A. Camilo Rey-Sanchez
Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Science
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering
The Ohio State University
416 Bolz Hall, 2070 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210
reysanchez.1@osu.edu
EDUCATION |
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Ph.D. in Environmental Science. Projected graduation 05/2019
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Advisor: Dr. Gil Bohrer
B.S. in Forest Engineering. 04/2011
District University of Bogotá, Colombia
Advisor: Dr. Carlos F. Garcia Olmos
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE |
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Research assistant. The Ohio State University 08/2014-present
Measurements and modeling of gas exchange from wetlands and lakes; in-soil methane production and emission to the atmosphere; fugitive emissions of methane from hydraulic fracturing
Supervisor: Dr. Gil Bohrer
Data manager and analyst. The Ohio State University 08/2015-present
Data manager for Ameriflux Core Site: The University of Michigan Biological Station
Supervisor: Dr. Gil Bohrer
Research assistant. University of El Rosario 06/2010-07/2011; 04/2013-07/2014
Measurements of photosynthetic light use efficiency in Andean-forest seedlings
Supervisor: Dr. Juan Posada
Research assistant. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 01/2013-03/2013
Measurements of sap flux in lianas and tree species – A test of the dry season advantage hypothesis
Supervisors: Dr. Stefan Schnitzer and Dr. Leonor Álvarez
Research assistant. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 08/2011-12/2011; 07/2012-03/2013
Measurements and modeling of temperature responses of leaf dark respiration in the tropical forest canopy
Supervisors: Dr. Kaoru Kitajima and Dr. Martijn Slot
Conservation ecologist. University of El Rosario 05/2011
Responsible for the establishment of 330 natives trees with conservation purposes in the savannah of Bogotá, Colombia
Supervisor: Alejandro Reyes Restrepo
Research assistant. District University of Bogotá 04/2009-04-2010
Calculation of synthetic unit hydrographs for the prediction of peak flows in the San Cristóbal river watershed, Bogotá, Colombia
Supervisor: Dr. Carlos Francisco García
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS |
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- Rey-Sanchez AC, Morin T, Stefanik K, Wrighton K, Bohrer G (in press). Determining total emissions and environmental drivers of methane flux in a Lake Erie estuarine marsh. Ecological Engineering. Pre-press, published online DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.06.042
- Morin, TH, Rey-Sanchez AC, Vogel CS, Matheny, AM, Kenny WT, Bohrer G. (in press). Carbon dioxide emissions from an oligotrophic temperate lake: An eddy covariance approach. Ecological Engineering. Pre-press, published online DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.05.005
- Sanchez A, Rey-Sanchez AC, Posada JM, Smith WK (2018). Interplay of seasonal sunlight, air and leaf temperature in two alpine páramo species, Colombian Andes. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 253: 38-47. DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.01.033
- Rey-Sanchez AC, Bohrer G, Morin TH, Shlomo D, Mirfenderesgi G, Gildor H, Genin A (2018). Evaporation and CO2 fluxes in a coastal reef: Comparing eddy covariance measurements to model estimates. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability 3(10):1392830. DOI: 10.1080/20964129.2017.1392830
- Angle J, Morin TH, Solden L, Narrowe A, Smith G, Borton M, Rey-Sanchez AC, Daly R, Mirfenderesgi G, Hoyt D, Riley W, Miller C, Bohrer G, Wrighton K (2017). Methanogenesis in oxygenated soils is a substantial fraction of wetland methane emissions. Nature Communications 8: 1567. DOI:10.1038/s41467-017-01753-4
- Morin TH, Bohrer G, Stefanik KC, Rey-Sanchez AC, Matheny, AM, Mitsch WJ (2017). Combining eddy-covariance and chamber measurements to determine the methane budget from a small, heterogeneous urban floodplain wetland park. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 237: 160-170. DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.01.022
- Rey-Sanchez AC, Slot M., Posada J.M., Kitajima K (2016). Spatial and seasonal variation of leaf temperature within the canopy of a tropical forest. Climate Research 71, 75-89. DOI: 10.3354/cr01427
