Curriculum Vitae

Nicole S. Rivera Espinal

nicolerivera45.wordpress.com Urb. Hacienda Vistas de Sabanera

nicole.rivera45@upr.edu Cidra, PR 00739

Tel: (787)-387-7671

EDUCATION

University of Puerto Rico Cayey

Summer 2014

205 Avenida Antonio R. Barceló

Cayey, PR 00736

High School Miguel Melendez Muñoz

High School Diploma

Ave. Antonio R. Barceló Frente C

Cayey, PR 00736

May, 2014

Secondary School Benigno Fernández García

Secondary School Diploma

Calle Barbosa Final

Cayey, PR 00736

May, 2011

COURSES

Summer 2014

BIOL 3009 Introduction to Biology

BIOL 3009L Biology Laboratory

Fall 2014

BIOL 3415 General Botany

BIOL 3415 General Botany Laboratory

BIOL 3095 Seminar Scientific Literature and Bibliography

ESPA 3201 INT. Genres of Literature

INGL 3103 Intermediate English

INTD 3027 Personal Finance

SKILLS Scientific Investigation

Leadership Skills

Dancing Skills--Classical ballet

Music Skills—Clarinet

Acting Skills

Curriculum Vitae

Oratorical Skills

Linguistic Capabilities-- Spanish, English

Time Management

Computer Proficiency

ACADEMICS

GPA: 4.00----

PEAU: 2987

College Board PNA: (Spanish 4/5)

PPAA: (Spanish: Advance--408, Mathematics: Advance--411, English:

Advance--464, Mathematics: Advance--439)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Make-A-Wish Foundation, San Juan, PR 00919-3348 -- (Volunteer)

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Beta Beta Beta Zeta-Epsilon Member

National Honor Society 2011-2014

Club Ambient & Element of Science 2008-2014-- (leadership)

Student Council 2012-2014

Drama Club 2010-2011

Science Club 2008-2010

COMPETITIONS

Cooperative San Jose, Oratory Competition 2011

Dance Academy competition of Puerto Rico 2012

Miguel Melendez Muñoz High School Science Fair 2012-2014

Puerto Rico Essay Contest 2013

Miguel Melendez Muñoz Spelling Bee contest 2013

District Science Fair Competition 2014

Region Science Fair Competition 2014

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Year: 2014

Curriculum Vitae

Characterization of the infectious process of a virus and its bacterial host.

Nicole Stephanie Rivera Espinal, Ingrid Melendez and Dr. Edwin

Vazquez (mentor)

Year: 2013

Microbacteriophage Isolation and Purification in the soils of the

Municipal Landfill in Cayey, Cidra’s lake and the University of Puerto

Rico at Cayey

Nicole Stephanie. Rivera Espinal and Dr. Edwin Vazquez (mentor)

PRESENTATIONS

Year: 2014

Scientific Research Proposal: Study of the Behavior of an Oncolytic Virus

as a Therapy for Cancer. Univeristy of Puerto Rico in Cayey.

Year: 2014

Research Symposium in the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey:

Characterization of the infectious process of a Virus and its bacterial host.

District and Region Puerto Rico’s Science Fair: Characterization of the

infectious process of a Virus and its bacterial host.

Year: 2013

A Call for Scientist Symposium: Microbacteriophage Isolation and

Purification in the soils of the Municipal Landfill in Cayey, Cidra’s lake.

Miguel Melendez Muñoz High School

RECOGNITIONS

Winner in “Premios Miguelinos” for having a GPA of 4.00 2011-2014

First place winner of the Oratory contest of the San Jose Cooperative 2011

Second Place Winner of the Essay Competition in the Miguel Melendez

Muñoz high school 2014

First Place Winner of “Creation of a Song” for the Language Week

competitions in the School Specialized in Science, Math and Technology

in 2010

Academic Excellence in the Cayey educational region for the years 2011-

2014

Curriculum Vitae

Award for Student of Excellence in the Association “Casa de los Leones”

in Cayey 2014

First place winner in the category of Microbiology in Science Fair of

Cidra’s District 2013

First Gran Place for most outstanding research in the Competition of

Science Fair in Cidra 2013

Most outstanding PPAA Score on Miguel Melendez Muñoz High school

for the year 2013

Second Place winner in the category of Microbiology at Puerto Rico

Region of Caguas Science Fair Competition 2014

Citizenship award in graduation day 2014