Leveraging Your Cultural Wealth
Workshop Speaker: Dr. Sonya Lopez
Leveraging Your Cultural Wealth (Session #3: 1:55-2:45PM)
Education:
B.S., M.S. and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering | UCLA
Job Title:
Associate Professor
Company:
Cal State LA
Education:
B.S., M.S. and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering | UCLA
Job Title:
Associate Professor
Company:
Cal State LA
About Me:
Her research areas include developing methods to ascertain climate variability's impacts on the long-term surface and subsurface water, water storage, ecosystems, wildfires, and water quality using novel modeling techniques and integrating advanced observation data. This work involves modeling studies to include local, sustainable technologies using both physically-based and conceptually-based hydrologic models. Thus far, she has received over 10 million computing hours, over $1 million as PI, and $10 million as Co-PI in research funding. Her long-term goals are to broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities in STEM through engagement in research and mentorship.
