RESEARCHER WSU

José Carlos Ortiz Alemán
NOMBRAMIENTOPrincipal Researcher level A
UNIDAD ACADÉMICAWater Science Unit
SNILEVEL II
TELÉFONO(52) 998 211 3008, EXT.:
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EDUCATION
- Geophysical Engineer. UNAM. 1989
- Master in Science. UNAM. 1993
- Doctor in Science. UNAM. 1999
CURRENT RESEARCH
- Study of aquifer systems in karstic environments.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Ortiz-Alemán, J.C., Abreu-Torres, J., Orozco-del-Castillo, M.G., Hernández-Gómez, J.J. Pattern Recognition Applied to Attenuation of Multiples in Subsalt Imaging (2019) Pure and Applied Geophysics, 176 (6), pp. 2411-2424.
- Vera, N., Couder-Castañeda, C., Hernández, J., Trujillo-Alcántara, A., Orozco-del-Castillo, M., Ortiz-Aleman, C. OpenMP implementation of a novel potential-field-data source-growth-based inversion approach for 3D salt imaging in deepwater gulf of Mexico (2020) Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10 (14), art. no. 4798.
- Ortiz-Aleman, C., Martin, R., Urrutia-Fucugauchi, J., del Castillo, M.O., Nava-Flores, M. Imaging the Chicxulub Central Crater Zone from Large-Scale Seismic Acoustic Wave Propagation and Gravity Modeling (2021) Pure and Applied Geophysics, 178 (1), pp. 55-77.
- Espindola-Carmona, A., Peter, D., Ortiz-Aleman, C. Crustal and Upper-Mantle Structure Below Central and Southern Mexico (2021) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126 (6), art. no. e2020JB020906.
- Abreu-Torres, J., Martin, R., Ortiz-Alemán, J.C., Darrozes, J., Urrutia-Fucugauchi, J. Salt Tectonic Modeling Using Reverse Time Migration Imaging and Sensitivity Kernel Wavelength Analysis (2022) Surveys in Geophysics, 43 (3), pp. 703-736.
PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Method for imaging multiphase flow using electrical capacitance tomography. Ortiz Alemán, José Carlos; Martin, Roland; Gamio Roffé, José Carlos. 2009. United States Patent and Trademark Office Granted Patent. US7496450
RECOMMENDED WEB PAGES
Responsable de la Información: José Carlos Ortiz Alemán
last update: 24-08-2022.
last update: 24-08-2022.

Jorge Adrián Perera Burgos
CURRENT POSITIONCONACyT Research Lecturer
DIVISIONWater Sciences
SNI LEVELI
TELEPHONE9982113008, EXT.: 115
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Education
- B.S. Engineering Physics. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. 2006.
- M.S. Applied Physics. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados. 2007.
- Ph.D. Applied Physics. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados. 2011.
- Post-Doctorate. Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo. 2011-2013.
- Post-Doctorate. Unidad de Ciencias y de Ingeniería. University of Guanajuato, 2014-2015.
Current research
- Water Security in Socio-Environmental Systems
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Juan Carlos Zamora-Luria, Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos, Alfredo González-Calderón, Luis E. Marin-Stillman and Rosa María Leal-Bautista. Control of fracture networks on a coastal karstic aquifer: a case study from northeast Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico). Hydrogeology Journal, 28: 2765-2777, (2020). https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10040-020-02237-4.
- Luis X. Vivas-Cruz, Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos, M. A. Taneco-Hernández and Alfredo González-Calderón. Solutions and type curves of a fluid flow model for naturally fractured reservoirs with influx recharge. Journal of Porous Media, 23: 1015-1041, (2020). http://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/49dcde6d4c0809db,4e9f972e67c46fdf,311ab55e31f8d9e0.html.
- Alfredo González-Calderón, Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos and D. P. Luis. Critical temperatures of real fluids from the extended law of corresponding states. AIP Advances, 9: (2019). https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/1.5123613.
- Edilio Lázaro-Lázaro, Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos, Patrick Laermann, Tatjana Sentjabrskaja, Gabriel Pérez-Ángel, Marco Laurati, Stefan U. Egelhaaf, Magdaleno Medina-Noyola, Thomas Voigtmann, Ramón Castañeda-Priego and Luis Fernando Elizondo-Aguilera. Glassy dynamics in asymmetric binary mixtures of hard-spheres. Physical Review E, 99, (2019). https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.042603.
PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
- Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos, Igor Bulgakov and Manuel Coronado-Gallardo. Tracer Motion CTRW: Transport simulator in two-dimensional fracture statistical networks based on CTRW theory . 03-2013-091112302400-01 and 03-2013-091112270600-01. México. (2014).
RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
- 2021. Level I. Sistema Nacional de Investigadores. (CONACYT)
RECOMMENDED WEB PAGES
- ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jorge_Perera_Burgos.
- Google Scholar. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ii7w2ZcAAAAJ&hl=es.
Source: Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos
Last Updated: 14 July 2021
Last Updated: 14 July 2021

