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Location: Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Work: water resources management water resources modeling irrigation and drainage dynamic systems modeling
Biographical: RODRIGO M. SÁNCHEZ ROMÁN Rua Luiz Rodrigues de Moraes 445, Ap. 12. Edifício Montreal. Bairro Alemães. Piracicaba – SP. CEP 13416-254. Brasil (55 19) 9731 4253; (55 19) 3432 6448 rsanchezr@asabe.org & rmsroman@esalq.usp.br Experience § Expert (2010 – present) International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA. Ecuador Analyzing and advising on a new irrigation project to improve water use in Rio Chota River Basin, Imbabura, Ecuador. § Technical Coordinator (2006– present) Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ/USP. Brazil Project 1: “Research to establish national Offer and Demand for Water Resources Education in Brazil: an Education and Extension Network Project.” Project 2: “Research to develop a national extension program to water users in rural areas, and to propose an educational methodology for this economic sector.” Project 3: “Irrigated Agricultural Sustainability at the Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiai River Basins: a Dynamic Systems approach.” § Consultant (2007 – present) Compañía Azucarera Salvadoreña S.A. - CASSA. El Salvador Analyzing and advising on new strategies for sugar cane irrigation agricultural engineering. Agricultural Extension Service to sugar cane growers and CASSA technical personnel. Water management use software development. § Consultant (2007 – present) Instituto para el Desarrollo de la Democracia - IPADE. Nicaragua Analyzing and advising on new strategies on rural water sanitation projects in Nicaragua. § Agricultural Investment Director (2000 – 2001) Agroindustrial Azucarera S.A. - AGROINSA - Nicaragua Analyzed, defined and supervised business strategies for new own and private agricultural areas to develop. Review and implement yearly investment plan. Conducting business calls and visits to strategic land owners as probable sugar cane suppliers. Wrote and supervised bids contracts. Coordinate international purchases and product distribution. § Consultant (1999) TORO Ag Peru Analyzing and advising on new strategies for sugar cane drip irrigation to sugar cane growers, at Trujillo region. § Irrigation Department Head (1996 – 2000) Agroindustrial Azucarera S.A. - AGROINSA - Nicaragua Analyzed, organized and supervised sugarcane irrigated areas with more than 110 center pivot irrigation machines, 4 sprinkler irrigation systems, 5 drip irrigation systems, 3 surface irrigation systems, 17 pumping stations, 23 km of lined channels, 54 pumping wells, 140 million cubic meter dam with a hydroelectric plant. Supervise agricultural irrigation team. Proposed and supervise strategic planning to save energy. § Consultant (1999) Netafim Peru Speaker at International Sugar Cane drip irrigation Congress and consultant for sugar cane growers at Trujillo region. § Agricultural Production Department Head (1995-1996) Agroindustrial Azucarera S.A. - AGROINSA - Nicaragua Analyzed, organized and supervised sugarcane agricultural production, from soil preparation to harvesting and transportation to the sugar mill. Supervise agricultural production team. Proposed and supervise strategic planning. Supervise agricultural inputs bids contracts. § Agricultural Engineering Head (1990-1995) Agroindustrial Azucarera S.A. - AGROINSA - Nicaragua Analyzed, organized, evaluate and supervised sugarcane irrigated areas. Supervise agricultural irrigation programming. § Agricultural Engineering Systems Design (1985-1987) Empresa Agroindustrial de Reforma Agraria. - AGROINRA Nicaragua Designing irrigation, drainage and hydraulic structures for new agricultural projects nationwide. § Agricultural Engineering Department Head (1984-1985) Empresa del Tabaco de Reforma Agraria - CATRA Nicaragua Analyzed, organized and supervised irrigation systems on national tobacco areas. Supervised irrigation teams thorough out the country. Supervise irrigation bids contracts, and coordinated international purchases product distribution. Academic Studies § Post Doctoral Degree. ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba - SP, Brazil. 2008. § Doctor Scientiae in Agricultural Engineering. Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2006. § Master of Engineering in Agricultural Engineering. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. 