Sonya R. Lopez. University of California Los Angeles Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

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1 e. The student s resume or curriculum vitae. Sonya R. Lopez University of California Los Angeles Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering slopezon@ucla.edu OBJECTIVE To obtain a position where I can apply my knowledge and expertise in the area of hydrology, environmental engineering and numerical modeling EDUCATION University of California- Los Angeles Ph.D Expected June 2012 Cumulative G.P.A 3.82 Emphasis: Water Resource Engineering Minor (1): Statistics Minor (2): Environmental Engineering University of California- Los Angeles M.S June, 2008 Cumulative G.P.A 3.93 Emphasis: Water Resource Engineering University of California- Los Angeles B.S Expected in June, 2007 Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Minor: Geography/Environmental Studies Cumulative G.P.A CEE G.P.A 3.85 WORK EXPERIENCE Research 09/07 current UCLA, Graduate Research Project Collaboration: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California- Los Angeles and the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) Instructor: Dr. Terri S. Hogue & Dr. Eric Stein (SCCWRP) Funding: NSF SEE-LA GK-12 Graduate Fellowship ( ), NSF - Graduate Research Fellowship ( ), Eugene Cota Robles Graduate Fellowship ( ) Construct three archetypal watersheds based on actual physical characteristics of Southern California Coastal watersheds

2 Use the EPA-HSPF model to determine the impacts of global warming on coastal hydrology and sediment transport Obtain IPCC GCM simulations over Southern California and use various statistical downscaling methods to obtain reasonable comparison Input downscaled variables into a hydrologic model 08/07 09/07 NSF Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NSF-AGEP), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California- Los Angeles Instructor: Dr. Terri S. Hogue Investigate the impacts of global warming on Southern California coastal wetlands. Using GIS, delineate coastal watersheds, determine hydrologic and sedimentary characteristics and input into EPA HSPF model. 07/07 08/07 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), Department of Geosciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA Instructor: Dr. Laura Rademacher and Dr. Terri S. Hogue Perform water quality measurements of samples collected at Piru Creek watershed. Measurements: cation, anion, total inorganic carbon, total organic carbon 09/06 06/07 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California- Los Angeles Instructor: Dr. Terri S. Hogue Collected sediment samples from the areas affected by the Day Fire (2006) in Piru Creek. Conducting total mercury analysis on sediments collected at Piru Creek at several grain size distributions. Determined soil texture of burned sediment samples. 06/06 08/06 University of California Leaders in Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UCLEADS) Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Department of Environmental Engineering, University of California- Berkeley Instructor: Dr. Kara Nelson Designed and conducted nutrient limitation experiment for Rodeo Lagoon, San Francisco. Performed chlorophyll extraction to measure the biomass productivity for each nutrient addition (Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Nitrogen+Phosphorous) and control. 06/05 06/06 UCLEADS Undergraduate Research Program, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California- Los Angeles Instructor: Dr. Terri S. Hogue

3 Lead field measurements of air and water permeability measurements in two burned watersheds of the San Bernardino Mountains and a control site in Pasadena, CA. Calculating porosity, moisture content and bulk density of dried samples and determining the grain size distribution of fine and coarse aggregates. Worked on relating soil type, water repellency and geochemistry to surface runoff. Teaching Fall current SEE-LA Graduate Teaching Fellow Culver City Middle School Fellows partner with Middle School Master teachers in an effort to improve science education. We enhance science and engineering exploration that brings the environment of Los Angeles into the classroom. Fellows serve as scientists-in-residence and work with teachers in their classrooms to enhance the science curriculum, and serve as science and engineering role models to students. Fall 2010 & 2009 Engineering 87 (Introduction to Engineering Disciplines) Instructor UCLA Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity Course offered to freshman students that allow for an exploratory opportunity to gain familiarity with engineering disciplines and functions engineers perform. Students are divided into teams and assigned based on current or prospective majors Team building exercises included field experience via stream gauging and water quality sampling in 3 stream systems in nearby watersheds. Introduced students to EPA-HSPF hydrologic model Summer 2010 & 2008 Summer Bridge Review for Enhancing Engineering Students (BREES) MATLAB Course Instructor UCLA Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity Two-week intensive introduction on key topics covered in core engineering courses. MATLAB skills taught include vector/matrix syntax, if/then/else and while loops, plotting in 2D, 3D, and function writing. Presentations, homework assignments, examinations and daily class exercises were self written. Spring 2010 Academic Excellence Workshop Facilitator UCLA Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity

4 Numerical Methods Course (CEE 103 & EE 103) instructor [began midquarter] Provided insightful systematic approaches and example problems for course material Prepared lectures, challenging example problems and review for final examination Managerial 03/04 06/06 Managerial Assistant UCLA Bookstore Responsible for organizing end of the month reconciliation reports, auditing text requisitions, organizing book reports and ordering textbooks. Use databases Oasis, Ratex and the Textbook Requisition site to administer duties. Won Associated Students of UCLA Employee Award, Student Employee of the Year in 03/05 09/03 05/04 Assistant Graduate Advisor UCLA Department of Psychology Graduate Division Responsible for creating, organizing and filing incoming Graduate applications for Admissions committee. Used databases Oasis and Psychology Graduate Division database to administer duties. 09/02 09/03 Tutoring Program Coordinator Spiraling Orchard (Downtown, LA) Responsible for establishing tutoring program for K-12 students within the Downtown LA Temple-Beaudry community Established tutoring/credit program at local high school (Belmont High) AWARDS Academic Achievements 2011 National Science Foundation GK-12 Graduate Teaching Fellow; Ford Foundation Fellowship Dissertation Fellowship Honorable Mention; UCLA Vice Provost Service Award 2010 UCLA Graduate Division, Fellowship Support Offer; UCLA Graduate Division Diversity Travel Award 2008 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2007 National Science Foundation Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (NSF AGEP) Program Scholar; National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Award (NSF REU); UCLA Eugene Cota Robles Fellowship 2006 UCLA Distinguished Senior Award; Sigma Xi Scholar

5 2005 UC-Leadership Excellent Through Advanced Degrees (UCLEADS) Scholar Non-academic Achievements 2011 Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Outreach Coordinator Awards: Role Model Chapter of the Year for Outreach & Collaborative Efforts 2010 SACNAS Outreach Coordinator Awards: Chapter of the Year 2009 SACNAS Graduate Representative 2007 Mexican American Engineers and Scientists National Leadership Conference First Prize Winner; ASCE Environmental Design Co-Director 2005 Associated Students of UCLA Employee Award, Student Employee of the Year ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Oral presentations 1. Lopez, S.R., Hogue, T.S., (2010) Development of Archetypal Watersheds and Climate Scenarios to Evaluate Climate Change along Southern California s Coast, American Geophysical Union, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil 2. Lopez, S.R., Nelson, K., Stafford, S., (2006) Nutrient Limitation in Rodeo Lagoon, San Francisco, University of California Leaders in Excellence through Advanced Degrees Symposium, Berkeley, CA 3. Lopez, S.R., Hogue, T.S. Kong, H., Morrissey, S., Nation, H., Curto, V., Monterrosa, A., and Rademacher, L., (2006) Soil Investigations to Improve Post-Fire Hydrologic Predictions in Southern California, UCLA Nanotechnology Conference, Los Angeles, CA Poster Presentations 1. Lopez, SR, Hogue, TS, (2008) Linking Climate Change with Hydrologic and Sediment Transport in Southern California s Coastal Watersheds, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA 2. Lopez, SR, Hogue, TS, (2008) Impacts of Climate Change on Southern California Watersheds, Society for Advancement for Chicanos and Native Americans, Salt Lake City, UT 3. Lopez, SR, Mendez, C, Hogue, TS Jay, JI (2007) The Impact of Fire on Mercury Cycling in Watershed Systems, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA 4. Burke, M, Lopez, SR, Mendez, C, Jay, JA, and Hogue TS, (2007) Mercury Partitioning and Mobilization in Recently Burned Soils, 2007 Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Southern California Meeting, Lake Arrowhead, CA & American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA 5. Lopez, SR, Nelson, K, Stafford, S, (2006) Nutrient Limitation Analysis in Rodeo Lagoon, San Francisco, Society for Advancement for Chicanos and Native Americans Tampa, FL 6. Lopez, SR, Hogue, TS, Morrissey, S, Rademacher, L, Nation, H, Curto, V, Monterrosa, A and Kong, H, (2006) The Relationship Between Soil Type, Water Repellency and

6 Permeability in the San Bernardino Mountains (update), American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA & University of California Leaders in Excellence through Advanced Degrees Symposium, Santa Cruz, CA 7. Lopez, SR, Hogue, TS, Morrissey, S, Rademacher, L, Nation, H, Curto, V, Monterrosa, A and Kong, H, (2005) The Relationship Between Soil Type, Water Repellency and Permeability in the San Bernardino Mountains, Society for Advancement for Chicanos and Native Americans, Denver, CO 8. Lopez, SR, Hogue, TS, (2005) Characteristics of Water Repellency in the burned soils of the San Bernardino Mountains, Science, Engineering and Mathematics Summer Program for Undergraduate Research, Los Angeles, CA PUBLICATIONS 1. Lopez, SR, Hogue, TS and Stein, ED (Submitted April 2011) Evaluating the Effect of Climate Change on Streamflow and Sediment Flux using Archetypal Watershed Modeling and Historical Timeseries. International Journal of Climatology 2. Burke, MP, Ferreira, M, Mendez, CB, Navarro, BI, Lopez, SR, Jay, JA and Hogue, TS, (2010) The Effect of Wildfire on Soil Mercury Concentrations in Southern California Watersheds. Water Soil and Air Pollution DOI: /s y TECHNICAL SKILLS EPA Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran (EPA-HSPF) modeling, MATLAB Programming, Army Corp of Engineers HEC-Hydrologic Modeling System, Field Hydrology, Direct Mercury Analyzer (DMA) 80, Hach Water Quality Measurements, Chlorophyll Extraction Procedure, Soil Sieving Analysis, Hydrometer, Mini Disk Infiltrometer (MDI), Microsoft Applications, Apple Works, Types +100 wpm, 10-key expert,