E r i c k S á n c h e z F l o r e s C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Harvill Building, Box #2 Tucson, AZ 85721 USA Phone: (520) 621 1652 Fax: (520) 621 2889 Email: ericks@u.arizona.edu Education Ph. D. in Geography, The University of Arizona, Department of Geography and Regional Development (GPA 4.0 / 4.0), August 2002 - May 2006 Dissertation: Spatial characterization of human-environment interactions favoring the invasion of exotic plants in El Pinacate Biosphere Reserve M. A. in Geography, The University of Arizona, Department of Geography and Regional Development (GPA 3.944 / 4.0), August 2000 - May 2002 Thesis: Spatial and statistical characterization of downed woody fuels in the Rincon Mountains, Arizona B. A. in Geography, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Geografía (GPA 9.8 / 10 with Honors), September 1992 - February 1997 Thesis: Ordenamiento ecológico del paisaje en el Parque Estatal Chapa de Mota México. Professional Experience Graduate Associate, Department of Geography and Regional Development, The University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona GEOG416A Computer Cartography, Lab Instructor (Spring 2005) GEOG330 Introduction to Remote Sensing, Professor (Summer I 2004 and 2005) and Lab Instructor (Fall 2004 and 2005) INDV103 Environment and Society, Teaching Asisant (Fall 2002, Spring and Fall 2003, Spring 2004) Cartography assistant, Coronado National Forest Supervisor Office, USDA, Forest Service; Tucson, Arizona, February May 2002 Historic fires GIS of the Coronado National Forest GIS Laboratory Manager, Coordinación de Investigación y Posgrado, ICSA, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Ciudad Juárez, 1
Chihuahua, August 1997 June 2000 Management of the UACJ Geographic Information Laboratory Professor, ICSA, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, January 1998 June 2000 Teaching economic geography (undergraduate level) Project Assistant, Grupo Interdisciplinario en Investigaciones Ambientales (GIIA); Toluca, México, March December 1996 Mapping and design of ecologic restoration projects Refereed Publications Sánchez-Flores, E and Yool SR, (2004) Site environment characterization of downed woody fuels in the Rincon Mountains, Arizona: a regression tree approach, International Journal of Wildland Fire, 13(4), pp. 467-477, November 2004 Scholaships and Awards Best generation GPA Award at the 25 th Aniversary of the Facultad de México, March 2003 Scholarship for Ph.D. studies (12 months), CONACyT; México D.F., August 2005-2006 Scholarship for Ph.D. studies (36 months), CONACyT; México D.F., August 2002-2005 Scholarship for M.A. studies (24 months), CONACyT; México D.F., August 2000-2002 Award to the top 10 students of the Intensive English Language Program, CESL, The University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona, July 2000. Award to the top 10 professors of the ICSA ($200.00), Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, May 2000 Competition of didactic material creation of the ICSA ($1000.00), Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, May 2000 Award to the best English Program student, Centro de Lenguas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 2
March 2000 Governmental Competition of Environmental Thesis, 2º place ($600.00), Gobierno del Estado de México; Toluca, México, February 2000 Medal Ignacio Manuel Altamirano Basilio to the academic merit, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México; Toluca, México, September 1997 Best GPA Award, terms 92-93, 93-94, 94-95, 95-96. Facultad de México, October 1993 - September 1996 Scholar Internships INTERCAMPUS AL/E 1997Program, Departamento de Geografía, Urbanismo y Ordenación del Territorio, Universidad de Cantabria; Santander, España, January February 1997 VI Verano de la Investigación Científica, Dirección de Ordenamiento Ecológico General del Territorio, Instituto Nacional de Ecología; México, D.F., June - August 1996 V Verano de la Investigación Científica, División de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, Colegio de la Frontera Sur; San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, June August 1995 IV Verano de la Investigación Científica, Departamento de Meteorología, Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada; Ensenada