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1 Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña Barcelona, España Tel: +(34) EDUCATION Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain February present Department of Geotechnical Engineering & Geosciences (ETCG) Ph.D. Candidate University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada September 2002 August 2004 Department of Earth Sciences Master in Earth Sciences o Thesis: Evaluation of Linkages between Carbon Cycling and Denitrification in Riparian Zones: A Case Study at the Guelph Lake Wetland. University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica Central American School of Geology Bachelor in Geology o Thesis: Borinquen-Las Pailas Geothermal Field Geology- Volcanology. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Central American School of Geology Lecturer and Researcher Research associate on the following projects: o Water Future Club (Club Futuro del Agua) - Coordinator. o Hydrogeologic and hydrogeochemical characterization of porous and fractured aquifers in Costa Rica (Caracterización hidrogeológica e hidrogeoquímica de acuíferos porosos y fracturados en Costa Rica). o Developing of an experimental field site for water resources studies (Desarrollo de un centro experimental para el estudio del recurso hídrico, Finca Siete Manantiales, Distritos Concepción, Cantón La Unión, Provincia Cartago, Costa Rica). Undergraduate student theses supervision: o Vargas, C., in progress: Poas Aquifer recharge zone definition (Definición de las zonas de recarga acuífera del cantón de Poás y la parte norte del cantón central de Alajuela, Costa Rica).

2 2 o Beita, C., in progress: Surface water hydrochemical characteristics at the Rincon River Basin. (Características hidroquímicas de las aguas superficiales de la cuenca del río Rincón, Puntarenas, Costa Rica). Courses taught: o Water Resources Management (Manejo de Recursos Hídricos). o Geology for Topographers (Geología para Topógrafos). o Water Management in Agronomy (Manejo de Aguas en Agronomía). Environmental Pollution Research Center (CICA) Researcher Coordinator for the research project Hydrogeochemical characterization and soil water balance at the Rincón River Basin (Caracterización hidrogeoquímica y balance hídrico de la cuenca del río Rincón, Península de Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica). Central American Grad Program of Geology Lecturer and Coordinator Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management Coordinator (since September 2006-January 2008). Graduate student theses supervised or co-supervised: o Ramírez, P., 2007: Groundwater Modeling at the Western side of the Irazú Volcano, Costa Rica (Características hidrogeológicas de la ladera oeste del volcán Irazú). o Fuentes, P., 2006: Groundwater Pollution Vulnerability, Potrero River basin. (Vulnerabilidad a la contaminación del agua subterránea en la cuenca del río Potrero, Nicoya, Guanacaste). o Gómez, M., 2005: Integral Hydrogeology Research at El Coco and Ocotal aquifers. (Estudio Hidrogeológico Integral, de la cuenca hidrográfica de los poblados El Coco y Ocotal, Carrillo, Guanacaste). o Acosta, J., 2005: Hydrogeochemistry characteristics evaluation at San Juan del Gozo Peninsula, El Salvador. (Evaluación de las características hidrogeoquímicas de la península San Juan del Gozo, Jiquilisco, Usulután, El Salvador). o Arévalo, D., 2005: Intrinsic Vulnerability Evaluation at the Opico-Quezaltepeque Acuifer, using geophysics, well evaluation and hydrogeochemistry analisis, El Salvador. (Evaluación de la vulnerabilidad intrínseca del acuífero Opico-Quezaltepeque, a través de datos geofísicos, pozos y análisis hidrogeoquímicos, El Salvador, Centro América). Courses taught: o Isotope Hydrology (Hidrología Isotópica). o Topics in Geology (Tópicos de Geología). University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada September 2002 August 2004 Department of Earth Sciences