Cecilia Hernández Zepeda
CURRENT POSITIONResearcher
DIVISIONWater Sciences
SNI LEVELI
TELEPHONE9982113008, EXT.: 125
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Education
- B.S. Biology. Instituto Tecnológico de Chetumal. 2002.
- Ph.D. Plant Biotechnology. Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán. 2007.
- Post-doctorate. Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados. 2009.
- Post-doctorate. School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona. 2011.
Current research
- Aquatic Ecosystem Sustainability
ONGOING PROJECTS
- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in environmental matrices and validation of a novel bioelectrochemical treatment system to lower viral concentrations in wastewater. (CONACYT)
- Detection of enteric viruses in recreational waters of the northeast aquifer of the Yucatan Peninsula: evaluating potential health risks. (CONACYT)
- Links between land use, groundwater pollution, and cyanotoxins: a comparison between lake-like and stream-like systems, and between urban and rural landscapes. (TAMU, CONACYT)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Sierra Cagle, Daniel L. Roelke, Cecilia Hernández-Zepeda, Gabriela Rosiles-Gónzález, Victor Hugo Carrillo-Jovel, Daniela Ortega-Camacho, Eduardo Cejudo. Cyanobacteria and nitrates in karstic systems of Yucatan (Mexico) and Texas (USA). Aquatic Sciences, in press: (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-021-00822-7.
- Liliana Alzate-Gaviria, Jorge Domínguez-Maldonado, Rubí Chablé-Villacís, Edgar Olguín-Maciel, Rosa María Leal-Bautista, Gonzalo Canché-Escamilla, Adán Caballero-Vázquez, Cecilia Hernández-Zepeda, Felipe A. Barredo-Pool, Raúl Tapia-Tusell. Presence of Polyphenols Complex Aromatic “Lignin” in Sargassum spp. from Mexican Caribbean. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9: 2-10, (2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010006.
- Gabriela Rosiles-González, Gerardo Ávila-Torres, Oscar A. Moreno-Valenzuela, Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz, César I. Hernández-FLores, Gilberto Acosta-González, Judith K. Brown, Walter Q. Betancourt, Charles P. Gerba, Cecilia Hernández-Zepeda. Norovirus and human adenovirus occurrence and diversity in recreational water in a karst aquifer in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 127: 1255-1269, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14385.
- Gabriela Rosiles-González, Gerardo Ávila-Torres, Oscar A. Moreno-Valenzuela, Gilberto Acosta-González, Rosa María Leal-Bautista, Cinthya D. Grimaldo Hernández, Judith K. Brown, Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz, Walter Q. Betancourt, Charles P. Gerba, Cecilia Hernández-Zepeda. Occurrence of Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) in groundwater from a karst aquifer system in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Food and Environmental Virology, 9: 487-497, (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12560-017-9309-1.
- Marianne S. Luna Rivero, Cecilia Hernández-Zepeda, Hernán Villanueva-Alonzo, Yereni Minero-García, Salvador E. Castell-González, Oscar A. Moreno Valenzuela. Expression of genes involved in the salicylic acid pathway in type h1 thioredoxin transiently silenced pepper plants during a begomovirus compatible interaction. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 291: 819-830 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00438-015-1148-x.
Source: Cecilia Hernández Zepeda
Last Updated: 14 July 2021
Last Updated: 14 July 2021

