CURRICULUM VITAE
SERGIO L. ALVAREZ
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
DEPARTMENT OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES, MS: 312 SR-1
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email: ********@*******.**.*** ? office: 713-***-****
EDUCATION
Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
International Master s in Environmental Science, 2009
Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA
Bachelor of Science in Aviation Sciences, 2003
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Researcher II, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, (2010-
present)
? Air quality specialist (NO, NO, NO, SO, CO, HCHO, ozone, nephelometer, multi-size
particle
2y2
counter, alkenes, wind direction/speed, relative humidity, air temperature and data
acquisition
system).
Air Quality Flight Scientist on Piper Aztec aircraft
? Data analyst (validate data and generate graphical products with Igor).
Research Associate, Baylor Institute for Air Science, Baylor University, (2001-2009)
? Air quality specialist (NO, NO, NO, SO, CO, HCHO,SO, ozone, multi-size particle
counter,
2y24
nephelometer, alkenes, NO radiometers, wind direction/speed, relative humidity, air
temperature and
2
data acquisition system).
? Air Quality Flight Scientist on De Havilland Twin Otter, Piper Aztec and Cessna 172
aircraft.
? Data analyst (validate data and generate graphical products with Igor).
? Operated Superflo Dynamometer to test renewable alternative aviation fuels testing
(Ethanol/Avgas
and Ethanol/water blends).
? Flight test engineer during alternative fuels flight testing of Biodiesel in turbine
engines and
ethanol/avgas blends in piston engines.
? Technician of Rosemount Analytical Emissions equipment (NO, SO, CO, CO, O and unburned
x222
hydrocarbons) and an Innova 1312 photoacoustic analyzer (HCHO, ethanol, and water).
Research Assistant, Department of Aviation Sciences, Renewable Aviation Fuels Development
Center
(
RAFDC), Baylor University, (2000-2001)
? Air Quality Flight Scientist on De Havilland Twin Otter and Cessna 172.
? Data analyst (data validation, graphical products with Grapher, Surfer, Excel and
Igor).
? Air quality specialist.
Student Assistant, Department of Aviation Sciences, Renewable Aviation Fuels Development
Center
(
RAFDC), Baylor University, (1996-1999)
? Air Quality Flight Scientist on King Air A90 and Cessna 152 aircraft
? Air quality specialist (NO, NO, NO, SO, SO, ozone, nephelometer, air temperature,
pressure, and
2y24
dewpoint, and data acquisition system)
? Operated Superflo Dynamometer to test performance and emissions of renewable
alternative aviation
fuels t (Ethanol, ETBE, Avgas, and Biodiesel)
? Flight test engineer during alternative fuels flight testing of Biodiesel in turbine
engines and ethanol in
piston engines
? Data analyst (data validation, graphical products with Grapher, Surfer, and Excel).
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Hayes P.L., Ortega A.M.
Cubison M.J., Hu W., Toohey D.W., Flynn J.H., Grossberg N.,
Lefer B.L.,
Alvarez S., Rappengluck B., Allan J.D., Taylor J., Holloway J.S., Gilman J.B., Kuster
W.C., de
Hayes P.L., Ortega A.M.
Cubison M.J., Hu W., Toohey D.W., Flynn J.H., Grossberg N.,
Lefer B.L.,
Alvarez S., Rappengluck B., Allan J.D., Taylor J., Holloway J.S., Gilman J.B., Kuster
W.C., de
Gouw J.A., Massoli P., Jimenez J.L. (2011): Aerosol composition in the Los Angeles Basin
studied by high resolution aerosol mass spectrometry, Gordon Research Conference
Atmospheric
Chemistry, West Dover/VT, USA, 24-29.07.2011
Hayes P.L., Ortega A.M.
Cubison M.J., Hu W., Toohey D.W., Flynn J.H., Grossberg N.,
Lefer B.L.,
Alvarez S., Rappengluck B., Allan J.D., Taylor J., Holloway J.S., Gilman J.B., Kuster
W.C., de