- Slot M, Rey-Sanchez C, Gerber S, Lichstein JW, Winter K, Kitajima K (2014). Thermal acclimation of leaf respiration of tropical trees and lianas: response to experimental canopy warming, and consequences for tropical forest carbon balance. Global Change Biology 20, 2915–292. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12563
- Slot M, Rey-Sanchez C, Winter K, Kitajima K (2014). Trait-based scaling of temperature-dependent foliar respiration in a species-rich tropical forest canopy. Functional Ecology 28, 1074-1086. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12263
SKILLS |
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Instrumentation: weather stations, eddy covariance equipment, data loggers, gas chromatography, analytical laboratory techniques, and various micrometeorology sensors including, among others: Picarro portable gas analyzer G4 series, portable photosynthesis system LICOR 6400, PreSens dissolved oxygen probes, Decagon soil moisture probes and data loggers, Maxim temperature sensors, GaAsP Hamamatsu light sensors, Omega thermocouples, Scholander pressure bomb, SAP-flow meters, and LICOR environmental sensors
Programming: Matlab, R, Python, CRBasic
GIS applications: ArcGIS, QGIS, AutoCAD, Google Earth Engine
Modelling software: HEC-HMS, HEC-GeoHMS
Languages: written and spoken fluency in English and Spanish
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS |
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Award for 3rd place in the Agricultural and Environmental Science section. Hayes Forum at The Ohio State University. 03/03/2017. Understanding the role of wetlands in the carbon balance and greenhouse gas emissions of the planet: A case study in an estuarine wetland in Northern Ohio. ($250 US)
Best student presentation award. Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education 32nd Annual Symposium. 09/27-29/2016. Carbon fluxes from an estuarine wetland in Northern Ohio. ($200 US)
The Fay Fellowship. Environmental Science Graduate Program (ESGP), The Ohio State University. 2014-2015. This fellowship is given on an annual basis to the best applicant in the ESGP and covers one year of tuition, stipend and fees.
STRI Internship. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. 08/2011. Internship for post-bachelor’s graduates. The internship lasts three months and includes a monthly stipend. ($2400 US)
Young Researcher Fellowship. Science, Technology and Innovation Agency of Colombia (COLCIENCIAS). 03/2013. This highly competitive award provides an annual stipend for post-bachelor’s students doing research in a Colombian University. ($12000 US)
Award for the Best National Score in the “Saber Pro” Test for Forest Engineering. Bogotá, Colombia, 11/2010. Every year, the ministry of education gives an award to the best scores of the national standardized test within each major in the country https://www.mineducacion.gov.co/cvn/1665/article-258139.html.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
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Instructor, Ecophysiology: Measurements of photosynthesis using the LICOR 6400. Introductory Course in Tropical Field Biology (aka Gigante Course). Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. October 2011
Co-instructor, Applied Hydrology. Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering. The Ohio State University. Fall 2017
Teaching Assistant, Applied Hydrology. Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering. The Ohio State University. Fall 2016
Teaching assistant, Hydrology for Forest Engineering. District University of Bogotá (Colombia). July-December, 2008; February-June, 2009; February-June 2010
SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIPS |
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Reviewer for: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences; PlosONE; Plant Physiology; Ecological Engineering; Plant, Cell & Environment
President of the Environmental Science Graduate Program Student Association. Responsibilities included leading meetings, directing goals and organizing academic and social events. 06/2015-06/2017
Memberships: American Geophysical Union, Society of Wetland Scientists
PRESENTATIONS |
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Invited talks