B.C., June - August 1994 Conference Posters and Presentations Montes Helú, M, Quintero Novoa R. and Sánchez Flores E. (1999), Ciudad Juarez and El Paso: Urban, economic and environmental problems and challenges, Binational workshop: The U.S. Mexico border twin cities: Binational interactions, University of Redlands; Redlands, California, November 1999 Sánchez Flores E. (1999), Sistema de información geográfica de la frontera norte del Estado de Chihuahua, Fifth Symposium on Resources of the Chihuahuan Desert Region: U.S. and Mexico, Sul Ross State University; Alpine, Texas, October 1999, Poster presentation 3
Sánchez Flores E. (1999), Sistema de información geográfica regional de la UACJ, Taller binacional de desarrollo urbano, medio ambiente y cultura: Vinculaciones con los sistemas de información geográfica, Univesity of Redlands & Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. March 1999 Sánchez Flores E. (1999), Exposition "Nuestro territorio, imágenes y modelos cartográficos ; Biblioteca Central, UACJ; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, January 1999 Sánchez Flores E. (1997), Aspectos de la ordenación territorial en Chiapas y el Estado de México, Departamento de Geografía, Urbanismo y Ordenación del Territorio, Universidad de Cantabria; Santander, España, February 1997 Sánchez Flores E. and Roldán Chávez J. (1996), Diagnóstico paisajístico del parque estatal Chapa de Mota, México, XV National Congress of Geography; Toluca-Metepec, México, 14-19 October 1996 Sánchez Flores E. (1996), Integración y evaluación de unidades de paisaje para el ordenamiento ecológico en el Parque Estatal Chapa de Mota, México, Congress of the VI Verano de la Investigación Científica; Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, August 1996 Sánchez Flores E. (1995), El agua, su importancia para el desarrollo sustentable en el municipio de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Congress of the V Verano de la Investigación Científica; Mazatlán, Sinaloa, August 1995 Sánchez Flores E. (1994), Variabilidad temporal y espacial de la lluvia en el norte de México, Congress of the IV Verano de la Investigación Científica; Metepec, Puebla, August 1994 Other teaching experience Introduction to Geographic Information Systems with ArcView, faculty level, 10 students, 20 hours, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, June 1999 and 2000 Geographic Information Systems with PC ArcInfo 3.5, graduate level, 5 students, 30 hours, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, April 1998 4
Services OALS-GRD Joint Position Search Committee Member, Department of Geography and Regional Development, The University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona, May 2005 Technology Committee Member, Department of Geography and Regional Development, The University of Arizona; Tucson, Arizona, August December 2003 Moderator of the session: "La Cartografía, instrumento de la historia regional" in the VI Congress of Regional History, UACJ; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, November 1997 Student Representative in the Governemnt Counsel, Facultad de México, September 1994-1996 Social Service, Protection and Ecological Restoration, Secretaría de Ecología, Gobierno del Estado de México; Toluca, México, September 1994 March 1995 Organizer of the XIII National Meeting of Geography Students; Toluca, México, May 1995 Computer skills and other training OS: Windows XP; RS and GIS Software: ERDAS Imagine, ENVI, Idrisi, ArcGIS; Other software: MS Office, CorelDraw. Learning ArcGIS 8 Part I, ESRI Virtual Campus Course, 18 course hours, November 8, 2004 Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcGIS, ESRI Virtual Campus Course, 18 course hours, November 5, 2004 Working with rasters in ArcGIS 8, ESRI Virtual Campus Course, 6 course hours, November 5, 2004 Curso Internacional para el Tratamiento Digital de Imágenes de Satélite con Aplicaciones Cartográficas, INEGI-IPGH-IGN de España; Aguscalientes, Mex., July 27 August 7, 1998. Working with the ArcView Spatial Analyst. Environmental Systems Research Institute, 18 course hours; San Antonio, TX, February 11-13, 1998 Modelos Digitales de Elevación, INEGI, UACJ Central Library, Ciudad Juárez, Chih., June 7-11 1999. 5