1990. § BS Irrigation and Drainage Engineering ISCAH, Havana, Cuba. 1984. Courses and short courses 2003 – “Análises Estatísticas no SAEG”. Departamento de Matemática. Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. 1999 – (a) Chemigation; (b) Soil-Water-Plant Relationships; (c) Basic Pumps; (d) Row Crops Drip irrigation; (e) Drip and Micro-irrigation; (f) Pipe hydraulics. Irrigation Training and Research Center, California Polytechnical State University (CALPOLY); San Luis Obispo, California, USA. 1996 – Irrigation: Design and Evaluation. Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI). Managua, Nicaragua. 1989 – (a) Two Dimensional Finite Element Surface Water Model (FESWMS); (b) Hydrology and Water Surface Profile (HEC-1; HEC-2). Texas A&M University (TAMU). College Station, Texas, USA. 1987 –Cálculo y Evaluación de Bombas Centrífugas. Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI). Managua, Nicaragua. 1986 – Gerencia Agropecuaria. Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE). Managua, Nicaragua. Congress, Symposium during the last three years 2008 – i) 21st Century Watershed Technology: Improving Water Quality and Environment Conference, Concepción, Chile; ii) “Simpósio de Irrigação e Mecanização na Cultura da Cana-de-Açúcar”, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil, iii) XXXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Agrícola. 2007 – i) XXXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Agrícola; ii) Anais do XVII Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos e 8º Simpósio de Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos dos Países de Língua Oficial Portuguesa; iii) Simpósio “Experiências em Gestão dos Recursos Hídricos por Bacia Hidrográfica”. Papers published during the last three years 2009 –a) Water Resources Management: Water Resources Assessment at Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí River Basin: A Dynamic Systems Approach . R. M. Sánchez-Román; M. V. Folegatti; A. M. G. Orellana González; b) Scientia Agricola: Dynamic Systems Approach to Assess and Manage Water Resources in River Basins. R. M. Sánchez-Román; M. V. Folegatti; A. M. G. Orellana González; c) Revista de Engenharia Agrícola: Situação dos Recursos Hídricos nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí utilizando um modelo desenvolvido em Dinâmica de Sistemas. R. M. Sánchez-Román; M. V. Folegatti; A. M. G. Orellana González. 2008 – a) Revista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biossistemas: Water Resources Sustainability at São Miguel do Anta County, Minas Gerais, Brazil: A System Dynamics Approach. Orellana González, A. M. G.; Silva, A.G.; Sánchez-Román, R. M.; Silva, E., Braga, J.L.; b) Revista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biossistemas: Potential Use of Solar Radiation to Desinfect Domestic Wastewater in Brazil. Sánchez-Román, R. M.; Soares, A. A.; Sediyama, G. C.; Matos, A. T.; c) Water Resources Assessment at Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiái River Basin: A Dynamic Systems Approach. R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, A.M.G. Orellana-González. In: 21st Century Watershed Technology: Improving Water Quality and Environment Conference, Concepción, Chile, d) Proceeding of XXXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Agrícola: i) A Dynamic Systems Modelling Approach to Assessment of Water Resources in the Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí River Basins. R. M. Sánchez-Román; M. V. Folegatti; A. M. G. Orellana González.; ii) Evapotranspiration of Acid Lime Tahiti (Citrus latifolia Tan.) Measured by a Weighing Lysimeter in the Dry Period in Piracicaba – SP. C.R. Almeida Barboza Junior; F. Jordão Rocha; M.V. Folegatti; R.M. Sánchez-Román; iii) Effect of Irrigation Water Depth and Fertigation to Tomato Yield and Water Use Efficiency in South East Brazil. J.W. Kalungu; M.V. Folegatti; R.M. Sánchez-Román; R. dos Santos; G.M. Ndegwa; e) Efeito das Variações nas Quantidades de Água Revertidas das Bacias PCJ à Bacia do Tietê. A.M.G. Orellana-González, R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, R. Teixeira da Silva, C.A. Zolin, In: 1st Simpósio de Estudantes de Pós-Graduação do CENA-ESALQ-USP. 2007 – a) Transaction of the ASAE: Domestic Wastewater Disinfection Using Solar Radiation For Agricultural Reuse. R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. A. Soares, A. T. Matos, G. C. Sediyama, O. DeSouza, A. H. Mounteer. b) Proceedings of XXXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Agrícola: i) Potencialidad del Uso de la Desinfección Solar de Aguas Residuales Domésticas