3 3 Guelph Lake Wetland Project Research Assistant Activities: o Field data and physical and chemical water parameters collection (major ions, dissolved oxygen, isotopes, dissolved organic and inorganic carbon). University of Costa Rica, San Jose National Seismological Network (RSN) Research Assistant Activities: o Identification and analysis of earthquake data collected by the RSN network for the San Jose and nearby zones. OTHER ACTIVITIES Lecturer on the following activities: Water Pollution Workshop (Contaminación del agua), organized by the Environmental Pollution Research Center, Groundwater Pollution (Contaminación de los cuerpos de agua subterránea). Costa Rica, April Gender and Water Traveling Exhibition (Exhibición Itinerante de Género y Agua), organized by the Industrial Engineering School from the University of Costa Rica and the Central American Engineering Institutions Network, Groundwater Vulnerability (Vulnerabilidad del agua subterránea). Costa Rica, September Hydrogeological Conceptual Models, Monitoring Networks Design and Preparation Workshop (Modelos hidrogeológicos conceptuales, diseño y preparación de redes de monitoreo), organized by the Central American Graduate Program of Geology, July Isotope Hydrology Workshop (Hidrología Isotópica), organized by Central American Graduate Program of Geology, April Integrated Water Resources Management Workshop (Gestión Integrada de los Recursos Hídricos), organized by Costa Rican Office for Civil Rights and the Central American Engineering Institutions Network. Costa Rica, March Central American Water Resource Network Congress (Red Centroamericana de Recursos Hídricos CARA), Linkages between carbon cycling and denitrification in riparian zones: a case study at the Guelph Lake Wetland. Nicaragua, March XXXIII International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress, Carbon Cycling studies in Riparian zones. México, October Groundwater Quality 2004, 4 th International Conference. Waterloo, Ontario, July American Geophysical Union (AGU) Spring Meeting 2004, Evaluation of Linkages Between Carbon Cycling and Denitrification in Groundwater in Riparian Zones: a Case Study at the Guelph Lake Wetland. Montreal, Canada, May 2004.

4 4 Other relevant professional activities: Participation on the II Italy-Central America meeting on Natural Hazards Management and Territorial Sustainability in Central America. Rome, Italy, November Participation on the course: Satellite remote sensing of active volcanoes. San Jose, Costa Rica, June Consultant for the Hydrogeological Characterization and Groundwater Contamination Vulnerability Map, Poás county, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, September Invited by the Smithsonian Institute to participate in the field work for the Geological Mapping at the Pearl Islands, Panama, August, Member of the University Commission in charge of studying the Water Resource Law Project (Proyecto de Ley del Recurso Hídrico), and making recommendations to the Costa Rican Parliament, April, University of Costa Rica Emergency Brigade Member during the 6,2Mw Parrita Earthquake (November 20th, 2004), providing information to staff members from the Ministry of Health, Local Emergency Commission, Fire Brigade, Primary and Secondary School Teachers, as well as to the communities affected by the earthquake and geological processes associated. Costa Rica, November, MEMBERSHIPS International Association of Hydrogeologists. Vice-president of the Costa Rica National Chapter (International Association of Hydrogeologists). Costa Rican Association of Geologists. PUBLICATIONS Montero, W., Barahona, M., Taylor, M., Redondo, C., 2006: Sismicidad del Valle Central de Costa Rica. Rev. Geol. Amer. Cent. (33). Barahona P., M. (2004): Evaluation of Linkages between Carbon Cycling and Denitrification in Riparian Zones: A Case Study at the Guelph Lake Wetland. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Waterloo, Canada. Méndez, J., Zamora, N., Barahona, M., Sjoböhm, L., 2004: Volcano-Estratigrafía asociada al Campo de Domos de Cañas Dulces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Rev. Geol. Amer. Cent. (28). Barahona P., M., Bonilla Elizondo, E., Cortés Villalobos, R., Guzmán Alpízar, G., Herrera Zúñiga, P., Hidalgo O., P. J., Martens, U. K., Méndez Herrera, J., Pérez Campos, K., Reyes Reyes, K., Sjobohm, L. M., Vargas, C. A., and Zamora Sauma,

5 5 N. (2001): Geología-Vulcanología del Campo Geotérmico Borinquen-Las Pailas: Bachillerato, Escuela Centroamericana de Geología, Universidad de Costa Rica. SCHOLARSHIPS Central American Water Resources Network Scholarship ( ). International Student Award, University of Waterloo ( ). Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and University of Costa Rica Scholarship (2008-present).

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