Resumes: Carlos E. Ramos-Scharrón, Ph.D.
Carlos E. Ramos Scharrón, Ph.D.
Department of Geography and the Environment
The University of Texas at Austin
210 W 24th Street 334
Austin, TX 78712-1098
(Ph) 787/587-0416
(Email) cramos at irf.org
Research Interests
Hydro-geomorphology; sediment budgets; sediment routing; road erosion; hydrologic modeling; anthropogenic effects on hydrologic/geomorphic processes and their consequences on water quality, stream habitat and marine ecosystems; development of GIS-based sediment budget/hydrologic applications; mass wasting processes.
Education
1997 – Spring 2004: Ph.D., Watershed Sciences, Department of Geosciences, Colorado State Univ.
Dissertation title: Measuring and predicting erosion and sediment yield on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Advisor: Prof. Lee H. MacDonald
1993 – 1995: Doctoral candidate, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California at Berkeley. Advisor: Prof. William E. Dietrich
1988 – 1993: Bachelor of Science, Department of Geology, University Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Work Experience
2005: Research Fellow- Dept. of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas-Austin
2003-2005: Principal Investigator, NOAA-CRES Program: Measuring and monitoring erosion and sediment yield on Southwestern Puerto Rico. Duties: Development of study design, installation and monitoring of field equipment, laboratory and statistical analysis, and dissemination of results.
2000-present : Environmental Consultant, Island Resources Foundation: Duties: evaluate, develop, and implement environmental impact assessment strategies to mitigate the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on water resources of the U.S. & British Virgin Islands.
1997-2004: Graduate Research Assistant- Dept. of Earth Resources-Colorado State Univ.
Conducted a sediment budgeting study on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Duties: development of study design, installation and monitoring of field equipment, hydrologic model calibration, laboratory, statistical, and GIS data analysis, and dissemination of results to the VI government and to the scientific community.
1997: Graduate Student Instructor, Dept. of Earth Resources-Colorado State Univ.
Courses: Watershed Measurements, Introduction to Hydrology
1995 – 1998: Environmental Consultant: Stillwater Sciences, California Dept. of Forestry, Timber-Fish & Wildlife, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, and the Washington Forest Practices Board. Duties: implemented and developed assessment strategies to evaluate erosion problems in forested areas of the Pacific Northwest.
1992: Researcher- Scripps Institute of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Summer Internship Program. Supervised by: Dr. Tom Drake
1992: Teaching Assistant- Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Course: Geology for Engineers.
- Researcher- Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, UC Berkeley. Supervised by: Professor William E. Dietrich
Funded Proposals
2006-2008: Caribbean Coral Reef Institute: “Development of software applications for assessing the effects of land development on sediment production and sediment yields”, Proposal in revision.
2003-2005: NOAA- Coral Reef Environmental Studies Program: “Terrestrial sediment budget”.
2002-2005: Virgin Island Department of Planning and Natural Resources,
EPA 319(h) Non-Point Sources of Pollution Grants: “Maho Bay Road Rehabilitation Project, St. John, USVI
2001-2003: Virgin Island Department of Planning and Natural Resources,
EPA 319(h) Non-Point Sources of Pollution Grants: “Development of decision tools for Non-Point Source Management in St. John-USVI”.
1999-2001: Water Resources Research Institute-
University of the Virgin Islands & U.S. Geological Survey: “Delivery, deposition, and effects of land development on corals in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands”.
1997-2000: National Park Service, Water Resources Division: “Sediment production and delivery in the Virgin Islands National Park”.
1996-1998: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission: “Development of ambient monitoring strategies”.
Reports and Publications
Ramos-Scharrón CE, MacDonald LH. In revision. Development and application of a GIS-based sediment budget model. Journal of Environmental Management (accepted).
Ramos-Scharrón CE, MacDonald LH, In prep. Measurement and prediction of erosion rates from natural and anthropogenic sources of sediment in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Ramos-Scharrón, MacDonald LH. 2003. Measuring and modeling the effects of development on sediment production and delivery, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. EOS, Transactions AGU,84(46), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H51F-07, p. F755-F756.
Ramos-Scharrón CE, LH MacDonald. 2001. Measuring and modeling sediment production from unpaved roads, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Eos, Transactions AGU, 82(47), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract H52B-0412, p. F-510.
Nemeth RS, LH MacDonald, CE Ramos-Scharrón. 2001. Delivery, deposition, and effects of land-based sediments on corals in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Report to the Water Resources Research Institute, Univ. of the Virgin Islands, Project No. VI99-02, p. 24.
