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Research interests
Water Resources Management, Numerical Modelling, Remote Sensing + GIS , Data Science, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Climate Change
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Maikel Méndez is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Water Resources at the Construction Engineering School, Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC). Maikel’s research focuses on Climate Change, Hydrological Modelling, Remote Sensing, GIS Integration, Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Computational Fluid Dynamics. Maikel is the leading author of various scientific publications that have contributed to finding solutions to complex problems and have also been incorporated into Costa Rican legislation. Maikel holds an M.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ASU), a Postgraduate Degree in Earth Observation (U-TWENTE), and a major in Agricultural Engineering (TEC).
Teaching
06/2009 - 07/2010. Geo-Information Science and Earth, Observation (Postgraduate Degree), Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Thesis: Parameterization and sensitivity analysis of the EPA-SWMM model for an urban catchment using Remote Sensing and PEST
09/2001 - 06/2003. Civil and Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.), Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, United States of America
Thesis: An evaluation of the membrane fouling index (MFI) and its relevance to predict clogging in porous media
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Estimación del régimen de flujo en cuencas hidrológicas no-aforadas de la región Pacífico-Norte de Costa Rica
Mendez, M. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Desarrollo de una metodología para la generación de escenarios de Cambio Climático futuro ligados a eventos de precipitación extrema en Costa Rica
Hein-Griggs, D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Stolz, W. (Institutional academic coordinator), Mendez, M. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Calvo Valverde, L. A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 1/07/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Assessing the Effect of Bias Correction Methods on the Development of Intensity–Duration–Frequency Curves Based on Projections from the CORDEX Central America GCM-RCM Multimodel-Ensemble
Mendez, M., Calvo-Valverde, L. A., Hidalgo-Madriz, J. A. & Araya-Obando, J. A., Dec 2024, In: Water (Switzerland). 16, 23, 3473.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Dimensionality Reduction of the CORDEX-CA GCM-RCM Multimodel-ensemble on Precipitation using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Hierarchical Clustering (HC)
Mendez, M., Calvo-Valverde, L. A. & Araya-Obando, J. A., 6 Sep 2024, In: E3S Web of Conferences. 566, 01004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
A comparison of generalized extreme value, gumbel, and log-pearson distributions for the development of intensity duration frequency curves. A case study in Costa Rica
Mendez, M., Calvo-Valverde, L. A., Hidalgo-Madriz, J. A. & Araya-Obando, J. A., 7 Jul 2023, In: BIO Web of Conferences. 62, 01002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Hydrological Response of Tropical Catchments to Climate Change as Modeled by the GR2M Model: A Case Study in Costa Rica
Mendez, M., Calvo-Valverde, L. A., Imbach, P., Maathuis, B., Hein-Grigg, D., Hidalgo-Madriz, J. A. & Alvarado-Gamboa, L. F., Dec 2022, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 14, 24, 16938.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access15 Scopus citations -
Analysis of crop dynamics through close-range UAS photogrammetry
Arriola-Valverde, S., Villagra-Mendoza, K., Méndez-Morales, M., Solórzano-Quintana, M., Gómez-Calderón, N. & Rimolo-Donadio, R., 2020, 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2020 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 9181285. (Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems; vol. 2020-October).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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