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Universidad Nacional

Heredia, Costa Rica

P.O. Box 86-3000

Ricardo

Sánchez-Murillo

Tel: (+506) 2277-3357

ricardo.sanchez.murillo@una.cr

Professional Goal To work on water resources issues related to climate variability and climate change and deficient

water resources planification in developing countries, including- but not limited to- water

security and sustainability, water quality and quantity, linking of hydrological processes

knowledge to policy and water regulations.

Current Appointment May, 2014-Present: Associate Professor on Chemical and Physical Hydrology.

Coordinator of the Stable Isotope Research Group, Water Resources Management Laboratory

and the Master Program on Management and Environmental Studies. Chemistry School.

Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.

Education University of Idaho, USA

Ph.D. Water Resources, Isotope Hydrology, May 2014 (CONARE No. 26-2016)

M.Sc. Water Resources, Hydro-Chemical Modeling, December 2010

National University, Costa Rica

Licensure. Chemistry with emphasis on Environmental Chemistry, 2007 (Costa Rica

Chemistry Association Member No. 2897).

National and International Funds (Total funding awarded as PI and Co-PI:

$1,388,990 since 2012 Ongoing projects:

a) 2019-2023: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria: ‘Enhancing

Stable Isotopes Monitoring to Assess Rainfall Patterns and Processes in Tropical

Climate Change Hotspots’: (as Co-PI): $18,000

b) 2019-2020: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria: Groundwater

resource evaluation in the Dry Corridor of Central America: (as PI): $93,600 c) 2019: National University of Costa Rica, Research Office: funds to maintain a

Drought Monitoring Network in the Dry Corridor of Costa Rica (as PI): $91,379

d) 2018-2021: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, From Mountains

to Cities: mapping multiple water sources and distribution in the Central Valley of

Costa Rica (as Co-PI): $16,143

e) 2018-2021: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, Integration of

stable isotope techniques in the national groundwater assessments. Counterpart-

CoPI.

f) 2018-2020: University of Costa Rica. CHILD: Costa Rica - Hydrology Impacts EL

Niño and Development (as Co-PI): $40,000

g) 2014-2019: Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia (ESPH), Heredia, Costa Rica,

Project 0378-14: Hydrologic connectivity and water security in the Central Valley of

Costa Rica (as PI). $184,474

h) 2017-2019: Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones: efectos del

cambio climático observado sobre la disponibilidad de agua en la región Chorotega e

impactos ambientales (as co-PI): $89.032

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Ended:

i) 2016-2018 (ends Dec-2018). Water Security and Sustainability in Guanacaste:

innovations in the traditional hydro-climatic analysis and its application to the

integrated water resources management under a changing climate (as Co-PI):

$68,814

j) 2016-2018 (ended): University of Costa Rica, Research Office, ISONet: Isotope

network for tropical ecosystem studies (as co-PI): $18,050

k) 2016-2018: National University of Costa Rica, Research Office: funds to establish a

Drought Monitoring Network in the Dry Corridor of Costa Rica (with 32 complete

meterorological stations) (as PI): $118,473

l) 2017 (ended): National University of Costa Rica, Research Office: funds for

remoteness communication of meteorological stations (as Co-PI): $7,439

m) 2016 (ended). National University of Costa Rica, Research Office: funds to acquire

meteorological instrumentation (as PI): $10,500

n) 2016 (ended). National University of Costa Rica, World Bank Funds and Research

Office: funds to acquire a Carbon Isotope Analyzer (as PI): $107,000

o) 2016-2017 (ended). International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, Project

COS7005: Water Security and Sustainability in the Central Valley of Costa Rica (as

PI): $207,687

p) 2016-2017 (ended). National University of Costa Rica, Research Office, Project

0280-15: Tools for groundwater protection within Quebrada Honda and Chiz-

Maravilla watersheds.

q) Cartago, Costa Rica. Financiamiento FIDA (as co-PI): $44,881

r) 2013-2017 (ended). International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, Project

