16/10/2024 – CURRENT
POSDOCTORAL PROGRAM CERTIFICATE Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum, National University of La Plata
Website www.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar/posgrado/posdoctorado/

03/04/2017 – 15/06/2023
DOCTOR (PHD) IN NATURAL SCIENCES Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum, National University of La Plata
Website www.fcnym.unlp.edu.ar/posgrado/doctorado/

WORK EXPERIENCE

ENVIRONMENTAL HEAD OFFICE – SESOSTENIBLE STARTUP COMPANY – 07/10/2024 – Current – LA PLATA, ARGENTINA
Responsible for the development of a technological platform for environmental and sustainability issues, aligned with international standards such as GRI, ISO 14000, UN Global Compact, and others. In parallel, I am leading the development of an environmental consulting unit.

POSDOCTORAL RESEARCHER – NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH – 01/08/2023 – Current – LA PLATA, ARGENTINA
Development of a new line of research in the field of hydrology and geochemistry, aimed at evaluating processes that determine the mobility of chemical elements that modify water quality in complex natural systems.

PROFESSOR/TEACHING ASSISTANT – NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LA PLATA – 01/06/2015 – Current – LA PLATA, ARGENTINA
Teaching Assistant on Petrology of Igneous Rocks and Metamorphic Rocks is noteworthy (these are required third-year courses for the Bachelor's Degree in Geology and Geochemistry in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum at the National University of La Plata). Undergraduate Professor: Physical Environment I (Geosphere) and II (Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere), Earth Sciences, Environmental Deterioration I (Pollution and Overexploitation) and II (Pollutant Dynamics), Renewable Energy, Science and Society, Health and Environment.

PROJECT LEADER (JR.) – LA CANTÁBRICA INDUSTRIAL PARK – 01/06/2014 – 01/06/2015 – HAEDO, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
As a Junior Hydrogeologist, I was entrusted with managing the success planning and execution of a hydrogeological monitoring network, coordinating field and office activities. I supervised drilling operations, geological logging, and environmental sampling, ensuring compliance with technical standards and effective stakeholder communication. Through data analysis and reporting, I supported risk mitigation and delivered feasibility assessments aligned with project goals and deadlines.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER – BIOSFERA FUNDATION – 01/03/2012 – 30/06/2015 – LA PLATA, ARGENTINA
Project management tasks, proposal analysis, organization and implementation of training resources, human resource management, activity planning, waste management.

PROJECTS

01/2023 – 01/2027 Geohydrology of the coastal strip of the province of Buenos Aires: sustainable management of water resources for local water supply.

02/2022 – 01/2027 Strategies for the sustainable management of groundwater resources on the sandy coast of the Province of Buenos Aires.

01/2021 – 01/2023 Sustainability of fresh groundwater exploitation in the eastern coastal strip of the province of Buenos Aires.

(Selected) High- and Low-Temperature Hydrogeochemical Processes and their Control on Water
Composition in the Domuyo Geothermal System
2026. E Villalba, MF Lajoinie, SC Carretero, R Biagi, F Tassi. Earth Systems and Environment, 1-21.
Link https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01060-3

(Selected) Lithogeomorphological factors for wet meadows formation and sustenance in dryland
setting in Domuyo mount, Patagonia, Argentina.
2025. E Villalba, SC Carretero, MF Lajoinie, F Tassi. Journal of South American Earth Sciences.
Link https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2025.105556

(Selected) Geothermal Influence on the Hydrochemistry of Surface Streams in Patagonia Neuquina
2022. E VILLALBA, L Santucci, G Borzi, AI Pasquini, G Páez, E Carol. In Environmental Assessment of Patagonia's Water
Resources (pp. 57-73). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Link https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89676-8_3

(Selected) Hydrogeomorphological control over groundwater composition in littoral environments in
the outer estuary of the Rio de la Plata
2022. C Tanjal, MJ Galliari, G Borzi, L Santucci, E VILLALBA, S Richiano, E Carol. Environmental Earth Sciences, 81, 4.
Link https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10255-6

(Selected) Hydrochemistry of Patagonian Wet Meadows (Mallines) Under Different Geological Frames
Environmental Assessment of Patagonia's Water Resources
2022. MP Alvarez, E Carol, MP Pasquale Pérez, E Melendi, E VILLALBA. Springer, Cham. pp 179-194.
Link https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89676-8_8

(Selected) Water dynamics in a coastal wetland in the "Parque Costero del Sur" biosphere reserve,
Argentina.
2021. FA Cellone, G Borzi, L Santucci, C Tanjal, E VILLALBA, E Carol. Wetlands, 41(6), 83.
Link https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-021-01482-x

(Selected) Geogenic arsenic contamination of wet-meadows associated with a geothermal system in
an arid region and its relevance for drinking water
2020. E Villalba, C Tanjal, G Borzi, G Páez, E Carol. Science of The Total Environment
Link https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137571

(Selected) Using H, O, Rn isotopes and hydrometric parameters to assess the surface watergroundwater
interaction in coastal wetlands associated to the marginal forest of the Río de
la Plata
2019. L Santucci, R Sanci, E Carol, E VILLALBA, & H Panarello. Continental Shelf Research, 186, 104-110.
Link https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2019.08.002