{"id":2250,"date":"2023-07-06T21:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iai.int\/new-iai-scientific-director\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T00:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T03:44:55","slug":"new-iai-scientific-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/new-iai-scientific-director\/","title":{"rendered":"New IAI Scientific Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/administrador\/assets\/images\/ckfinder\/files\/BANNER%20(1772%20%C3%97%20551%20px)%20(1)(1).png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Edwin Castellanos begins today his tenure as the new Science Director.<\/p>\n\n<p>Edwin brings more than 25 years of experience in research and higher education in Guatemala and Mesoamerica in climate change and management of natural resources, with a particular focus on freshwater and forest management.<\/p>\n\n<p>Edwin holds a Ph.D. in  Environmental Science from Indiana University in the United States. 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