Dr. Palomo has completed 2 Post- Docs, a PhD and a MS in Civil Engineering at Kansas State University. She received her Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Guanajuato in Mexico. Dr. Palomo has a number of honors and awards under her belt. Most recently she was honored by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education and she received the Northrup Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award. In previous years she has been honored as a Provost Teacher Scholars Program Fellow, a USDA E. Kika De la Garza Science Fellow, and a Lyle Center Faculty fellow. Dr. Palomo is also working along side Dr. Ontiveros on outreach efforts made possbile by the Kellogg Legacy Grant.