CRP 17947: “Stable isotopes in precipitation and paleoclimatic archives in tropical

areas to improve regional hydrological and climatic impact models” (as PI): $45,505

s) 2013-2015 (ended). Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee (PBAC) Identifying water

pathways along the granite/basalt interface in the East of Moscow (ID, USA) (as co-

PI). $55,000

t) 2013-2015 (ended). Office of Species Conservation, Boise, Idaho, Pacific Coast

Salmon Restoration Funds (PCSRF) Round 15. “Stable isotope analysis of juvenile

steelhead food web in an effluent dominated stream, Troy, Idaho” (as co-PI). $69,013

u) 2012 (ended). CONARE, Costa Rica, funds to establish a Stable Isotope Laboratory

in Costa Rica (as PI): $90,000

Honors and Awards

2018. The World Sciences Academy (TWAS, Trieste, Italy) for the advancement of

science in developing countries: TWAS-CONICIT 2018 Chemistry Award.

2016. MIT-Review pre-candidate for “Innovators under 35 for Central America”.

2013. Washington Lake Protection Association (WALPA), David Lamb Scholarship.

2013. NSF Scholarship awarded through University of Utah to attend a Spatial Stable

Isotope Workshop.

2012. Avista Award, outstanding academic performance in both coursework and

research. University of Idaho, USA.

2011. Graduate Interdisciplinary Research. 2nd

place, Innovation Showcase,

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University of Idaho, USA.

2011. Partial Scholarship to conduct doctoral studies in stable isotope hydrology at

University of Idaho. National University, Heredia, Costa Rica.

2009. Second place. 1st Haiku poetry contest sponsored by the embassy of Japan in Costa

Rica.

2008. International Student Exchange Program (ISEP, Washington D.C., USA)

scholarship to conduct a master in water resources at University of Idaho, USA.

2005. University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) scholarship to study English as

a second language. University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA

National Teaching Experience and International Courses taught 2019: Expert Mission IAEA. Asunción, Paraguay. Stable Isotopes and hydrological

modelling.

2019: Expert Mission IAEA. IMTA. México, Cuernavaca. Chemical and Isotopic

characterization of meteoric waters.

2019: Expert Mission IAEA. Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería: review the

current situation of groundwater resources in the Dry Corridor of the Republic of

Honduras.

2018: Expert Mission IAEA. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica: Regional course on

the basics of Isotope Hydrology.

2018: Instituto Hondureño de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional

Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras: National course on the basics of

Isotope Hydrology.

2018: Expert Mission IAEA. Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologías del Agua (IMTA),

Cuernava, México: National course on Isotope Hydrology and Applications.

2017: Graduate Program. Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo,

Brasil. Tópicos de Hidrologia Isotópica em Regiões Tropicais,

2016-Present: Universities Study Abroad Consortium (USAC), Heredia, Costa Rica.

Water across tropical landscapes.

2016: University of Peace-Mandated University, Costa Rica: Climate change and

groundwater.

2016-present: Maestría Regional en Ciencias del Agua, Centro de Investigación en

Recursos Acuáticos, UNAN-Managua, Nicaragua: Isotope Hydrology.

2006-2008; 2014-present: National University of Costa Rica, School of Chemistry.

Environmental Organic Chemistry, Isotope Hydrology, Water Chemistry, and Soil

Chemistry.

2011-2014: University of Idaho, USA. Teaching assistance. Water Quality,

Environmental Hydrology.

International and National Research Experience and Synergies

2019-Present: Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2019-Present: Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina.

2018-Present. Instituto Hondureño de Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional

Autonoma de Honduras. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

2017-Present. Factor, Bilbao, Spain. Consulting. Climate Change Adaptation Plan,

Costa Rica. Part of the consulting team as a water resources expert.

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2017. University of Aberdeen. Northern Rivers Institute. Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.

Storage selection functions for subsurface and surface mean residence time

determination.

2016-Present. Water Resources Research Center, Nicaragua. Developing of isoscapes

in groundwater, surface water, and precipitation.

2014-Present. National University, Costa Rica. Water resources management and

isotope hydrology. Coordinator of the Stable Isotope Research Group (UNA-SIL).

