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Education/Academic qualification
Master, Maestría académica en Ciencias Forestales , Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Award Date: 19 Jun 2020
Bachelor, Licenciatura en Ingeniería Forestal, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Award Date: 13 Mar 2015
Bachelor, Bachillerato Ingeniería en Biotecnología, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Award Date: 6 Sep 2011
External positions
Profesora, Universidad Nacional (UNA)
6 May 2021 → 6 May 2026
Keywords
- SD Forestry
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO CENTRAL CARTAGO
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Creación de una red de viveros regionales de excelencia articulados con GENFORES, para el abastecimiento de plantas certificadas al sector forestal
Badilla Valverde, Y. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Murillo Gamboa, O. (Institutional academic collaborator), Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Jiménez Montero, M. (External collaborating researcher ) & Sáenz Muñoz, M. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
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Implementación de estudios interdisciplinares para la conservación y puesta en valor de la arquitectura religiosa de madera en la provincia de San José
García Baltodano, K. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Porras Alfaro, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Moya Roque, R. A. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Bonilla Soto, L. C. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Evaluación del estado fitosanitario de la madera utilizada por el sector fabricante y tratante de tarimas y cajones para embalaje en Costa Rica.
Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Muñoz Acosta, F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Gaitán Álvarez, J. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Integración de herramientas tecnológicas para la identificación y conservación de especies arbóreas amenazadas en Costa Rica
Valverde-Otárola, J. C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Arias Aguilar, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Zamora Villalobos, N. (Institutional academic collaborator), Araya Valverde, E. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Castillo Ugalde, M. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Manejo integrado de la marchitez de la melina (Gmelina arborea Roxb.) y de la muerte descendente de la teca (Tectona grandis L.)
Murillo Gamboa, O. (Institutional academic coordinator), Badilla Valverde, Y. (Institutional academic collaborator), Méndez Alvarez, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rodríguez-Solís, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Rivera Méndez, W. (Institutional academic collaborator), Watson-Guido, W. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Berrocal Jiménez, A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Genetic diversity and structure of the introduced germplasm of the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Willd. ex A. Juss) in Costa Rica
Araya-Gutiérrez, D., Araya-Valverde, E., Méndez-Álvarez, D., Arias-Aguilar, D., Murillo-Campos, M. & Zamora, N. A., Feb 2026, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 73, 2, 107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vernacular wood architecture in Puntarenas Costa Rica: Shape of cross-section and dimensions of boards, wood species, lesions and causative fungi
García-Baltodano, K., Méndez-Álvarez, D., Porras-Alfaro, D., Rivera-Méndez, W. & Moya, R., Mar 2026, In: Results in Engineering. 29, 108874.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae causing Paulownia elongata dieback in Costa Rica
Rodríguez-Solís, M., Guevara-Bonilla, M., Méndez-Álvarez, D. & Esquivel-Segura, E., 1 Jan 2025, In: New Disease Reports. 51, 1, e70015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First report of Neofusicoccum parvum causing Juglans neotropica dieback in Costa Rica
Soĺıs, M. R., Jiménez, A. B., Álvarez, D. M. & Barquero, V. V., 2025, In: Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in two forestry ecosystems from central and northern Costa Rica
Méndez-Álvarez, D., Rodríguez-Solís, M., Polo-Marcial, M. H., Lara-Pérez, L. A., Watson-Guido, W., Jiménez-Poveda, S., Arias-Aguilar, D. & Rivera-Méndez, W., 2025, In: Cerne. 31, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review