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indira Mendiondo Afa

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Hydraulic engineer at TU Delft modeling climate change impacts on Meuse River flood and low-flow regimes with wflow.

Netherlands

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What I'm looking for

I’m seeking an internship in the Netherlands focused on hydrodynamic modeling and flood risk management.

At TU Delft, I’m researching how climate change affects high and low flows in the Meuse River for my MSc thesis within the eWaterCycle project. I’m setting up, calibrating, and running distributed hydrological simulations with wflow.

At the Hydraulic Research Center (CIH), CUJAE, I developed urban flood models combining extreme precipitation, stormwater systems, and natural channels. I used Iber 2D and SWMM to model flooding and drainage networks, and contributed to flood risk assessments and climate adaptation studies.

At Gamma Investments, I simulated coastal hydrodynamics and sediment transport under extreme meteorological conditions. I also assessed flow–structure interactions and designed nature-based adaptation measures to reduce erosion and flood impacts.

At ENPA, I designed irrigation and drainage systems using hydraulic modeling tools and evaluated their performance under variable flows and extreme hydrological conditions. My work and studies focus on hydrodynamic modeling, compound flooding, and climate adaptation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Erasmus+ Trainee & MSc Thesis Researcher

Delft University of Technology

Sep 2026 - May 2027 (8 months)

Investigating climate change impacts on high and low flows of the Meuse River as part of an MSc thesis within the eWaterCycle project. Setting up, calibrating, and running distributed hydrological simulations with the wflow model.

Wflow EWaterCycle Hydrologic Modeling Climate Change Analysis Python

Coastal Engineer (Sediment Transport & Adaptation Measures)

Gamma Investments

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 (11 months)

Simulated hydrodynamic processes and sediment transport under extreme meteorological conditions. Designed nature-based adaptation measures to reduce erosion and flood impacts.

Hydrodynamics Sediment Transport Coastal Engineering Nature Based Solutions

Hydraulic Engineer (Drainage and Water Systems)

ENPA

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Designed irrigation and drainage systems using hydraulic modeling tools. Evaluated system performance under variable flow and extreme hydrological conditions.

Hydraulic Modeling Drainage Irrigation Hydrology Analysis

Research Assistant (Urban & Coastal Flood Modeling)

Hydraulic Research Center (CIH), CUJAE

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Developed hydrological and hydraulic models of urban flooding, integrating extreme precipitation, stormwater systems, and natural channels. Applied Iber 2D and SWMM for flood simulation and drainage network design.

Iber 2D EPA SWMM Hydrologic Modeling Hydraulic Modeling Flood Risk Assessment QGIS Calibration Sensitivity Analysis

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Genoa

Master's, Engineering for Natural Risk Management

2024 -

Activities and societies: Erasmus+ exchange at TU Delft, 2026–2027; relevant coursework in Hydrometeorological Hazards, Hazard Modeling, Geospatial Analysis, Coastal Engineering, and Python for Scientific Computing.

Pursuing a Master's in Engineering for Natural Risk Management with an Erasmus+ exchange at TU Delft, focusing on high-resolution modeling of urban and coastal flooding and climate-driven hazard assessment.

Technological University of Havana 'José Antonio Echeverría' (CUJAE)

Bachelor's, Hydraulic Engineering

2017 - 2023

Activities and societies: Relevant coursework in Fluid Mechanics, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Open-Channel Flow and Hydraulic Structures, Computational Hydraulics and Numerical Methods, and Water Resources Management.

Completed a Bachelor's in Hydraulic Engineering with a thesis on compound flooding in coastal urban areas, combining storm surge, fluvial discharge, and urban stormwater systems.