2015-Present. Universidade Estadual de Sao Paulo, Brasil. Stable isotope hydrology

at the Guaraní Aquifer, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

2013-Present: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria. Stable Isotope

Hydrology.

2014-Present: Michigan State University, USA. Geochemistry and Geobiology in

hyperalkaline springs Santa Elena, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

2013-Present: Virginia Tech., and Cornell University, USA. Geochemistry and

isotope hydrology in hyperalkaline springs Santa Elena, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

2009-2014: University of Idaho, USA. Waters of the West Program. Isotope Hydrology.

2006-2007: University of Wisconsin, USA. Laboratory Assistant on mass spectrometry

techniques for natural organic polymers.

Publications In preparation

1. Irene Montero-Rodríguez, Sánchez-Murillo, R, Corrales-Salazar, L, Esquivel-

Hernández, G, Castro-Chacón, L, Rojas-Jiménez, L. D., Vargas-Víquez, J., Ortega, L.,

Matsumoto, T. [in prep]. Groundwater age and recharge processes in a tropical volcanic

aquifer.

2. Benjamin M. C. Fischer, Laura Morillas, Johanna Rojas, Andrea Suárez, Ricardo

Sánchez-Murillo, Monika Garcia, Stefano Manzoni, Mark S. Johnson, and Steve W.

Lyon. [in prep]. Biochar-amended agriculture in a tropical climate change hot-spot.

3. Christian Birkel, Alicia Correa Barahona, Clément Duvert, Sebastian Granados Bolaños,

Andres Chavarría Palma, Ana María Durán-Quesada, Ricardo Sánchez Murillo, Harald

Biester. [in prep]. Endmember and Bayesian mixing models consistently evidence near-

surface flowpath dominance in a pristine humid tropical rainforest.

4. Christian Birkel Alicia Correa, Marco Martínez, Sebastián Granados , Nelson Venegas,

Kenneth Gutiérrez, Sara Blanco, Rafael Quesada, Vanessa Solano, Andres Chavarría,

Katherine Vargas Arias, Georgianne Moore, Ana María Durán Quesada, Javier Vásquez

Morera, Chris Soulsby, Edgar Espinoza Cisneros, Ricardo Sánchez Murillo. [in prep].

Headwaters drive streamflow and lowlands tracer export in a meso-scale humid tropical

catchment.

Under review 2020

1. Pérez-Quezadas, J., David Adams, Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, Alejandro Jiménez-

Lagunes, José Luis Rodríguez-Castañeda. [under review]. Isotopic variability (δ18

O and

δ2H) recorded during rainfall events of the North American Monsoon system across the

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Sonora River Basin, Mexico. Submitted to the Journal of South America Earth

Sciences. 2. Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, Esquivel-Hernández, G., Corrales-Salazar, et al. [under

review]. Tracer hydrology of the data-scarce and heterogeneous Central American

Isthmus. Submitted to Hydrological Processes. 3. L. Nicole Arellano, Stephen P. Good, Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, W. Todd Jarvis, David

C. Noone, Catherine E. Finkenbiner. [under review]. Bayesian estimates of the mean

recharge elevations of water sources in the Central America region using stable water

isotopes. Submitted to Journal of Hydrology.

4. Correa Alicia, Birkel Christian, Gutiérrez Jason, Dehaspe Joni, Durán-Quesada Ana,

Soulsby Chris, Sánchez-Murillo, Ricardo. [under review]. A spatially-distributed

assessment of non-stationary green and blue water ages in a pristine tropical rainforest.

Submitted to Hydrological Processes. 5. L. Ortega, M. Manzano, J. Rodríguez-Arévalo, R. Sánchez-Murillo. [under review].

Global 222

Rn applications in hydrogeology. Submitted to Hydrological Processes.

