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Lunch and Learn

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location:    La Fogata Cantina, Alamo Heights 

Speaker:     Dr. Rosario Sánchez     ​​​​​

Topic:          Study of Aquifer between the US and Mexico 

 

Dr. Rosario Sánchez is a senior scientist and researcher at the Texas State Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and an associate professor in the Water Management and Hydrological Sciences program at Texas A&M University. She is co-chair of the International Association of Hydrogeologists' Commission on Transboundary Aquifers and a founding director of the Permanent Forum on Binational Waters.

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She is the principal investigator for the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (TAAP) program for the state of Texas, founder of the Transboundary Water Portal, and leader of the transboundary groundwater research team. She published the first comprehensive map of transboundary aquifers between Mexico and the United States in 2021 and coined the term “transfronterizacion” (transboundariness) that defines the strategic value of an aquifer that is on the border between two or more countries.

 

She has 25 years of academic and professional experience in cross-border issues between Mexico and the United States, both in academia and the public sector. She is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association and the Texas Water Journal. She participates in international panels and committees of UNESCO, the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC), and the International Water Resources Association (IWRA). She has extensive experience as a consultant in water resources management.

 

She holds a degree in International Relations from Tecnológico de Monterrey, a Master's degree in Diplomacy from the Matías Romero Institute of Diplomatic Studies (Foreign Service Academy), and a doctorate in Water Management and Hydrological Sciences from Texas A&M University.

 

She is passionate about science and politics, science diplomacy, water as a tool for peace and cooperation, international water law, and negotiation skills on shared waters.

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Register: 

                Member Cost $30 ($40 day of event)​

               

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                Student Cost $20 ($30 day of event)​

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Sponsor: Safety Mojo

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