Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou

University of California, Merced, Researcher

Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou is a researcher at UC Merced with a background in environmental and socioeconomic systems engineering, and the current president of the nonprofit organization SocioEnvironmental and Education Network, SEEN. “Serving vulnerable communities makes me prouder than any other part of my work. My work with SEEN includes children and adult education, and promoting environmental and climate justice in disadvantaged communities. My research orbits around sustainability and climate change, with a focus on the future of sustainable agriculture in California and the inclusion of vulnerable groups, including affordable technology and breaking language barriers.” Angel has a PhD in Environmental Systems from UC Merced, a Masters in Biosystems Engineering and Water Resources from Brazil, and a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Spain, and is trilingual in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.