en Brasil. R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. A. Soares, G. C. Sediyama, A. T. Matos; ii) Evaluación Financiera de la Implantación de un Sistema de Tratamiento de Desinfección de Aguas Residuales Domésticas para su reuso en la Agricultura Familiar. R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. A. Soares, G. C. Sediyama, A. T. Matos; iii) Uso de la Dinámica de Sistemas para evaluar la Sostenibilidad de los Recursos Hídricos en el Municipio de São Miguel do Anta, Minas Gerais, Brasil. A. M. G. Orellana González, R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. G. da Silva Jr., E. Silva, J. L. Braga; c) Situação dos Recursos Hídricos nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí: Uma Perspectiva de Dinâmica de Sistema. R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, A.M.G. Orellana-González. In: Anais do I Encontro Internacional: Governança da Água na América Latina; d) Modelo dos Recursos Hídricos nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí: Uma Perspectiva de Dinâmica de Sistemas. R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, A.M.G. Orellana-González. In: Anais do XVII Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos e 8º Simpósio de Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos dos Países de Língua Oficial Portuguesa; e) Avaliação e Prognóstico da Situação dos Recursos Hídricos nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí usando um modelo em Dinâmica de Sistema. R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, A.M.G. Orellana-González. In: Anais do Simposio “Experiências em Gestão dos Recursos Hídricos por Bacia Hidrográfica”. 2006 – Potential Use of Solar Radiation to Disinfect Domestic Wastewater in Brazil. R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. A. Soares, G. C. Sediyama, A. T. Matos. En: 9th Inter-Regional conference on Environment-Water – EnviroWater2006, Delft, The Netherlands. Membership 1998-2009 - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). 2003-2009 –American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 2003-2009 –Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI). 2006-2009 –Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola (SBEA).
Favourite Publications: Transactions of ASABE Water Resources Management Irrigation Journal Ecological Modelling Nature National Geographic
Work: water resources management water resources modeling irrigation and drainage dynamic systems modeling
Biographical: RODRIGO M. SÁNCHEZ ROMÁN Rua Luiz Rodrigues de Moraes 445, Ap. 12. Edifício Montreal. Bairro Alemães. Piracicaba – SP. CEP 13416-254. Brasil (55 19) 9731 4253; (55 19) 3432 6448 rsanchezr@asabe.org & rmsroman@esalq.usp.br Experience § Expert (2010 – present) International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA. Ecuador Analyzing and advising on a new irrigation project to improve water use in Rio Chota River Basin, Imbabura, Ecuador. § Technical Coordinator (2006– present) Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, Universidade de São Paulo - ESALQ/USP. Brazil Project 1: “Research to establish national Offer and Demand for Water Resources Education in Brazil: an Education and Extension Network Project.” Project 2: “Research to develop a national extension program to water users in rural areas, and to propose an educational methodology for this economic sector.” Project 3: “Irrigated Agricultural Sustainability at the Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiai River Basins: a Dynamic Systems approach.” § Consultant (2007 – present) Compañía Azucarera Salvadoreña S.A. - CASSA. El Salvador Analyzing and advising on new strategies for sugar cane irrigation agricultural engineering. Agricultural Extension Service to sugar cane growers and CASSA technical personnel. Water management use software development. § Consultant (2007 – present) Instituto para el Desarrollo de la Democracia - IPADE. Nicaragua Analyzing and advising on new strategies on rural water sanitation projects in Nicaragua. § Agricultural Investment Director (2000 – 2001) Agroindustrial Azucarera S.A. - AGROINSA - Nicaragua Analyzed, defined and supervised business strategies for new own and private agricultural areas to develop. Review and implement yearly investment plan. Conducting business calls and visits to strategic land owners as probable sugar cane suppliers. Wrote and supervised bids contracts. Coordinate international purchases and product distribution. § Consultant (1999) TORO Ag Peru Analyzing and advising on new strategies for sugar