SANDRA BERNAL, PHD, LEED GA
ARID LANDS RESOURCE SCIENCES
RESEARCH
My goal is to contribute to the concept of contemporary design priorities through an informed decision making process for build environments, seeking for healthy indoors and responsible energy consumption.
My interest in the arid regions of the Southwest U.S. is focused in how the natural and built environments interact and how projections on climate change anticipate future increase in energy consumption as well and impacts in human health.
RESEARCHER AND MEX-US LIAISON
November 2016 - 2017
Lost Sea: Voices of Sustainable Fishing in the Gulf of California UA CALS (US) and COBI (MEX). 2017 Haury Challenge Finalist.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
May 2012 - August 2015
Arid Lands Resource Science GIDP. Data management of the Program Review.
Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology. Childcare facilities and air quality exposure
INTERN
2010 - 2013
Imagine Greater Tucson, digitalization of mapping tools in GIS.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
January 2001 - October 2008
Projectos Especiales, UNAM
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR
April 2011 - March 2012
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PROJECT MANAGER
November 2009 - January 2011
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ASSISTANT COORDINATOR
April 2011 - March 2012
This is a concise description of your previous work experience and the responsibilities you had. The most effective Portfolios give a clear snapshot of where you’re coming from and where you’re going in a way that’s easy for readers to scan and absorb quickly.
PROJECT MANAGER
November 2009 - January 2011
This is a concise description of your previous work experience and the responsibilities you had. The most effective Portfolios give a clear snapshot of where you’re coming from and where you’re going in a way that’s easy for readers to scan and absorb quickly.
AWARDS, GRANTS AND RECOGNITIONS
2017 Person of the Year, US Green Building Council Arizona
2015 Meritorious Award, Arid Lands Resource Science, University of Arizona
2014 Meritorious Award, Arid Lands Resource Science, University of Arizona
PRESENTATIONS
2019 Presentation: Engineer, A., and Sandra Bernal, Environmental Design Strategies to Improve Visitation in State Museums Situated in Hot, Arid Climatic Conditions in the Southwest U.S. Shared Cultural Heritages 2: Memory, Spaces, Experiences, and Boundaries, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, June 2019.
2019 Plenary Presenter: Sucar, Crockett, Bernal, Martinez, “Building Better Bridges” a collaborative panel: University of Arizona, INAOE, Peace Corps. The Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) and North American Center for Collaborative Development (NACCD) conferences, University of New Mexico, Las Cruces, NM, April 4, 2019
2019 Presentation: Cultural Implications in Sustainable Solutions, Binational Symposium Shared Cultural Heritage SBS- México Initiatives, University of Arizona, Feb-March 2019
2018 Accreditation: Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) Green Associate, US Green Building Council
2016-2018 Mentor: Mujeres en STEM program of the US-Mex Foundation
2013 Certificate: Environmental Hazard Identification and Management November 2013
1994-Present Actively engaged in museology, curatorship, exhibition design and art management for institutions such as the Mexican Olympic Committee, the Mexican Federation of the Art and Culture of Sports, the National Autonomous University of México, the Embassy of South Africa, the Consulate of Mexico in Tucson, Art Making a Difference, the University of Arizona Global Initiatives, UA SBS-Mexico Initiatives, and Fundación México.
PUBLICATIONS
2019 Engineer, A., and Bernal, S., Co-Pi, 25% contribution, 2019, July, Towards a human-centered approach toart museum design. The International Journal of Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design, 13(2),1-12.
2018 Bernal, S., Author, 2018, August, Socially Constructed Narratives for Exploring the Impacts of Air Pollutant Infiltration in Built Environments. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2128028111).
2014 Bernal, S., Author, 2014, July. Participatory Housing Adaptive Design To Contribute A Solution Of The Harmful Effects Of Dust Indoor. The Macrotheme Review A multidisciplinary journal of global macro trends, 3 (7).
COLLABORATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS
US Green Building Council Tucson April 2015 to Present
US Green Building Council Arizona Board Member of the Marketplace Advisory Board May 2016 to Present
Agnese Nelms Haury Program, translator 2017
Physicians for Social Responsibility. Panelist, tech coordinator and translator 2017
Watershed Management Group Executive Committee candidate 2017
Tucson Emerging 2030District Member of the Exec Committee and Co-lead of the Education and Research Task Force 2015 to present
International Society of Indoor Air Quality Member July 2015 to Present
Indoor Air Quality Association Member August 2014 to Present
LINKS, MEDIA AND PRESS
https://alrs.arizona.edu/news/2015/09/sandra-bernal-healthybuildings-
america-2015-conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awSaXvuZuDw&feature=sh
are
http://online.theelectrictimes.com/?issueID=68&pageID=8
http://www.workerincorporated.com/PDF/Press10_FOOD%20P
APER%20ALCOHOL%2009152011_Tucson%20Weekly.pdf
http://www.workerincorporated.com/exhibitions_foodpaper.html
https://watershedmg.org/board-of-directors
https://www.usgbc.org/people/sandra-bernal/0010994326
https://blogforarizona.net/watch-video-of-nuclear-weapons-warenvironment-
forum-held-at-ua/#more-58636
https://playgroundtucson.com/event/show-and-tell-presents-seehear-
smell-touch-taste/
https://www.localfirstaz.com/az-living-economy-forum/