Published (2013-2020))

2020

1. R. Sánchez-Gutiérrez, L. Mena- Rivera, R. Sánchez-Murillo, A. Fonseca-Sánchez, H.

Madrigal-Solís. 2020. Groundwater processes and water quality in a human-altered

landscape in the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Journal of Geochemistry and

Health. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-019-00501-5

2019

1. Niels Munskgaard, Kurita, N., Sánchez-Murillo, R., et al. 2019. Tropical daily

observations of stable isotope compositions in rainfall and calculated stratiform rainfall

fractions. Nature Scientific Data. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50973-9

2. Vinícius dos Santos, Didier Gastmans, Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, Luiz Felippe Gozzo,

Jorge Martinez. 2019. Regional atmospheric dynamics govern interannual and seasonal

stable isotope composition in southeastern Brazil. Journal of Hydrology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124136

3. Sánchez-Murillo, R., Ana M. Durán-Quesada, Germain Esquivel-Hernández, Daniela

Rojas-Cantillano, Christian Birkel, Nguyen Kien Chinh, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Chris Soulsby,

and Jan Boll. 2019. Hurricane isotope anatomy in a climate change sensitive region:

implications for tropical paleoclimatic re-constructions. Nature Communications. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12062-3

4. Sebastián Granados; Vanessa Solano; Josie Geris; Liz Brenes; Guillermo Artavia;

Guillermo Brenes; Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo; Christian Birkel. 2019. Exploring extreme

rainfall impacts on flow and turbidity dynamics in a steep, pristine and tropical volcanic

catchment. CATENA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2019.104118

5. Sánchez‐Murillo, R., Romero‐Esquivel, L. G., Jiménez‐Antillón, J., Salas‐Navarro, J.,

Corrales‐Salazar, L., Álvarez‐Carvajal, J., et al. (2019). DOC transport and export in a

dynamic tropical catchment. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124.

https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004897

6. Germain Esquivel-Hernández, Giovanny M. Mosquera, Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo,

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Christian Birkel, Patricio Crespo, Rolando Célleri, David Windhorst, Lutz Breuer, Jan

Boll. [in press]. Moisture transport and seasonal variations in the stable isotopic

composition of rainfall in Central American and Andean Páramos. Hydrological

Processes. 7. Polleth Campos-Arias, Germain Esquivel-Hernández, Jose Francisco

Valverde-Calderón, Stephanie Rodríguez-Rosales, Jorge Moya-Zamora, Ricardo

Sánchez-Murillo, Jan Boll. [in press]. GPS precipitable water vapor estimations over

Costa Rica: a comparison against atmospheric sounding and Moderate Resolution

Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS). Climate.

2018

8. Vinícius dos Santos, Marcelo Dias de Oliveira, Jan Boll, Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo,

Luiz Fellipe Gozzo, Didier Gastmans. 2018. Isotopic composition of precipitation during

strong ENSO events in the Southeastern region of Brazil. Hydrological Processes. 2018.

https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13351 9. Sawsan Gamal Abd El Samie and Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo. 2018. Enhancing the Use

of Isotope Hydrology in Planning, Management, and Development of Water Resources:

Teaching Modules in Environmental Isotope Hydrology for African Countries.

International Atomic Energy Agency.

10. Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo and Ana M. Durán-Quesada. 2018. Stable isotopes in

hydrological studies in the tropics: precipitation, groundwater and ecohydrological

perspectives in a changing climate. Hydrological Processes.

11. Salas-Navarro, J., Sánchez-Murillo, Ricardo; Esquivel-Hernández, Germain; and

Corrales-Salazar, L. 2018. Hydrogeochemical responses in tropical mountainous springs.

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 12. Esquivel-Hernández, Germain; Sánchez-Murillo, Ricardo; Quesada-Román, Adolfo;

Mosquera, Giovanny; Birkel, Christian; Boll, Jan. 2018. Insight into the stable isotopic

composition of glacial lakes in a tropical alpine ecosystem: Chirripó, Costa Rica.

Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13286

13. Christian Birkel, Rachel Helliwell, Barry Thornton, Sheila Gibbs, Pat Cooper, Chris

Soulsby, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Luigi Spezia, Germain Esquivel-Hernández, Ricardo

Sánchez-Murillo, Andy Midwood. 2018. Characterization of surface water isoscapes in

a heterogeneous environment: The case of Scotland. Geochemical Exploration. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2018.07.011

14. Dehaspe, Joni, Birkel, Christian; Tetzlaff, Doerthe; Sanchez-Murillo, Ricardo; Durán-

Quesada, Ana; Soulsby, Chris. 2018. Preliminary tracer-aided modelling elucidates water

and isotope transport, storage and mixing in a sparsely monitored pristine, humid tropical

catchment. Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13258

15. Welsh, K., Sánchez-Murillo, R., Roupsard, O., and J. Boll. 2018. Seasonal isotope

hydrology of a tropical coffee agroforestry watershed: Separating groundwater, springs,

and stream flow. Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13149

16. Didier Gastmans, Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, Ludmila Vianna Batista, Chang, Hung

Kiang. 2018. Chemical and isotopic dynamics on surface waters during a prolonged

ENSO-related baseflow period in southeastern Brazil. Hydrological Processes. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13211

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17. Sanchez-Murillo, R; Aguirre-Duenas, E; Gallardo-Améstica, M; Moya-Vega, P; Birkel,

C; Esquivel-Hernandez, G and Boll, J. 2018. Isotopic Characterization of Waters Across

Chile. In Andean Hydrology (Rivera, D, Godoy-Faúndez, A and Lillo-Saavedra, M,

Eds). CRC Press, Boca Ratón, FL, USA. pp 205-230.

2017

18. Esquivel-Hernández, G., Sánchez-Murillo, R., Birkel, C., and J. Boll. 2017. Climate and

water conflicts co-evolution from a tropical development and hydro-climatic

perspectives: a case study of Costa Rica. Journal of the American Water Resources

Association, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12617

19. Ramírez-Leiva A, Sánchez-Murillo R, Martínez-Cruz M, Calderón H, Esquivel-

Hernández G, Delgado V, Birkel, C, Gazel, E, Alvarado-Induni, G, Soulsby, C. 2017.

Stable isotopes evidence for recycled subduction fluids in the hydrothermal/volcanic

activity across Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Vulcanology and Geothermal Research, 345:

172–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.08.013

20. Birkel, C., Brenes, A., and Sánchez-Murillo, R. 2017. The Tempisque-Bebedero

catchment system: energy-water-food consensus in the seasonally dry tropics of

northwestern Costa Rica. In Nexus Outlook “Assessing current and future challenges

in the Water, Energy, and Food Security. Eds: Al-Saidi, Mohammad and Lars Ribbe.

Nexus Research Focus, TH Köln- University of Applied Sciences.

21. Esquivel-Hernández, G., Sánchez-Murillo, R., Birkel, C., Good, S., and J. Boll. 2017.

Hydro-climatic and ecohydrological resistance/resilience conditions across tropical

biomes of Costa Rica. Ecohydrology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eco.1860

22. Melitza Crespo-Medina, Katrina I. Twing, Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, William J.

Brazelton, Thomas M. McCollom, Matthew O. Schrenk. 2017. Microbially mediated

methane cycling in a tropical serpentinizing environment: the Santa Elena Ophiolite,

Costa Rica. Front. Microbiol., https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00916

2016

23. Sánchez-Murillo, R., Delgado, M., Espinach, D., Lobo, M., Madrigal, F., Morera, A.,

Rojas, K., et al. 2016. Variación espacial de la composición de 222

Rn en los acuíferos

Barva y Colima Superior, Costa Rica. Rev. Geol. América Central, 55: 145-163, doi:

10.15517/rgac.v55i0.27072.

24. Sánchez-Murillo, R., A.M. Durán-Quesada, C. Birkel, G. Esquivel, J. Boll. 2016.

Tropical precipitation and d-excess anomalies during El Niño 2014-16. Hydrological

Processes Today, Scientific Briefings. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11088

25. Candel, J., Brooks, E., Sánchez-Murillo, R., Grader, G., & Dijksma, R. 2016.

Identifying groundwater recharge connections in the Moscow (USA) sub-basin using

isotopic tracers and a soil moisture routing model. Hydrogeology Journal, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-016-1431-x

26. Sánchez-Murillo, R., and C. Birkel. 2016. Groundwater recharge mechanisms inferred

from isoscapes in a complex tropical mountainous region. Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068888

