The Mountain and Water Resources Lab (Lab-MoRH), led by Dr. Marcelo Somos-Valenzuela at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Baylor University, brings together students and researchers from Baylor University, Universidad de La Frontera (Chile) and partner institutions. We study the terrestrial water cycle in mountain regions by combining field observations, remote sensing, statistical and physically based modeling, and geochemistry, to understand hillslope processes, glaciers, climate change and hydrological refugia, and their impacts on water resources. Follow us on Instagram: Mountain and Water Resources Lab 🏔❄️ (@lab_morh).
Principal Investigator
Dr. Marcelo Somos-Valenzuela
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Baylor University
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PhD students
Bastián Morales
PhD student, Geosciences, Baylor University
Andean landscape evolution and the resilience of mountain glaciers to climate change
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Felix Isarinade
PhD student, Geosciences, Baylor University
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Kriti Panta
PhD student, Geosciences, Baylor University
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Álvaro Cruces-Zárate
PhD candidate, Agri-Food and Environmental Sciences, Universidad de La Frontera
Snow water equivalent estimation through data assimilation in the Andes
Francisco Manquehual-Cheuque
PhD candidate, Agri-Food and Environmental Sciences, Universidad de La Frontera
Uncertainty in distributed hydrological models and operational streamflow forecasting
Pablo Araya Saa
PhD candidate, Natural Resources Sciences, Universidad de La Frontera
Dynamics of lake-terminating Patagonian glaciers and glacial lake outburst floods
MS students
Emily Londenberg
MS student, Geosciences, Baylor University
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Sophia Barría
MS student, Natural Resources Management, Universidad de La Frontera
Kevin Valenzuela
MS student, Natural Resources Management, Universidad de La Frontera
Research staff
Elizabet Lizama
Research Assistant, geologist (MS Water Resources)
Water isotope lab; natural hazards and geomorphology of the Patagonian Andes
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Alumni
- PhD: Patricio Pacheco, Universidad de La Frontera (2024); Ana Hernández-Duarte, Universidad de Playa Ancha (2024, co-advised)
- MS: Giel Vandebeeck, KU Leuven (2019, co-advised); Francisco Manquehual, Elizabet Lizama and Bastián Morales, Universidad de La Frontera (2023); Amantu Julian, Universidad de La Frontera (2024); Joaquín Fernández, Universidad de La Frontera (2026)
- Undergraduate theses: Joaquín Oyarzún (2019); Héctor Navarrete, Francisco Manquehual and Bastián Curitol (2020); Julieta Álvarez, Williams Toy, Vanessa Pino and Lucía Cañiunir (2021); Cristóbal Gonzales, Matías Manquepán, Álvaro Cruces and Kamila Ira-Ira (2022); Joaquín Fernández, Gabriela Elgueta and Marcela Mercado (2023); Sophia Barría (2024); Alexis Flores, Bastián Osses and Javiera Sobarzo (Universidad Católica de Temuco)