cane drip irrigation to sugar cane growers, at Trujillo region. § Irrigation Department Head (1996 – 2000) Agroindustrial Azucarera S.A. - AGROINSA - Nicaragua Analyzed, organized and supervised sugarcane irrigated areas with more than 110 center pivot irrigation machines, 4 sprinkler irrigation systems, 5 drip irrigation systems, 3 surface irrigation systems, 17 pumping stations, 23 km of lined channels, 54 pumping wells, 140 million cubic meter dam with a hydroelectric plant. Supervise agricultural irrigation team. Proposed and supervise strategic planning to save energy. § Consultant (1999) Netafim Peru Speaker at International Sugar Cane drip irrigation Congress and consultant for sugar cane growers at Trujillo region. § Agricultural Production Department Head (1995-1996) Agroindustrial Azucarera S.A. - AGROINSA - Nicaragua Analyzed, organized and supervised sugarcane agricultural production, from soil preparation to harvesting and transportation to the sugar mill. Supervise agricultural production team. Proposed and supervise strategic planning. Supervise agricultural inputs bids contracts. § Agricultural Engineering Head (1990-1995) Agroindustrial Azucarera S.A. - AGROINSA - Nicaragua Analyzed, organized, evaluate and supervised sugarcane irrigated areas. Supervise agricultural irrigation programming. § Agricultural Engineering Systems Design (1985-1987) Empresa Agroindustrial de Reforma Agraria. - AGROINRA Nicaragua Designing irrigation, drainage and hydraulic structures for new agricultural projects nationwide. § Agricultural Engineering Department Head (1984-1985) Empresa del Tabaco de Reforma Agraria - CATRA Nicaragua Analyzed, organized and supervised irrigation systems on national tobacco areas. Supervised irrigation teams thorough out the country. Supervise irrigation bids contracts, and coordinated international purchases product distribution. Academic Studies § Post Doctoral Degree. ESALQ, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba - SP, Brazil. 2008. § Doctor Scientiae in Agricultural Engineering. Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2006. § Master of Engineering in Agricultural Engineering. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. 1990. § BS Irrigation and Drainage Engineering ISCAH, Havana, Cuba. 1984. Courses and short courses 2003 – “Análises Estatísticas no SAEG”. Departamento de Matemática. Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil. 1999 – (a) Chemigation; (b) Soil-Water-Plant Relationships; (c) Basic Pumps; (d) Row Crops Drip irrigation; (e) Drip and Micro-irrigation; (f) Pipe hydraulics. Irrigation Training and Research Center, California Polytechnical State University (CALPOLY); San Luis Obispo, California, USA. 1996 – Irrigation: Design and Evaluation. Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI). Managua, Nicaragua. 1989 – (a) Two Dimensional Finite Element Surface Water Model (FESWMS); (b) Hydrology and Water Surface Profile (HEC-1; HEC-2). Texas A&M University (TAMU). College Station, Texas, USA. 1987 –Cálculo y Evaluación de Bombas Centrífugas. Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI). Managua, Nicaragua. 1986 – Gerencia Agropecuaria. Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE). Managua, Nicaragua. Congress, Symposium during the last three years 2008 – i) 21st Century Watershed Technology: Improving Water Quality and Environment Conference, Concepción, Chile; ii) “Simpósio de Irrigação e Mecanização na Cultura da Cana-de-Açúcar”, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil, iii) XXXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Agrícola. 2007 – i) XXXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Agrícola; ii) Anais do XVII Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos e 8º Simpósio de Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos dos Países de Língua Oficial Portuguesa; iii) Simpósio “Experiências em Gestão dos Recursos Hídricos por Bacia Hidrográfica”. Papers published during the last three years 2009 –a) Water Resources Management: Water Resources Assessment at Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí River Basin: A Dynamic Systems Approach . R. M. Sánchez-Román; M. V. Folegatti; A. M. G. Orellana González; b) Scientia Agricola: Dynamic Systems Approach to Assess and Manage Water Resources in River Basins. R. M. Sánchez-Román; M. V. Folegatti; A. M. G. Orellana González; c) Revista de Engenharia Agrícola: Situação dos Recursos Hídricos nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí utilizando um modelo desenvolvido em Dinâmica de Sistemas. R. M. Sánchez-Román; M. V. Folegatti; A. M. G. Orellana González. 