{"id":499,"date":"2018-10-27T22:02:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T06:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/hrl\/?p=499"},"modified":"2018-10-27T22:05:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T06:05:05","slug":"joaquin-meza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/hrl\/joaquin-meza\/","title":{"rendered":"Joaquin Meza"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EDUCATION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2018 to Present \u2014 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil and Environmental Engineering (as Fulbright Scholar) – University of California, Davis. Davis, United States.
\n2014-2016 \u2014 Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Santa Maria University. Valpara\u00edso, Chile.
\n2008-2013 \u2014 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering , Santa Maria University. Valpara\u00edso, Chile.<\/p>\n

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS<\/span><\/strong>
\n2016 to Present \u2014 Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering,
\nLecturer in Fluid Mechanics (CIV-241), Open Channel Hydraulics (CIV-242), Hydrology (CIV-243) and Hydraulic (CON240).<\/p>\n

2010-2015 \u2014 Teaching Assistant,
\nTeaching assistant in Fluid Mechanics (CIV-241), Hydrology (CIV-261), Theoretical Hydraulic and Laboratory (CIV-242), Hydraulic Engineering (CON-241), Applied Hydraulics (CIV-346), Physical Mechanics I (FIS-100) and II (FIS-110), Linear Algebra and Integral Calculus (MAT-022) and Multivariable Calculus (MAT-023).<\/p>\n

RESEARCH – EXPERIENCE<\/span><\/strong>
\n2016 \u2014 Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona,Tucson, United States,.
\nWorked on surface runoff and sediment transport in the State of Arizona using numerical models of finite volumes. Supervised by Ph.D. Jennifer Duan.<\/p>\n

2014 \u2014 Meteorological Research Institute, Seismology and Tsunami Research Department, Tsukuba, Japan,
\nWorked on the implementation and modeling of tsunami inversion techniques. Supervised by Ph.D. Hiroaki Tsuhima at the 4th lab Seismology and Tsunami Research Department.<\/p>\n

2013 \u2014 Department of Civil Engineering, Santa Maria University, Valpara\u00edso, Chile,
\nWorked on the study of the numerical formulation of tsunami long waves and its operational implementation. Supervised by Ph.D. (c) Danilo Kusanovic. Funded by the Chilean Science Fundation (CONICYT). FONDEF D11I1119 project. Reference Patricio Catal\u00e1n<\/p>\n

2014-2016 \u2014 National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management (CIGIDEN),Santiago, Chile,
\nWorked on tsunami inversion technique on the Chilean coast. Supervised by Ph.D. Patricio Catal\u00e1n. Research Project on Enhancement of Technology to Develop Tsunami-Resilient Community (SATREPS). Funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).<\/p>\n

AWARDS<\/span><\/strong>
\n2017 \u2014 Fulbright scholar (Faculty development) to pursue a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering in USA –
\n2016 \u2014 First class honours in MSc. in Science of Civil Engineering -Santa Maria University.
\nRanked 1st (top 1%) in graduating class of Civil Engineering – Santa Maria University.
\n2008-2013 \u2014 University\u2019s Dean List: (Top 5%) – Santa Maria University.<\/p>\n

SCHOLARSHIP<\/span><\/strong>
\n2018 \u2014 Foreign Doctorate Studies (Full tuition & living stipend). National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT).
\n2015 \u2014 Science and Technology Scholarship, Short Exchange – Call 2015 (United States). National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT).
\n2015 \u2014 National Master Scholarship, Academic Year 2015 (Full tuition & living stipend). National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT).
\n2014 \u2014 Internship in Japan (Full scholarship) – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) .
\n2014 \u2014 MSc. in Science of Civil Engineering – 2014 (Full tuition & living stipend) – Santa Maria University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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