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• His current work focuses on the interphase between design methods, social factors, architecture, and microbiomes, with strong interest in interdisciplinary collaboration in design and architectural and engineering education. Through the integration of the microbiome and built environment’s physical and environmental information in pioneer projects in the field, he has continued exploring the role that humans (use of spaces) and the role of natural catastrophic events (such as Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico), play in defining the environment in shaping the occurrence of microorganisms, and their association with human health. Finally, integrating expertise in psychology and architecture and interdisciplinary approach to environmental design, he has co-developed together with faculty at the Department of Engineering at the Mayaguez Campus an integrated curriculum for undergraduate students in architecture and engineering, to provide critical thinking skills associated with complex socio-environmental problems in the context of extreme weather/environmental situations and complex social and environmental interactions.