Academic Preparation
Bachelor of Water Science Engineering – Final Year
Ikiam Amazon Regional University (Napo – Ecuador)
2015 – currently
Thesis: “Assessing the quality of the Amazon aquatic ecosystem with multiple lines of evidence: the case of the Northeast Andean foothills of Ecuador”- published in Bulletin Of Environmental Contamination And Toxicology
Academic and Professional Experiences
Ikiam Amazon Regional University, Tena – Ecuador (August 2019- currently working)
Position: Researcher assistant, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Monitoring Unit of Ikiam
Activities carried out: Research information and development of ecotoxicological tests with aquatic organisms in the Amazon region.
Ikiam Amazon Regional University, Tena – Ecuador (September 2019- January 2020)
Position: Junior project assistant, Implementation of healthy orchards in 7 medical dispensaries of the provincial unit of the Rural Social Security of Napo
Activities carried out: information gathering and field work
Ikiam Amazon Regional University, Tena – Ecuador (January 2016- March 2018)
Position: Junior project assistant, Medical entomology
Activities carried out: laboratory work for the identification of different species of mosquitoes
Other experience
Napo Decentralized Autonomous Provincial Government (December 2020 – currently working)
Position: Project assistant, Colonso Chalupas Biological Reserve Biomonitoring.
Project that will carry out a biomonitoring of the Colonso Chalupas biological reserve for 1 year. In this project I’m in charge to Research information and development of ecotoxicological tests (phytotoxic and Daphnias) with their statistical analysis.
Young Action Hub Napo, Non-governmental organization (December- currently working)
Position: Volunteer, YAH Napo
Group of young people committed to the development of projects to meet sustainable development objectives. In charge to coordinate activities in Napo for strengthen the aims of sustainable development accomplishment
Embassy of the United States in Ecuador in Access for All - Virtual Exchange Program (November – currenty working)
Position: Founder and Coordinator, En voz alta
This project is focus in gender violence street harassment, micro- sex through social networks publications and zoom talks with psychologist. In charge to develop this project, building this nascent organization, coordination their first activities, getting in touch with organizations interest to collaborate that have similar aims to ours
Atacames Decentralized Autonomous City Government (November 2020 - currently working)
Position: Volunteer, Status of water and aquatic quality in La Unión de Atacames.
Atacames River Basin, La Union city analyses: with governance, hydrological, microplastic, macroinvertebrates and water quality analyses and a technical report. In charge to governance analysis in field with personal interview and their analysis.
Instituto de Estudios Ecologistas del Tercer Mundo (November 2020 – December 2020)
Position: Volunteer, Evaluation of the state of the aquatic ecosystem of the Dulcepamba river, area of influence of the hydroelectric project Hidrotambo S.A
Hydroelectric environmental impact analyses: with hydrological, macroinvertebrates and water quality analyses and a technical report. In charge to macroinvertebrates analysis in field and their interpretation for specific index
Awards
OEA Structuralia scholarship
This scholarship provides a year of postgraduate formation courses
Skills & Qualities
R Studio: LEVEL - Basic
Global Mapper: LEVEL - Medium
HEC-HMS: LEVEL - Medium
ArcView: LEVEL - Medium
QGIS: Level – Advanced
OCTAVE: LEVEL - Medium
Microsoft Office: LEVEL – Advanced
Languages
English: B1
Spanish: Nativve
Publications
Galarza, E., Cabrera, M., Espinosa, R., Espitia, E., Moulatlet, G., & Capparelli, M. (2021). Assessing the Quality of Amazon Aquatic Ecosystems with Multiple Lines of Evidence: The Case of the Northeast Andean Foothills of Ecuador. Bulletin Of Environmental Contamination And Toxicology. doi: 10.1007/s-
Capparelli, M., Moulatlet, G., Abessa, D., Lucas-Solis, O., Rosero, B., & Galarza, E. et al. (2020). An integrative approach to identify the impacts of multiple metal contamination sources on the Eastern Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazonia. Science Of The Total Environment, 709, 136088. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv-
Monitoring of plastic litter and microplastic contamination in freshwater depositional areas: the case study of Puerto Misahualli, Ecuadorian Amazonia. Accepted for publication in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Additional Training and Workshop
“Introduction to Climate Change and Health” (2020)*
Taught by Robert Dubrow (Coursera- Yale University), duration: 4 weeks
“Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries” (2020)*
Taught by Dr. Christian Zurbrügg, Imanol Zabaleta and Félix Schmidt (Coursera-École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), duration: 5 weeks.
“Access for All – Virtual Exchange Program” (2020 - currently working).
Dictated by the Embassy of the United States in Ecuador in association with Kip and Kern Konwiser.
"Laboratory of disruptive ideas" (2020)*
Dictated by the Disruptive Innovation Center and the Embassy of the United States in Ecuador.
“Environmental Management & Ethics” (2020) *
Taught by Steffen Foss Hansen and Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen (Coursera-Technical University of Denmark), duration: 6 weeks.
“Global Environmental Management” (2020)*
Taught by Henrik Bregnhøj and Steffen Foss Hansen (Coursera-Technical University of Denmark), duration: 5 weeks
"Hydrological monitoring of small rivers" (2020)*
Dictated by Ph. D. Edgar Fabián Espitia Sarmiento (Ikiam University), duration: 16 hours.
UNESCO Chair for Tropical Freshwater Management Ikiam Tena Amazon Regional University, Ecuador
“Comprehesive Economic and Enviromental Optimization Tool - CEOT & Nutrient Tracking Tool - NTT” (2019)
Dictated by PhD Ali Saleh and PhD Oscar Gallegos (Ikiam University - Tarlenton University)., duration: 16 hours.
“Pre-design of the water treatment facilities of the Ikiam University” (2018)
Dictated by PhD Miguel Peña and PhD Mario Pérez, (Ikiam University - Cali University), duration: 40 hours.
“Introduction to Atmospheric Modeling Using the WRF” (2018)*
Dictated by PhD. Luis Maisincho (Ikiam University - INAMHI), duration: 12 hours.
“Social research and water recycling design” (2015)*
Dictated by PhD Michael Maks Davis, PhD Luz Gutérrez Gil and MSc. José Serrano (Ikiam University), duration: 40 hours.
“Research in Water and Sanitation” (2016)
Dictated by PhD Michael Maks Davis, PhD Luz Gutérrez Gil and Mgs José Serrano (Ikiam University), duration: 40 hours.
Referees
- PhD. Mariana Capparelli
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- PhD. Jorge Celi
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- MSc. Eng. José Serrano Chano
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