Ramos-Scharron CE. 2000. Guidelines for the control of non-point source pollution from road and driveway erosion- With specific reference to Fish Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. In cooperation with the Island Resources Foundation, Washington, DC.
MacDonald LH, CE Ramos-Scharrón. 2000. St. John Erosion Study - Final Report to the Water Resources Research Institute- University of the Virgin Islands. 1 March 1998 to 31 August 1999, p. 27.
MacDonald LH, R Sampson, DM Anderson, CE Ramos. 1998. Road runoff and erosion on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Proceedings American Geophysical Union, 1998 Fall Meeting, p. 284.
Ramos CE. 1998. Shallow Mass-Wasting: A literature review and general recommendations for the development of a sediment monitoring strategy. Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Olympia, Washington, 41 p.
Ramos CE. 1997. Surface erosion from roads: A literature review and general recommendations for the development of a sediment monitoring strategy. Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Olympia, Washington, 66 p.
Ramos CE. 1996. Quantification of stream channel morphological features: recommended procedures for use in watershed analysis and TFW ambient monitoring. TFW-AM 9-96-006, 89 p.
Conferences and Presentations
“Terrestrial sediment budget in La Parguera-Puerto Rico”. NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystems-Caribbean Program, Management Team Meeting, La Parguera, Puerto Rico, 12-13 July 2004
“Monitoring and modeling sediment production and sediment yields on St. John-USVI and La Parguera-PR”. Presentation at the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, Caribbean-Atlantic Regional Workshop on Coral Reefs and Land-based Pollution, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 18-19 May 2004.
“Development and application of STJ-EROS: a GIS-based sediment budget model for St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.” Poster presentation at the Virgin Islands Non-Point Sources of Pollution Conference, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. 4-5 December 2003.
“Terrestrial sediment budget in La Parguera-Puerto Rico”. NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystems-Caribbean Program, Management Team Meeting, La Parguera, Puerto Rico, 7-8 July 2003
“Sediment budgeting on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.” Presentation to the Water Resources Division of the National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 3 May 2001.
“Measuring and predicting runoff and suspended sediment yield from an unpaved road segment, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.” American Geophysical Union-Hydrology Days, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. 2-5 April 2001.
“Erosion and sediment transport- Practical applications of the St. John erosion project.” Water Resources Research Institute, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. 28 April 2000.
“St. John Erosion Study-A Work in Progress”. Water Resources Research Institute Seminar Series, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix. 11 December 1998.
“Overview of the St. John Erosion Study”. Audubon Society-St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. 21 March 2000.
“Construction of a sediment budget in St. John”. Dept. of Earth Resources-Colorado StateUniversity, Graduate student seminar series. April 1999.
Honors and Awards
2001-2002 Department of Earth Resources Graduate Scholarship-Colorado State University
1998-99, 2000-01 Stanley Schumm Graduate Fellowship- Department of Earth Resources-CSU
1993 - 95 Cota Robles Graduate Fellowship- College of Arts Sciences- UC Berkeley
1991-93, 2000-01 American Geological Institute Minority Fellowship
1993 1993 Student-Athlete Award- University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Programming and computer skills
Experienced with the SAS statistical package, ArcGIS version 9.0, ArcInfo Workstation, Arc Macro Language programming, and the Windows XP and MacOs operating systems. Some experience developing console-type and Windows-form applications with the Visual Basic.Net programming language.
Organizations
American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, Geological Society of Puerto Rico, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, International Erosion Control Association
Service
Reviewer for Environmental Management, and Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science journals.
Languages
Fully-bilingual in English and Spanish.
References
Prof. Lee H. MacDonald (Dissertation Chair), Dept. of Forestry, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship-Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (ph) 970/491-6109, leemac at cnr.colostate.edu
Prof. Richard Appeldoorn, Department of Marine Sciences, Magueyes Laboratories, PO Box 908, Lajas, Puerto Rico 00667, (ph) 787/899-2048 x. 251, rappeldo at uprm.edu
Prof. Denis Dean, Dept. of Forestry, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship-Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (ph) 970/491-2378, denis at cnr.colostate.edu
Dr. William Jackson, Water Resources Division, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525, (ph) 970/225-3503, bill_jackson@nps.gov
Dr. Edward L.Towle, Island Resources Foundation, 1718 P Street NW, Suite T4, Washington, DC 20036, (ph) 202/265-9712, etowle at irf.org
