Paúl Carrión-Mero is Director of the Center for Research and Projects Applied to Earth Sciences (CIPAT) of ESPOL. His work has been published in more than 120 publications (8 of them editions and book authorships), as well as more than 30 research projects, and around 60 service/consulting projects. He received his PhD in Mining Engineering, with a specialty in Hydrogeology and Environment from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. He teaches postgraduate courses in Ecuador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Additionally, he has been a Principal Professor at ESPOL for more than 23 years.