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Research Scientist

School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University

Assessing the impacts of saltwater intrusion processes in urban infrastructure due to sea-level rise induced by a changing climate. Also, I worked in the co-development of noble workflow for assessing risk to subsurface infrastructure in coastal communities in the Boston Area due to sea level rise.

• Developing coastal groundwater numerical models using MODFLOW.
• Assessing the uncertainty of model approach in saltwater intrusion processes.
• Generating the infrastructure damage risk and cost datasets that will be used in the co-development phase of the project.
• Development of analytical groundwater transport models for understanding exchange processes of nutrients and radiogenic tracers in submarine groundwater discharge systems
• Exploration and development of novel research proposals

Post Doctoral Scholar

School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University

Assessing the impacts of saltwater intrusion processes in urban infrastructure due to sea-level rise induced by a changing climate. Also, I worked in the co-development of noble workflow for assessing risk to subsurface infrastructure in coastal communities in the Boston Area due to sea level rise.

• Developing coastal groundwater numerical models using MODFLOW.
• Assessing the uncertainty of model approach in saltwater intrusion processes.
• Participating in the development of the NSF CHIRRP proposal.
• Generating the infrastructure damage risk and cost datasets that will be used in the co-development phase of the project.

Graduate Research Assistant

Vanderbilt University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

During my graduate studies, I focused on understanding the Critical Zone and the tight coupling of water, energy, and solutes in mountainous terrains. I also, developing a framework to upscale biogeochemical processes in hyporheic exchange zones.

• Exploring the nested nature of hydrologic systems in mountainous terrains through developing groundwater flow and transport models and geophysical forward and inverse modeling
• Participating in fieldwork performing Magnetotelluric surveys at Rincon, NM. These measurements are used for deep groundwater exploration
• Assessing the effect of meander geometry and regional groundwater fluxes in the hydrodynamics of sinuosity-driven hyporheic exchange and its impact on biogeochemical processes
• Leveraging the use of the High-Resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHDPlus High Res) and statistical methods to extract meandering features across the conterminous US
• Developing a Python-based surrogate model-building framework that uses active learning statistical methods to provide surrogate models able to predict the sinuosity-hyporheic exchange characteristics

EnergEIA Researcher

Universidad EIA, EnergEIA Research Group

In this role, I worked in assessing the solar radiation potential of Colombia and also contributed to the research project ''Reconstruction of late Pleistocene to Holocene glacial flows on the north-western flank of the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic massif, Colombia,'' funded by the EIA University

• Supervised the undergraduate thesis ``Evaluation of methodologies for interpolating solar radiation in Colombia'' [translated from Spanish] developed by Diana Patricia Zuluaga Pulgarin. The student graduated with an Environmental Engineering degree and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Water Resources at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Consolidated and analyzed climatic information from satellite and re-analysis products and meteorological stations across Colombia
• Developed a framework to reconstruct the zero-degree isotherm in the Ruiz-Tolima volcanic massif and in La Sierra Nevada del Cocuy

Project Consultant

GOTTA INGENIERIA S.A.S

In this role, I worked as a project consultant in the development of hydrologic models to assess the water avialability in prospective mining exploration areas.

• Consolidated and analyzed hydrologic and climatic information from Reanalysis products, meteorological stations, and stream gauges across Colombia

Ph.D., Environmental Engineering

Vanderbilt University

Environmental Engineering

• Dissertation: From Mountains to Bedforms: Multiscale Groundwater Dynamics and its Influence on Solute and Energy Fate and Transport, Advisor: Dr. Jesus Gomez-Velez
• GPA: 4.0/4.0
• Achievements: AGU Horton Research Grant, Carl E. Adams Graduate Award, and three Graduate Travel Awards

M.Sc., Water Resources

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Water Resources

• Dissertation: Quantification of the Temporal Dynamics of Surface Atmospheric Pressure and Precipitation in Different Biomes and Hydro-climatic Conditions [Translated from Spanish], Advisor: Dr. German Poveda Jaramillo
• GPA: 4.7/5.0
• Achievements: Faculty Scholarship

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering

Universidad EIA

Environmental Engineering

• Thesis: Quantifying Climate Change Exposure of Strategic Ecosystems in the Tropical Andes [Translated from Spanish], Advisor: Dr. Jesus Ruiz-Carrascal
• GPA: 4.24/5.0
• Achievements: Undergraduate honorary mention thesis, Environmental Engineering Scholarship

AGU Horton Research Grant

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

The Horton Research Grant is awarded to up to three Ph.D. students studying hydrology, water resources, or a closely related field each year and is made possible through the generosity of the Robert E. Horton Fund for Hydrologic Research. The purpose of the award is to promote excellence by encouraging the next generation of professionals in the hydrological sciences.