphy and sedimentation
- Associate Professor • 2022 - Present
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL - Courtesy Professor • 2020 - Present
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - Courtesy Professor • 2017-2020
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL - Assistant Professor • 2016-2022
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL - Visiting Instructor • 2012-2016
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL
For a list of publications and research updates please visit my Environmental Micropaleontology
personal research website (www.foramlaboratory.com).
- Sloan Scholar Mentoring Network Funding Recognition • 2020
- Florida A&M University Emerging Researcher Award • 2018
- Early-Career Research Fellow (National Academies of Sciences- Gulf Research Program)
• 2017
- SLOAN Minority Program PhD recognition award • 2016
- University of South Florida Dissertation Completion Fellowship • 2011
- University of South Florida GPSC Award (Academic/professional achievements) • 2010
- University of South Florida Representative at the International Year of Planet Earth in Portugal • 2009
- University of South Florida Successful Latino Student Award (top 1%) • 2007
- University of South Florida IGERT Student Award (Recognition for NOAA-NERR Grant)
• 2007
- The National Scholars Honor Society • 2006
- Universidad del Este-Carolina Campus, Puerto Rico- Presidential Award • 2005
Undergraduate courses
- EVR 1001 Fundamentals of Environmental Science
- EVR 3023 Introduction to the Marine Environments
- EVR 3930 Special Topics in Environmental Science (Marine Bioindicator Ecology) (only
once)
- EVR 4027C Wetland Preservation and Restoration
Graduate courses
- EVS 5022 Environmental Research Methodology
- EVR 5031C Wetland Preservation and Restoration
- EVS 5911 Supervised Research
- EVS 5941 Internship
- EVS 5970 Master's Thesis
- EVS 6913 Supervised Research
- EVS 6885 Environmental Research Design and Analysis
- EVS 6980-602 Dissertation