27. Sánchez-Murillo, R, Esquivel-Hernández G, Sáenz-RosaleS O, Piedra-Marín G,

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Fonseca-Sánchez A. 2016. Isotopic composition of precipitation and groundwater in the

northern mountainous region of the Central Valley, Costa Rica. Isotopes in

Environmental and Health Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2016.1193503

28. Sanchez-Murillo, R., Welsh, K., C. Birkel, G. Esquivel-Hernández, J. Corrales-Salazar,

J. Boll, E. Brooks, O. Roupsard, O. Sáenz-Rosales, I. Katchan, R. Arce-Mesén, C.

Soulsby, L. J. Araguás-Araguás. 2016. Key drivers controlling daily stable isotope

variations in precipitation of Costa Rica: Caribbean Sea versus eastern Pacific Ocean

moisture sources. Quaternary Science Reviews, 13: 1250-261.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.08.028

29. Corrales-Salazar J.L, Sánchez-Murillo R, Esquivel-Hernández G, Herrera E. 2016.

Tracking the water fingerprints of Cocos Island: an analysis of isotopic variation in

precipitation, surface and groundwater. Int. J. Trop. Biol., 64 (Suppl. 1): S105-S0120.

https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v64i1.23420

2015

30. Germain Esquivel-Hernández, Mario Villalobos-Forbes, Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo,

Christian Birkel, Juan Valdés-González, Jan Boll. 2015. Near Surface Carbon Dioxide

and Methane in Urban Areas of Costa Rica. Air Pollution, 4: 208-223.

10.4236/ojap.2015.44018

31. Villalobos-González W, Esquivel-Hernández G, Sánchez-Murillo R, Corrales-Salazar

J.L. 2015. Analysis of benzene exposure levels of commuters traveling within the

metropolitan area of Costa Rica. Air Pollution, 4, 38-46. 10.4236/ojap.2015.41005

32. Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, Erin S Brooks, William J Elliot & Jan Boll. 2015. Isotope

hydrology and baseflow geochemistry in natural and human-altered watersheds in the

Inland Pacific Northwest, USA. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies,

doi:10.1080/10256016.2015.1008468

33. Sanchez-Murillo, R., Brooks, E., Elliot W.J., Gazel E., and Boll, J. 2015. Baseflow

recession analysis in the inland Pacific Northwest. Hydrogeology Journal, 23 (2): 287-

303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-014-1191-4

2014

34. Sánchez-Murillo R., Gazel E., Schwarzenbach E, Crespo-Medina M, Schrenk M, Boll J,

and Gill B. 2014. Geochemical evidence for active tropical serpentinization in the Santa

Elena Ophiolite, Costa Rica: An analogue of a humid early Earth? Geochemistry,

Geophysics, Geosystems. 15, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013GC005213

2013-2010

35. Sánchez-Murillo R., Brooks E.S., Simpson, L, Boll J., and Wilhelm, F. 2013.

Ecohydrological analysis of steelhead (O. mykiss) habitat in an effluent dependent stream

in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Ecohydrology, https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1376

36. Sánchez-Murillo, R., G. Esquivel-Hernández, K. Welsh, E.S. Brooks, J. Boll, R. Alfaro-

Solís, and J. Valdés-González. 2013. Spatial and temporal variation of stable isotopes in

precipitation across Costa Rica: an analysis of historic GNIP records. Modern

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Hydrology, 3, 226-240, doi: 10.4236/ojmh.2013.34027

37. Sánchez-Murillo R., Piedra, G., León, S., and Solís, A. 2013. Atlas of chemical and

technological hazards of the Great Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica. Uniciencia, 27: 186-

214.

38. Sánchez-Murillo R. 2012. ¿Medicinal Water? The occurrence and fate of

pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments. A short communication. Uniciencia, 26 (1):

15-22.

39. Sánchez-Murillo R. 2011. An analysis of the chemical-technological accidents in the

Great Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica between 1998-2005. Uniciencia, 24: 25-33.

40. Sánchez-Murillo R., León S., Saravia Y., De Mena C. 2010. Total suspended sediments

and heavy metals in the Morote River basin, Nicoya, Guanacaste. Universidad Nacional.

Heredia, Costa Rica. Uniciencia, 23: 59-65.

