Itza Mendoza-Sanchez
(979) 676-4492 ; itzamsanchez@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Environmental)
M.S. Civil Engineering (Water Resources)
B.S. Civil Engineering
— Texas A&M University, 2007
—Texas A&M University, 2002
— Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Head of Research
Associate Professor
Research Assistant Professor
Research Assistant
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
—ESIA, IPN, México 2015 - present
—ESIA, IPN, México 2012 - present
—Tufts University, 2010- 2012
—Texas A&M University, 2009- 2010
—Michigan State University , 2007- 2009
PUBLICATIONS
Zhang, H., I. Mendoza-Sanchez, E.L. Miller, and L.M. Abriola (2015), “Manifold regression
framework for characterizing source zone architecture” IEEE Transactions on geoscience and
remote sensing, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2015.2448086, ISSN: 0196-2892
Aghasi A., I. Mendoza-Sanchez, E.L. Miller, A.Ramsburg and L.M. Abriola (2013), “A
geometric approach to joint inversion with applications to contaminant source zone
characterization” Inverse Problems, doi:10.1088/0266-5611/29/11/115014, ISSN: 0266-5611
Mendoza-Sanchez, I., M.S. Phanikumar, J. Niu, J.R. Masoner, I. Cozzarelli, J.T. McGuire
(2013), “Quantifying wetland-aquifer interactions in a humid subtropical climate region: An
integrated approach” Journal of Hydrology, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.06.022, ISSN:
0022-1694
Mendoza-Sanchez, I. and J.A. Cunningham (2012), “Efficient algorithms for modeling transport
and biodegradation of chlorinated ethenes in groundwater”, Transport in Porous Media, doi:
10.1007/s11242-011-9896-5, ISSN: 0169-3913
Mendoza-Sanchez, I., R.L. Autenrieth, T. McDonald and J.A. Cunningham (2010), “Effect of
pore velocity on biodegradation of cis-Dichloroethene (cis-DCE) in column experiments”,
Biodegradation, doi:10.1007/s10532-009-9307-6, ISSN: 0923-9820
Mendoza-Sanchez, I. and J.A. Cunningham (2007), “Efficient algorithm for modeling transport
in porous media with mass exchange between mobile fluid and reactive stationary media”,
Transport in Porous Media, 68(3), doi:10.1007/s11242-006-9047-6, ISSN: 0169-3913
Cunningham, J. A., and I. Mendoza-Sanchez (2006), “Equivalence of two models for
biodegradation during contaminant transport in groundwater”, Water Resources Research,
42(2), W02416, doi:10.1029/2005WR004205, ISSN: 0043–1397
Durmusoglu, E., I. Mendoza-Sanchez, and M. Y. Corapcioglu (2006) Permeability and
compression characteristics of municipal solid waste samples”, Environmental Geology, doi:
10.1007/s00254-006-0249-6
RESEARCH PROJECTS (PI AND PARTICIPANT)
Understanding pore-scale processes during biological transformation of contaminants in
groundwater to reduce risk to human health - Funded by IPN, Mexico
Principal investigator— 2015 (CoPI: Jeffrey Cunningham, University of South Florida
and Claudia Guerrero Barajas, UPIBI-IPN, Mexico)
Transport and biodegradation of chlorinated ethenes in porous media at pore-scale processesFunded by IPN, Mexico
Principal Investigator— 2014 (CoPI: Jeffrey Cunningham, University of South Florida
and Claudia Guerrero Barajas, UPIBI-IPN)
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Itza Mendoza-Sanchez
(979) 676-4492 ; itzamsanchez@gmail.com
Metric identification and protocol development for characterizing DNAPL source zone
architecture and associated plume response- Funded by DOE- SERDP
Participant — 2010-2012 (PI: Linda M. Abriola, Tufts University)
Nitrates, nitrites and nitrosamines and the risk of birth defects- Funded by NIEHS
Participant — 2009-2010 (PIs: Jean D. Bender and Binhayak Mohanty, Texas A&M
University)
Quantifying the role of mixing interfaces in a contaminated aquifer-wetland system: Linking
hydrogeological, microbiological, & geochemical processes- Funded by NSF
Participant — 2007-2009 (PIs: Jennifer McGuire, Univ. St. Thomas, Manta S.
Phanikumar, Michigan State University, I.M. Cozzarelli, M.A. Voytek, USGS)
Effect of flow velocity on biodegradation of trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene during
restoration of contaminated groundwater aquifers- Funded by USGS-TWRI
Participant — 2004 (graduate student grant with Jeffrey Cunningham as advisor)
CONSULTING
Potential routes of contaminants in soil and shallow aquifers due to hydraulic fracturing
practices
Consultant for Mexican Petroleum Institute — 2014- 2015
TEACHING
Fundamentals of fluid mechanics - undergraduate level IPN, Mexico
Environmental chemistry - graduate level IPN, Mexico
Programming for environmental engineering - graduate level IPN, Mexico
Ecology and sustainability - graduate level IPN, Mexico
ADVISING
Xinyu Wang
Stephanny Cruz Godinez
Omar Areu Rangel
Humberto Castro Sanchez
Teresita Mora Ortiz
Masters degree - Tufts University
Masters degree - IPN
Masters degree - IPN
Masters degree - IPN
Masters degree - IPN
graduated: 2013
expected graduation: 2015
expected graduation: 2016
expected graduation: 2017
expected graduation 2017
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
Leadership in sustainable development, LEAD fellow, COLMEX, Mexico
Women’s International Research Engineering Summit, travel award NSF
Microbial risk assessment, Michigan State University
2014
2009
summer school 2008
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Project reviewer, Sustainable City, 2009 (Mexico City, Mexico)
Reviewer for journals: Environmental Science & Technology, Water Resources Research and
Biodegradation
Member of professional organizations (past and present): American Geophysical Union
(AGU), Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), Centro
Interdisciplinario de biodiversidad y ambiente (CEIBA), Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers (SHPE)
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