Gabriel Carranza

Dr. Gabriel Carranza serves as Executive Director for Global Engagement, Adjunct Faculty at the Institute for Coastal and Water Research, and Affiliated Research Faculty at the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Center of University of Louisiana Lafayette. He previously served as Assistant Vice Provost for Global Engagement and as Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of North Texas, and as Director for Latin American Programs and the Institute for Pacific Asia at Texas A&M University in College Station. He also serves as visiting professor at the State University of Ponta Grossa in Brazil where he teaches and does research on water-borne illnesses and water quality. His main responsibilities have been to globalize education, research, and community engagement while increasing student enrollment and funding support. In addition, Dr. Carranza’s work has focused on building partnerships with industry, agencies, organizations, and governments in these regions of the world.

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

M.S. in Veterinary Parasitology, 1986
Texas A&M University

Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, 1980
National Autonomous University of Mexico

Water, Desalination, Sustainable Energy and Health

• 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. Ph.D. 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.
• Developing a Sustainable Desalination System for Brackish Water in Brazil. G.K. Wiecheteck, M. Acevedo, G. Carranza, L.C. Campos, J.P. Almeida, R. Gervasoni, M.R. Széliga. Water and Development Congress, The International Water Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 13 -16, 2017.
• Brine Treatment with Constructed Wetlands for Irrigation System. M.G.B. Zaika, A.C.B. Kummer, M.R. Széliga, G.K. Wiecheteck, L.C. Campos, G. Carranza, M. Acevedo. Water and Development Congress. The International Water Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 13 -16, 2017.
• Addressing drinking water salinity due to sea water intrusion in Praia de Leste, Parana, by a brackish water desalination pilot plant. Giovana Katie Wiecheteck, Luiza Cintra Campos, Gabriel Alfredo Carranza, Miguel F. Acevedo, Marcos Rogério Szeliga, Mariana Espindola de Souza, Tatiane Bovaroti, Ana Carolina Martins Rodrigues, Juliano Penteado de Almeida, Ana Carolina Barbosa Kummer. Journal of Desalination and Water Treatment November, 169 (2019) 9-21

• International Achievement Award, April 22, 2021, International Center, City of Lafayette
• 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.