For more than 25 years, Dr. Mark Brenner has collaborated with la Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan with research and the summer course that UF coordinates with la Maxima Casa de Estudios.
In an interview, Dr. Brenner commented that he has been in charge of the course since 1993, bringing students from Florida to meet the communities in the Yucatan state and increase their knowledge within a short time period. He says that the project is very enriching, not only because the students from Florida get to learn, but also because the students from UADY obtain knowledge of English as well as other topics.
Dr. Brenner has training in as a zoologist, but has also developed himself as an oceanographer, specifically in the area of paleolimnology.