Research Scientist
Professor, Soil-Plant-Water Relations

Phone:(928) 782-3836
FAX: 928-782-194

Address:
2149 27th Way
Yuma, AZ 85364

Email: sanchez@Ag.arizona.edu

updated 08/2008

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Develop and conduct an applied research program to solve problems of stakeholders in the low desert region of the southwestern United States.  Also develop and conduct extension support program to complement research program.  Research may include plant nutrient utilization, soil and water management, salinity, and fate and transport of agriculturally derived chemicals and environmental toxins.

EDUCATION
B.S.     Crop Science; New Mexico State University; 1980
M.S.    Agronomy; New Mexico State University; 1982
Ph.D.   Soil Fertility and Chemistry; Iowa State University; 1986

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Present           Director, Research Scientist, and Professor, Yuma Agricultural Center,                      University of Arizona.

1991-1996       Associate Research Scientist, Department of Soil, Water, and                      Environmental Science and Yuma Agricultural Research Center (YAC),                      University of Arizona

1991               Associate Professor, Department of Vegetable Crops and Everglades                       Research and Education Center (EREC). University of Florida, IFAS

1986-1991       Assistant Professor, Department of Vegetable Crops and Everglades                      Research and Education Center (EREC). University of Florida, IFAS

1982-1986       Research Associate, Iowa State University

1980-1982       Graduate Assistant, New Mexico State University

PUBLICATIONS LAST FOUR YEARS

Moore, R. C., C. A. Sanchez, K. Holt,  P. Zhang, H. Xu, and G. R. Choppin. 2004.
Formation of Hydroxyapatite in Soils Using Calcium Citrate and Sodium Phosphate for Control of Strontium Migration. Radiochimica Acta 92:719-723.

Moore,R.C., M. Gasser, N. Awwad, K.C. Holt, F.M. Salas, A. Hasan,  M.A. Hasan,
H.Zhao and C.A. Sanchez.  2005. Sorption of Plutonium (VI) by Hydroxyapatite. J of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry  262:97-101

Zerihun,D.,A. Furman, A.W. Warrick, and C.A. Sanchez. 2005. A coupled surface
-subsurface model for improved basin irrigation management. J of Irrigation Drainage ASCE 131 (2):111-128.

Zerihun,D.,A. Furman, A.W. Warrick, and C.A. Sanchez. 2005. A coupled surface
-subsurface solute transport model for irrigation borders and basins I. Model development. J of Irrigation Drainage Eng. ASCE 131 (5) 396-406.

Zerihun,D.,C. A. Sanchez, A. Furman, and A.W. Warrick. 2005. A coupled surface
-subsurface solute transport model for irrigation borders and basins II. Model evaluation. J of Irrigation Drainage Eng. ASCE 131 (5) 407-419.

Zerihun, D., C. A. Sanchez, and K. Farrell-Poe. 2005. Analysis and design of border
irrigation System. Transactions ASAE 48(5):1751-1764.

Sanchez, C. A., R. I. Krieger, N. Khandaker, R. C. Moore, K. Holts and L. L.
Neidel. 2005. Accumulation and perchlorate exposure potential of lettuce produced in the lower Colorado River region.  J. Agric. Food Chem. 53:5479-5486.

Sanchez, C. A., K. S. Crump, R. I. Krieger, N. R. Khandaker, and J. P. Gibbs.
2005. Perchlorate and nitrate in leafy vegetables of North America.  Env. Sci. Tech. 39:9391-9399.

Sanchez, C. A., R. I. Krieger, N. R. Khandaker, L. Valentin-Blasini, and B. C.
Blount.  2006.  Potential perchlorate exposure from Citrus sp. irrigated with contaminated water.  Analytica Chimica Acta 567:33-38.

Sanchez C. A., Krieger R. I., Valentin-Blasini L., Blount B. C. and Khandaker N. R.
Perchlorate accumulation and potential exposure from durum wheat irrigated with Colorado River water. J. ASTM Int. 2006b 3(7) 1-6 doi:10.1520/JAI100398.

Furman, A., A. W. Warrick, D. Zerihun, and C. A. Sanchez.  2006. Modified
Kostiakov infiltration function: accounting for initial and boundary conditions.  J. of Irrigation Drainage Eng. ASCE 132 (6):587-596.

Sanchez, C. A., B. C. Blount, L. Valentin-Blasini, and R. I. Krieger, R. I.  2007.
Perchlorate, thiocyanate, and nitrate in edible cole crops (Brassica sp.) produced in the lower Colorado River region.  Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 79:655-657.

Zerihun, D., A. Furman, C.A. Sanchez, and A.W. Warrick. 2008. Development of
simplified solutions for modeling recession in basins. J. Irr. Drain. Eng., ASCE, 134(3):327-340.

Sanchez, C.A., D. Zerihun, T. S. Strelkoff, A. J. Clemmens, A. J., and K. L. Farrell-Poe 2008. Development of management guidelines for efficient irrigation of basins on sandy soils. Appl. Eng. Agric.., ASABE, 24(2):1-10.

Sanchez, C. A., B. C.Blount., L. Valentin-Blasini, S. M. Lesch, and R. I. Krieger. 2008.
Perchlorate in the feed-dairy continuum of the southwestern United States. J. Agric. Food Chem. (in press).

Sanchez, C. A., Leila Barraj,  B. C. Blount, C. Scrafford, L. Valentin-Blasini, K. M.
Smith, and R. I. Krieger. 2008.  Perchlorate Exposure from Food Crops Produced in the Lower Colorado River Region.  Jour. of Exp. Sci. Environ. Epid.. (in press).

Sanchez, C. A., D. Zerihun, and K. L. Farrell-Poe. 200x. management guidelines for
efficient irrigation of vegetables using closed-end level furrows.  Agric. Water Management. (in press).

Niblack, M., and C. A. Sanchez.   200x. Automation of surface irrigation by cut-off time or cut-off distance control. Appl. Eng. Agric. (in press).