Rey-Sanchez AC, Morin TH, Bohrer G. Techniques for monitoring and modelling carbon dioxide and methane fluxes in wetlands. University La Sallista. 02/10/2017. Antioquia, Colombia
Contributed talks
Rey-Sanchez AC, Slater J, Hao Y, Grau-Andres R, Davies M, Bohrer G. Measuring Methane Emissions in a Peat Bog in Ohio with Fluctuating Water Level: Comparison of Disturbed vs. Undisturbed Areas. 46th Annual Water Management Association of Ohio Conference. 11/01/2017. Worthington, Ohio
Rey-Sanchez AC, Morin TH, Bohrer G. Understanding the role of wetlands in the carbon balance and greenhouse gas emissions of the planet: A case study in an estuarine wetland in Northern Ohio. Hayes Forum at The Ohio State University. 03/03/2017. Columbus, OH (Award for 3rd place in the Agricultural and Environmental Science section)
Rey-Sanchez AC, Morin, T, Bohrer G. Semi-continuous monitoring of methane in wetlands’ soils through the use of pore water dialysis ‘peepers’. Innovative Environmental Monitoring Symposium. 10/17-18/2016. Athens, Ohio
Rey-Sanchez AC, Morin, T, Bohrer G. Carbon fluxes from an estuarine wetland in Northern Ohio. Ohio River Basin Consortium for Research and Education 32nd Annual Symposium. 09/27-29/2016. Youngstown, Ohio (Best Student Presentation Award)
Rey-Sanchez AC, Morin T, Stefanik K, Wrighton K, Bohrer G. The carbon balance in a heterogeneous estuarine wetland in Northern Ohio. 16th Annual Meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society. 06/07-09/2016. Knoxville, TN
Rey-Sanchez AC, Posada JM, Slot M, Kitajima K. Modeling the Spatial and Temporal Variation of Leaf Temperature in the Canopy of a Tropical Forest. 48th National Congress of the Colombian Academy of Biological Sciences (ACCB). 10/09/2013. Bogotá, Colombia
Rey-Sanchez AC, Posada JM. Optimal Photosynthetic Use of Light: Do Seedlings Behave like Trees? Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI): Barro Colorado Island (BCI) BAMBI Seminar. 10/25/2012. Barro Colorado Island, Panamá
Posters
Rey-Sanchez AC, Morin T, Stefanik K, Angle JC, Wrighton K, Bohrer G. Patterns of in-soil methane production and atmospheric emission among different land covers of a Lake Erie estuarine wetland. 12/2017. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana
Rey Sanchez AC, Bohrer G. Using Artificial neural networks to model evaporation and CO2 fluxes in a coastal reef. Ohio Supercomputer Center Statewide Users Group Conference. 09/2017. Columbus, OH
Rey-Sanchez AC, Morin T, Stefanik K, Wrighton K, Bohrer G. Carbon fluxes in a heterogeneous estuarine wetland in Northern Ohio. Comparing eddy covariance and chamber measurements. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. 12/12-16/2016. San Francisco, California
Rey AC, Medina JC, García CF. Changes in the processes of the forest hydrological cycle in response to different land-cover types within the San Cristobal River watershed. XIII World Forest Congress (WFC). 9/21/2009. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Work presented by coauthors
Bohrer G, Rey-Sanchez AC, Kenny WT, Morin TH. Eddy-Covariance Observations and Large-Eddy-Simulations of Near-Shore Fluxes from Water Bodies. Oral Presentation, 12/2017. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA
Vines C, Rey-Sanchez AC, Bohrer G. Using footprint analysis to determine flux measurements source over a heterogeneous surface. Poster, 10/2017. Fifth Annual Water and Land Symposium at Kent State University, Kent, OH
Morin TH, Rey-Sanchez AC, Bohrer G, Riley W, Angle J, Mekonnen Z, Stefanik K, Grant R, Wrighton K. Utilizing patch and site level greenhouse-gas concentration measurements in tandem with the prognostic model, ecosys. Poster, 3/2017. Joint NACP and Ameriflux PI Meeting, North Bethesda, MD
Bohrer G, Matheny AM, Mirfenderesgi G, Curtis PS, Vogel CS, Rey-Sanchez AC. Plant hydraulic regulation of response to drought and plot-scale canopy disturbance. Poster, 3/2017. Joint NACP and Ameriflux PI Meeting, North Bethesda, MD
Stuart-Haëntjens, E.J., Cheng, S., Bohrer, G., Rey-Sanchez, C., Curtis, P., Vogel, C., and Gough, C. Ecological and environmental controls on decadal carbon cycling processes in a temperate deciduous forest. 02/09/2017. ILS Research Showcase
Bohrer G, Matheny AM, Mirfenderesgi G, Morin TH, Rey-Sanchez AC, Gough CM, Vogel CS, Nadelhoffer KJ, Curtis PS. Forest disturbance spurs growth of modeling and technology. 12/2016. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2016, San Francisco, CA.
