Juan Salas Rosario received his doctorate in Environmental Sciences during the investiture ceremony at the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) on Sunday. The ceremony marked the graduation of 945 professionals across various disciplines. Salas completed a doctoral program focused on developing a simulation tool to aid decision‑making in climate‑risk and emergency management scenarios for the Greater Santo Domingo area. His research aims to strengthen planning and response capabilities for communities facing environmental and climatic threats. The investiture highlighted the role of higher education in producing professionals who can contribute to national development. For Salas, earning the doctorate concludes a demanding academic phase and signals the beginning of new challenges in the field of environmental science.
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