2008 – a) Revista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biossistemas: Water Resources Sustainability at São Miguel do Anta County, Minas Gerais, Brazil: A System Dynamics Approach. Orellana González, A. M. G.; Silva, A.G.; Sánchez-Román, R. M.; Silva, E., Braga, J.L.; b) Revista Brasileira de Engenharia de Biossistemas: Potential Use of Solar Radiation to Desinfect Domestic Wastewater in Brazil. Sánchez-Román, R. M.; Soares, A. A.; Sediyama, G. C.; Matos, A. T.; c) Water Resources Assessment at Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiái River Basin: A Dynamic Systems Approach. R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, A.M.G. Orellana-González. In: 21st Century Watershed Technology: Improving Water Quality and Environment Conference, Concepción, Chile, d) Proceeding of XXXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Agrícola: i) A Dynamic Systems Modelling Approach to Assessment of Water Resources in the Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí River Basins. R. M. Sánchez-Román; M. V. Folegatti; A. M. G. Orellana González.; ii) Evapotranspiration of Acid Lime Tahiti (Citrus latifolia Tan.) Measured by a Weighing Lysimeter in the Dry Period in Piracicaba – SP. C.R. Almeida Barboza Junior; F. Jordão Rocha; M.V. Folegatti; R.M. Sánchez-Román; iii) Effect of Irrigation Water Depth and Fertigation to Tomato Yield and Water Use Efficiency in South East Brazil. J.W. Kalungu; M.V. Folegatti; R.M. Sánchez-Román; R. dos Santos; G.M. Ndegwa; e) Efeito das Variações nas Quantidades de Água Revertidas das Bacias PCJ à Bacia do Tietê. A.M.G. Orellana-González, R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, R. Teixeira da Silva, C.A. Zolin, In: 1st Simpósio de Estudantes de Pós-Graduação do CENA-ESALQ-USP. 2007 – a) Transaction of the ASAE: Domestic Wastewater Disinfection Using Solar Radiation For Agricultural Reuse. R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. A. Soares, A. T. Matos, G. C. Sediyama, O. DeSouza, A. H. Mounteer. b) Proceedings of XXXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Agrícola: i) Potencialidad del Uso de la Desinfección Solar de Aguas Residuales Domésticas en Brasil. R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. A. Soares, G. C. Sediyama, A. T. Matos; ii) Evaluación Financiera de la Implantación de un Sistema de Tratamiento de Desinfección de Aguas Residuales Domésticas para su reuso en la Agricultura Familiar. R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. A. Soares, G. C. Sediyama, A. T. Matos; iii) Uso de la Dinámica de Sistemas para evaluar la Sostenibilidad de los Recursos Hídricos en el Municipio de São Miguel do Anta, Minas Gerais, Brasil. A. M. G. Orellana González, R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. G. da Silva Jr., E. Silva, J. L. Braga; c) Situação dos Recursos Hídricos nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí: Uma Perspectiva de Dinâmica de Sistema. R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, A.M.G. Orellana-González. In: Anais do I Encontro Internacional: Governança da Água na América Latina; d) Modelo dos Recursos Hídricos nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí: Uma Perspectiva de Dinâmica de Sistemas. R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, A.M.G. Orellana-González. In: Anais do XVII Simpósio Brasileiro de Recursos Hídricos e 8º Simpósio de Hidráulica e Recursos Hídricos dos Países de Língua Oficial Portuguesa; e) Avaliação e Prognóstico da Situação dos Recursos Hídricos nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí usando um modelo em Dinâmica de Sistema. R.M. Sánchez-Román, M.V. Folegatti, A.M.G. Orellana-González. In: Anais do Simposio “Experiências em Gestão dos Recursos Hídricos por Bacia Hidrográfica”. 2006 – Potential Use of Solar Radiation to Disinfect Domestic Wastewater in Brazil. R. M. Sánchez-Román, A. A. Soares, G. C. Sediyama, A. T. Matos. En: 9th Inter-Regional conference on Environment-Water – EnviroWater2006, Delft, The Netherlands. Membership 1998-2009 - American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). 2003-2009 –American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). 2003-2009 –Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI). 2006-2009 –Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola (SBEA).
Favourite Publications: Transactions of ASABE Water Resources Management Irrigation Journal Ecological Modelling Nature National Geographic