CTWP Full Time Staff

• Christa G. von Hillebrandt-Andrade – M. Sc. Geology, Manager, 2010-present

Student Programs at the CTWP

Student opportunities at the NWS Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program (CTWP) are vital in enhancing the educational program for those who wish to get hands-on experience in becoming a tsunami scientist, IT officer, or ET/HMT technician.

The NWS CTWP offers multiple programs and opportunities for students to expand and reach their educational goals. As the job market becomes more competitive, skills obtained through hands-on experience and research will be vital for the future.

Current CTWP Student Volunteers

• Jazar Abuellouf Amin (CIMAS Program), Winter 2017- Winter 2018
• Carolina Hincapié-Cárdenas (NOAA/NWS Student Trainee) Winter 2017 - Winter 2018
• Stephanie Soto Rios(CIMAS Program), Autumn 2018 - Autumn 2019
• Josué Aceituno Díaz (CIMAS Program), Winter 2018 - Winter 2019
• Karina Tañon De Jesús (UPRM COOP Program), Winter - Summer 2019

Former CTWP Student Volunteers​​

• Alina Nieves (SCEP) 2010-2011; (WFO Corpus Christi)

• Hector M. Crespo Jones (Pathways) 2012-2014; (WFO El Paso)

• Roberto Arias(UPRM Meteorology Internship Program) Summer 2011; (Verizon)

• Natalia Ramírez (UPRM Meteorology Internship Program) Summer 2012; (Graduate Student at UPRM)

• Glorianne Rivera (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies)  2014- 2015; (Undergrad at University of Miami)

• Fernanda Ramos Garcés (UPRM COOP program) 2015; ,(Weather reporter on WIPR)

• Maya Pincus (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies) 2014 - 2015; (Museum of Natural History, New York)

• Rolf Vieten (UPRM COOP program) 2015; (PhD Candidate at UPRM)

• Fernando Martinez (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies) Fall 2013-Fall 2015; (USGS)

• Jean-Edouard Faucher (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies) Fall 2013-Fall 2015; (Accenture, San Francisco)

• Zamara Fuentes (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies), Fall 2015-Fall2016; (Graduate Student at UPRM)

• Carlos A. Rivera (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies), Fall 2015-Fall2016; (Web Developer at CSC Puerto Rico)

• Gloria Berrios-Rivera (UPRM Meteorology Program of the Physics Department) - Summer 2016; (Undergrad at UPRM)

• Kariuska Matos-Horta (UPRM Meteorology Program of the Physics Department) - Summer 2016; (Accu Weather Worker)

• Gwendelyn Monge (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies), Fall 2014 – Fall 2015 / Summer 2016 – Summer 2017; (Graduate Student at UPRM)

• Elimar Torres (UPRM COOP Program), Winter - Summer 2017; (Graduate Student at UPRM)

• Giovanni Guzmán (UPRM COOP Program), Winter - Summer 2017; (Undergrad at UPRM)

• Eduardo Santiago (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies) Fall 2016 – Fall 2017; (Undergrad at UPRM)

• Pedro Matos (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies) , 2015- Spring 2016 / Fall 2016 – Fall 2017; (Graduate Student at Central Washington University)

• Cherrymar Reyes (NOAA Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies), Summer 2015 – Summer 2016 / Fall 2016 – Fall 2017; (Graduate student at UPRM)

• Athena Español de la Cruz (UPRM COOP Program), Fall 2017 – Winter 2017 (Graduate student at UPRM)

• Mariana Olivencia Feliu (UPRM COOP Program), Fall 2017 – Winter 2017

If you have any questions regarding these and other opportunities, please contact the Manager, at Christa.vonH@noaa.gov.

National Weather Service
Caribbean Tsunami Warning Program
c/o Puerto Rico Seismic Network
Building D
259 Boulevard Alfonso Valdés
Mayagüez, PR 00680
Tel. 787-833-8433, 787-265-5452
Fax. 787-265-1684