Matheny AM, Bohrer G, Mirfenderesgi G, Morin TH, Rey-Sanchez AC, Vogel CS, Gough CM, Curtis PS. Plant hydrodynamics help govern forest water cycling response to intermediate severity disturbance. Oral Presentation, 12/2016. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2016, San Francisco, CA
Fiorella R, Poulsen CJ, Matheny AM, Rey-Sanchez AC, Fotis AT, Morin TH, Vogel CS, Gough CM, Aron P, Bohrer G. Forest Canopy Water Cycling Responses to an Intermediate Disturbance Revealed Through Stable Water Vapor Isotopes. Poster, 12/2016. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2016, San Francisco, CA
Morin TH, Rey-Sanchez AC, Bohrer G, Riley RJ, Angle+ J, Mekonnen ZA, Stefanik KC, Wrighton KC. Utilizing patch and site level greenhouse-gas concentration measurements in tandem with the prognostic model, ecosys. Poster, 12/2016. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2016, San Francisco, CA
Morin TH, Bohrer G, Stefani KC, Rey-Sanchez AC, Mitsch WJ. Combining eddy-covariance and chamber measurements to determine the methane budget from a small, heterogeneous urban wetland park. 8/2016. 5th International EcoSummit – Ecological Sustainability Engineering Change. Montpellier, France
Morin TH, Bohrer G, Rey-Sanchez AC, Stefanik KC, Schäfer KVR, Mitsch WJ. Modeling greenhouse gas chemistry and transport in heterogeneous wetlands. 8/2016. 5th International EcoSummit – Ecological Sustainability Engineering Change. Montpellier, France
Morin TH, Stefanik KC, Bohrer G, Rey-Sanchez AC, Mitsch WJ. Combining eddy-covariance and chamber measurements to determine the methane budget from a small, heterogeneous urban wetland park. Poster, 12/2015. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2015, San Francisco, CA
Morin TH, Stefanik KC, Bohrer G, Rey-Sanchez AC, Mitsch WJ. Combining eddy-covariance and chamber measurements to determine the methane budget from a small, heterogeneous urban wetland park. Poster, 10/2015. Potstdam GHG Flux Workshop – from natural to urban systems, Potsdam, Germany
Slot M, Rey-Sanchez AC, Winter K, Kitajima K. Imperfect Acclimation of Dark Respiration to Warmer Nighttime Temperature in Upper Canopy Leaves of Tropical Trees and Lianas. Oral presentation, 06/26/2013. 50th Anniversary Meeting: Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), San José, Costa Rica
Posada JM, Rey AC, Medina JC. Test of the Optimal Light Use Efficiency Hypothesis in Andean Seedlings: Implications for the Scaling of Photosynthesis. Oral presentation, 06/18/2012. 49th Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Posada JM, Rey AC, Fayad R. A Simple Theoretical Framework to Explain Leaf Acclimation to Light Availability: Implications for the Evolution of Plant Form and Function. Oral presentation, 08/2011. 96th ESA annual meeting, Austin, Texas