Collaboration as Reviewer/Guest Editor* in International Journals (See

Publons Record link) and Research Proposals Acta Agronomica

Applied Water Science

Central America Geology Journal

Geochemical Exploration

Geochemistry, Geophysical, Geosystems

Geophysical Research Letters

Hydrological Processes

Hydrological Sciences

International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Journal of Hydrology

Mountain Research and Development

Quaternary Science Reviews

Science of the Total Environment

Hong Kong Research Council

Ireland Geological Survey

HESS: Hydrology and Earth Science Systems

Water Resources Research

PLOS One

Tellus B

*Guess Editor for the current Special Issue “Stable Isotopes in Hydrological Studies in the

Tropics” Hydrological Processes Journal (2017-2019).

*Guess Editor for the current Special Issue “Environmental Isotopes Applications in the

Latinamerica and Caribbean region” Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies Journal

(2019-2020).

Peer-review record: https://publons.com/author/1398166/ricardo-sanchez-murillo#profile

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=XiyJgYIAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ricardo_Sanchez-Murillo

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8721-8093

Invited talks and conferences

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2019: International Symposium on Isotope Hydrology, ID:105: High frequency stable isotope

tempestology of Hurricane Otto.

2019: International Symposium on Isotope Hydrology, ID:229: Tracer hydrology in a

hydrometric data-limited and complex tropical mountainous region: the case of the Central

American Isthmus.

2019: International Symposium on Isotope Hydrology, ID:217: Hydrogeological responses in

tropical mountainous springs.

2019: EGU2019-11598: A spatially-distributed assessment of non-stationary green and blue

water ages in a pristine tropical rainforest by Alicia Correa et al.

2019: EGU2019-11695: Tracer hydrology in a hydrometric data-limited and complex tropical

mountainous region: the case of the Central American Isthmus by Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo et

al.

2019: EGU2019-11991: Spatially-distributed isotopic and water quality sampling to

conceptualize the runoff generation in large-scale, humid tropical catchments by Sebastián

Granados et al.

2018: Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo: From Mountains to Cities: mapping multiple water sources

and distribution in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, IAEA, Vienna, Austria, October 2-5.

2018: Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo: Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Hídrica: Retos en Honduras.

Instituto Hondureño de Ciencias de la Tierra, UNAH-Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Abril, 2018.

2017: Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo: Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Hídrica: Rastreando El Ciclo

Hidrológico Desde Los Procesos Físico-Químicos Hasta La Política Pública. Instituto

Hondureño de Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras. May, 2018.

2017: Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo: Seguridad y Sostenibilidad Hídrica: Rastreando El Ciclo

Hidrológico Desde Los Procesos Físico-Químicos Hasta La Política Pública. I Congreso

Centroamericano de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Mar. San José, Costa Rica. 13-16 Nov.

2017: Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo: Tropical Precipitation Anomalies And D-Excess Evolution

During El Niño 2014-2016. I Congreso Centroamericano de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Mar.

San José, Costa Rica. 13-16 Nov.

2017: Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo: Variación Espacial de La Composición de 222Rn En Los

Acuíferos Barva Y Colima Superior, Costa Rica. I Congreso Centroamericano de Ciencias de

la Tierra y el Mar. San José, Costa Rica. 13-16 Nov.

2017: Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo: Hydrothermal Activity Across The Arc Volcanic Front Of

Nicaragua And Costa Rica Revealed By Stable Isotopes. I Congreso Centroamericano de

Ciencias de la Tierra y el Mar. San José, Costa Rica. 13-16 Nov.

2017: Sánchez-Murillo, R. Stable Isotope Hydrology in the Tropcis. Quito, Ecuador. 28 Nov –

2 Dec.

2016: Sánchez-Murillo, R. Stable isotope variations in tropical precipitation. Reappraising the

Use of Data on Isotopes in Precipitation. IAEA. Vienna, Austria. 12-15 September.

2016: Sánchez-Murillo, R., and C. Birkel. Stable isotope variations in a tropical landscapes.

AGU Chapman Conference “Emerging Issues in tropical ecohydrology”. Cuenca, Ecuador. 5-9

June.

