Research Interests
Drought drivers and climate change. Long term atmospheric simulations and Regional Hydro-Climate models. Computational Fluid Dynamics. Scaling, chaos, and fractality in natural systems. Uncertainty estimation. Time series analysis and long-memory process.
Education
2022 to Present: Candidate to Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of California Davis. Davis, California, United States.
2017 to 2019: Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. Valparaíso, Chile.
2011 to 2016: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María. Valparaíso, Chile.
Academic Appointments
2020: Lecturer, School of Engineering and Technology, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago Chile.
Lecturer in Coastal and Environmental Engineering (ICIV I003)
2012 to 2018: Teaching Assistant, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Santiago, Chile.
Teaching Assistant in Hydraulics Projects (CIV-338), Sanitary Engineering (CIV-377), Machinery and Hydraulics System (CIV-347), Soil Mechanics I (CIV-261), Applied Hydraulic (CIV-346), Three-Dimensional Geometry (CIV-102), Theoretical Hydraulics and Laboratory (CIV-242), Topography (CIV-204), Fluid Mechanics (CIV-241), Rational Mechanics (CIV-202), Structures (Equilibrium Statics) (CIV-131), General Physics II (FIS-120), and General Physics (FIS-110).
Research Experience
2022 to Present: Graduate Student Researcher, Hydrologic Research Laboratory, University of California Davis.
Implementation of WEHY model for several watersheds on the Sacramento River Basin to be part of a river flow forecasting system. Under supervision of Ph.D. Yoshihiko Iseri.
2017 to 2019: Master student, Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
Development of a laboratory for replication of water hammer effect with research and teaching purposes. Implementation and study of a Finite Element solution to the water hammer equations. Under supervision of Ph.D. Vivian Aranda.
Professional Experience
2020: Civil Engineer at MAS Recursos Naturales, Santiago, Chile.
Worked on irrigation projects, designing channels and pressured water systems, and the structures required for an optimal operation. 120 km of channels were designed.
2021: Civil Engineer at Rubicon Water Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Worked on design of flow control points for Rubicon’s automated gates and channel improvements needed for the proposed control system.
Conference Proceedings
Felipe Ulloa, H., Kavvas, M.L., Iseri, Y., 2023. WEHY Modeling and Its Sensitivity to Precipitation Field Input: A Case Study from Cottonwood Creek Watershed. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2023: pp 413–421. DOI: 10.1061/9780784484852.040.
Ulloa Henríquez, Felipe & Aranda Núñez, Vivian. (2020) Golpe de ariete mediante el método de
elementos finitos con distintas funciones base, en flujos en contorno cerrado. XXIV Congreso Chileno
de Ingeniería Hidráulica, Santiago, Chile. Available at: http://www.sochid.cl/congreso-xxiv-trabajo-04/ (Accessed: 2023-12-15).
Thesis
Ulloa Henríquez, Felipe. (2020) “Diseño y construcción de un equipo de laboratorio para la medición del
golpe de ariete, y generación y calibración de modelos en elementos finitos con distintas funciones base
para la solución de las ecuaciones de golpe de ariete.”. Thesis for the degree of Master of Science in
Civil Engineering, and for the professional degree of Civil Engineer. Universidad Técnica Federico Santa
María. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/10533/241937 (Accessed: 2023-12-15).
Awards
2020: Distinguished Graduate from Civil Engineering and Master of Science in Civil Engineering at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
2019: Ranked 3rd among 2019’s students in Civil Engineering at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María.
2012 – 2017: University’s List of Honor. Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Santiago, Chile.
Scholarships
2017: National Master Scholarship, Academic year 2017 (Half tuition and stipend). National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT).
Languages
Spanish (native), English (fluent).