Research

Here you’ll find a summary of my academic activity.

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Academic Papers

• Muñoz-Sánchez, R., Bastien-Olvera, B. A., Calderón, O., Estrada Porrúa, F., & Altamirano, M. (2025). GeoMIP-Pattern – a pattern scaling dataset for efficient generation of custom geoengineering scenarios. Scientific Data, 12(1), 1343. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05496-6
• Muñoz-Sanchez, R., Ordoñez, P., Gallego, D., & Ochoa-Moya, C. A. (2023). An objective procedure for rainy season onset and withdrawal dates over the Mexico Valley Basin. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-023-04714-8

Reports

• UNESCO. (2025). Who bears the costs? Addressing inequalities from climate change and climate action. UNESCO. https://doi.org/10.54678/GIXE7906

Book Chapters

• BRICS Youth Energy Agency (2024). BRICS Youth Energy Outlook 2024 - Chapter 4: Climate. BRICS Youth Energy Agency. (web) (pdf)
• BRICS Youth Energy Agency (2024). BRICS Youth Energy Outlook 2024 - Chapter 8: Business in Energy Sector. BRICS Youth Energy Agency. (web) (pdf)

Dissertations (in Spanish)

• Bachelor’s: Infraestructura distribuida para el desarrollo de la resiliencia urbana de la Ciudad de México. Asesor: M.I. Rodrigo Sepúlveda. Febrero 2019 (web) (pdf)
• Master’s: Definición de un índice objetivo para el cálculo del inicio y fin de la temporada de lluvias en la Cuenca del Valle de México. Asesora: Dra. Paulina Ordóñez.Octubre 2023 (web) (pdf)

Participation in projects

• Capacity Building for Science-Base Climate Policies and Updating Mexico’s NDC. Decarbonization Pathways Modeller. Participating Institutions: SEMARNAT, INECC, PINCC-UNAM, ICAyCC-UNAM, OSF. Diciembre 2025 - Actual
• UNESCO’s Climate Transition Report Exposure and Vulnerability Indices modeller and policy evaluator. Participating Institutions: UNESCO. June 2024 - July 2025.
• BRICS Youth Energy Agency. Senior expert in Climate Change and Business in Energy Sector. Participating Institutions: BRICS Youth Energy Agency. June 2024 - October 2024
• Scientific Tools for Climate Change Decision Making in Mexico City Climate scenarios modeller. Participating Institutions: CONAHCYT, UNAM.
• Geoengineering strategies risk evaluator. Participating Institutions: Degrees Initiative, UNAM. March 2024 - Present

Teaching

• Graduate-level
  • Proyectos fotovoltaicos. Graduate level course for the Specialization in Environmental Engineering. School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico. August 2024 - December 2024.
  • Proyectos de infraestructura verde. Graduate level course for the Specialization in Environmental Engineering. School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico. January 2025 - July 2025.
• Undergraduate-level
  • Mass and Energy Transfer. Undergraduate level course for the Environmental Engineering Major. School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico. August 2023 – Jy 2025. Course taught 4 times.
  • Cambio climático. Undergraduate level course for the Environmental Engineering Major. School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico. January 2024 – December 2024. Course taught 2 times.
  • Contaminación por ruido y control. Undergraduate level course for the Environmental Engineering Major. School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico. January 2023 – July 2024. Course taught 3 times.
  • Edificios Sustentables. Undergraduate level course for the Civil Engineering Major. School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico. January 2021 – July 2024. Course taught 7 times.
  • Hidrología superficial Undergraduate level course for the Environmental Engineering Major. School of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico. January 2024 – July 2024.
• Other
  • Photovoltaic Systems Design and Installation. 16-hou course imparted at REDUCE Soluciones’ Office Building. Mexico City, Mexico. 1°: January 2018, 2°: June 2018, 3°: September 2018, 4°: October 2018, 5°: February 2019, 6°: October 2019.

Conference speaker (in Spanish)

• ¿Who bears the costs of climate change? Joint conference with Rodolfo Lacy y and Mildred Castro. XLII FIL IPN 2025. CDMX, July 2025.

• Modelling the impacts of geoengineering in the Global South. Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Mexico City, Mexico. February 2025.

• Hydrological resilience and green infrastructure, a new approach from public policy. Green Infrastructure Potential Forum, challenges for sustainable water management. Mexico’s Senate Mexico City, Mexico. December 2023.

• Ecological Homes with Solar Energy. World Sustainability Day, Sanofi Aventis. Ocoyoacac, State of Mexico. June 2019.
• Energía solar distribuida para el futuro sustentable en México. EnVerdeSer Expo. CDMX, México. Noviembre 2018.
• Distributed Solar Energy for the Sustainable Future in Mexico. 1°: EnVerdeSer Expo, CDMX. November 2016. 2°: La Herradura Rotary Club. Huixquilucan, State of Mexico. October 2018.
• Green Infrastructure. 1° Climate Forum. Metepec, State of Mexico. June 2018.
• The Climate Crisis and its Solutions. Reforma Rotaract Club. Mexico City, Mexico. June 2018.
• The importance of location in solar energy projects. EnVerdeSer Expo. Mexico City. November 2016.

Participation in congresses

• Muñoz-Sanchez, R., Ordoñez, P., Gallego, D., & Ochoa-Moya, C. A. (2023). An Objective Index for Monsoon Onset and Withdrawal Dates Over the Mexico Valley Basin. 103rd Annual AMS Meeting 2023. Abstract