2016: Curso Intensivo en Balances Hídricos e Hidrología Isotópica. Universidad Nacional,

Heredia, Costa Rica. 40 horas efectivas.

2016: Coordinación y Docente en el Curso Hidrología Isotópica. Maestría Regional en

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Ciencias del Agua, Centro de Investigación en Recursos Acuáticos, UNAN-Managua,

Nicaragua. 30 horas efectivas.

2015: Ponente en el Encuentro Universitario en Agua y Saneamiento. CONARE. Subcomisión

Agua y Saneamiento. San José, Costa Rica.

2015. R. Sánchez-Murillo et al. Key drivers controlling daily stable isotope variations in

precipitation of Costa Rica: Caribbean Sea versus Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean moisture

sources. International Symposium of Isotope Hydrology, Vienna, Austria, May, 2015.

2014: Simposio “Recurso Hídrico y Adaptación al Cambio Climatico. Universidad Nacional,

Heredia, Costa Rica. 15 horas efectivas.

2014: Reunión Regional sobre el Enfoque del Marco Lógico para el Diseño de Proyectos de

Cooperación Técnica. Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica. Montevideo, Uruguay. 29

de Setiembre al 3 de Octubre.

2014: R. Sánchez-Murillo, G. Esquivel-Hernández, J. Corrales-Salazar. Spatial and temporal

isotopic variation across Costa Rica: implications for water resources management. 7th

Environmental Partnership Services, Costa Rica.

2013: Sánchez-Murillo R., Boll J., Brooks E., and Elliot, W. 2013. Baseflow mean transit times

in natural and human-altered watersheds. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013.

H21G-1144.

2013: Sanchez-Murillo R., Gazel E; Boll J., Schwarzenbach E.M. 2013. A new tropical active

serpentinization end-member discovered in Costa Rica. American Geophysical Union, Fall

Meeting 2013. MR33B-2324.

2013: Welsh Unwala K., Sánchez-Murillo R., Esquivel-Hernández G; Brooks E.S., Boll J.,

Alfaro-Solís R., Valdés-González J. 2013. Spatial and temporal variation of stable isotopes in

precipitation across Costa Rica. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013 PP23C-

1998.

2013: Curso “Spatial Stable Isotopes in Large-Scale Ecology Course”. University of Utah,

USA. 80 horas efectivas.

2012: Simposio Internacional “Cambio Climatico; un analisis de la Ciencia hacia la Política”.

Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica. 18 horas efectivas.

2012: Sánchez-Murillo R., Brooks E., Boll J., and Elliot, W. 2012. Baseflow recession analysis

in the inland Pacific Northwest. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2012. H11D-

1212.

2012: William L. Payne; Erin S. Brooks; Ricardo Sanchez-Murillo. 2012. In-Situ Measurement

of Vertical Bypass Flow Using a Drain Gauge. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting

2012.H31G-1213.

2010: Sánchez-Murillo R., Brooks E., and Boll J. 2010. Quantifying the net benefit impacts of

the Troy Waste Water Treatment Plant on Steelhead Habitat in the West Fork Little Bear Creek

drainage. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010. H53F-1115.

2009: Sánchez-Murillo R., Brooks E., and Boll J. 2009. Hydrologic characterization using

event based δ18O, Si, and hydrometric measurements. American Geophysical Union, Fall

Meeting 2009. H33H-0990.

Other Qualifications Strong leadership and communication qualities

Advanced spatial analysis and R-visualization skills

Extensive expertise on hydro-geochemical and meteorology instrumentation

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Expert on stable isotope hydrology in tropical environments

Languages: Spanish (Native speaker), English (Fluent), Portuguese and French (technical and

scientific level).

Published two books on literature (essays and haiku poetry): 1. Sánchez-Murillo R., 2011. El equilibrio fantasma. Publisher Palibrio. Indiana, USA.

210 p. (ISBN: 978-1-4633-0414-0; Library of the Congress code: 2011933187). 2. Sánchez-Murillo R., 2018. Aún Amanece. Edinexo. ISBN: 978-9930-563-13-7. San

José, Costa Rica.