Rosa María Leal Bautista
CURRENT POSITIONResearcher
DIVISIONWater Sciences
SNI LEVELI
TELEPHONE9982113008, EXT.: 102
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Education
- B.S. Chemical Engineer. Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla. 1989.
- M.S. Environmental Engineering. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 1997.
- Ph.D. Geology. Northern Illinois University. 2005.
Current research
- Water Security in Socio-Environmental Systems
ONGOING PROJECTS
- Technical studies of Sargassum sp. characterization oriented to generate risk and potential use regulations (CONACyT-SEMAR)
- Water Resources and Quality at the Riviera Maya (NIU-NSF REU Site)
- Aspects of the Hydrogeology of southern Campeche and southeastern Quintana Roo, Mexico
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Rosa M. Leal-Bautista, Eugene C. Perry, Jesús Alvarado-Flores, Liliana Alzate-Gavira, Jorge A. Domínguez-Maldonado, Raúl Tapia-Tussell. Karst Drainage of Lake Chakanbacán and its relation to Icaiche Formation. Karst Drainage of Lake Chakanbacán and its relation to Icaiche Formation.Boletin Soc. Geologica Mexicana.73(1). A021020. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2021v73n1a021020.
- Eugene C. Perry, Rosa M. Leal-Bautista, Guadalupe Velázquez-Olimán, Joan A. Sánchez-Sánchez, Nikklas Wagner. Aspects of the Hydrogeology of southern Campeche and Quintana Roo. Boletin Soc.Geologica Mexicana. 73(1). A0111020. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2021v73n1a011020.
- Liliana Alzate-Gaviria, Jorge Domínguez-Maldonado ,Rubí Chablé-Villacís ,Edgar Olguin-Maciel, Rosa María Leal-Bautista, Gonzalo Canché-Escamilla, Adán Caballero-Vázquez ,Cecilia Hernández-Zepeda, Felipe Alonso Barredo-Pool and Raúl Tapia-Tussel. Presence of Polyphenols Complex Aromatic “Lignin” in Sargassum spp. from Mexican Caribbean. J. Mar. Sci. Eng.9(1). 6. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010006.
- Valeria Chávez *,Abigail Uribe-Martínez ,Eduardo Cuevas ,Rosa E. Rodríguez-Martínez ,Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek ,Vanessa Francisco ,Miriam Estévez,Lourdes B. Celis ,L. Verónica Monroy-Velázquez4,Rosa Leal-Bautista,Lorenzo Álvarez-Filip ,Marta García-Sánchez ,Luis Masia and Rodolfo Silva *. Massive Influx of Pelagic Sargassum spp. on the Coasts of the Mexican Caribbean 2014–2020: Challenges and Opportunities. WATER. 12. 2908. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12102908.
- Juan Carlos Zamora-Luria, Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos,Alfredo González-Calderón,Luis E. Marin Stillman y Rosa Ma. Leal-Bautista*. Control off fracture networks on a coastal karstic aquifer : a case study from northeastern Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico). HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-020-02237-4.
RECOMMENDED WEB PAGES
- REU site is in collaboration with Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) and Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán (CICY). https://www.niu.edu/ese/reu/index.shtml
- National Groundwater Assosiation. https://www.ngwa.org/
- International Association of Hydrogeologist. https://iah.org/
Source: Rosa María Leal-Bautista
Last Updated: 14 July 2021
Last Updated: 14 July 2021

Eduardo Cejudo Espinosa
CURRENT POSITIONCONACyT Research Lecturer
DIVISIONWater Sciences
SNI LEVELI
TELEPHONE9982113008, EXT.: 121
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Education
- B.S. Biology. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. 2003.
- M.S. Environmental Biotechnology. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados. 2006.
- Ph.D. Earth Sciences. University of Waterloo. 2016.
Current research
- Water Security in Socio-Environmental Systems
ONGOING PROJECTS
- Meteoric Water Line of the Yucatan Peninsula. (CONACYT - CIENCIA BÁSICA)
- Atlas of Wetlands - South and Southeast Mexico (Coordinated by ECOSUR). (CONACYT – CONAGUA)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Smith, D.N., Ortega-Camacho, D., Acosta-González, G., Leal-Bautista, R.M., Fox III, W.E. and Cejudo, E. A multi-approach assessment of land use effects on groundwater quality in a karstic aquifer. Heliyon6, 6: e03971, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03970.
- Cejudo, E., Acosta-González, G., Ortega-Camacho, D. and Tun-Rosado, G.E. Changes in the hydrochemistry of a karstic lake in Yucatan, Mexico. Environmental Earth Sciences, 79: 1-13, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-8838-3.
- Cejudo, E., Taylor, W.D., Schiff, S.L. Epilithic algae from an urban river preferentially use ammonium over nitrate. International Aquatic Research, 12: 30-39, (2020). https://doi.org/10.22034/IAR(20).2020.671068.
- Cejudo, E. y Herrera-Caamal, K.G. Sinkhole wetlands of the north of Quintana Roo, Mexico: ecosystems barely known. Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 6: 207-218, (2019. https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a6n17.1827.
RECOMMENDED WEB PAGES
- Sistema de Información Geográfica del Agua SIGA-CONAGUA: http://siga.cna.gob.mx/.
- Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology:http://wwwrcamnl.wr.usgs.gov/isoig/isopubs/itchinfo.html.
Source: Eduardo Cejudo-Espinosa
Last Updated: 14 July 2021
Last Updated: 14 July 2021