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Miguel S.

Miguel S.

Environmental Assessment Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Civil Engineer/ Hydrologist/ Researcher at the Technological University of Panama/ Ph.D. Student at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

  • Education

    • Technological University of Panama

      2015 - 2017
      Master's degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

    • University of Missouri-Columbia

      2019 - 2023
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Natural Resources

    • Technological University of Panama

      2009 - 2014
      Bachelor's degree Civil Engineering

    • Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

      2015 - 2016
      Postgraduate Degree Environmental Engineering

  • Experience

    • Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos

      Aug 2013 - Nov 2016
      Environmental Assessment Engineer

      • Creation of a geographic database of power generation projects using ArcGis program.• Migration of existing geographic information from NAD27Datum to WGS-84.• Inspections in conjunction with Mi Ambiente (Ministry of Environment) as part of environmental impact assessments.• Realization of technical assessments to determine the environmental viability of energy generation projects.

    • Technological University of Panama

      Mar 2017 - Aug 2019

      • Watershed studies of the Parita and Estibana rivers. Included land surveying and mapping of ground and piezometric surfaces, and measuring of the volumetric flow rate, using the current meter method.• Coordination of water sampling campaigns with an international team from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to evaluate the groundwater recharge and flow direction in the central region of Panama.• Realization of water infiltration tests to determine the hydraulic conductivity of soils in the Los Santos province of Panama and the university campus.• Pumping tests to determine aquifer hydraulic parameters (hydraulic conductivity, storage coefficient, etc.) in the watershed of the Estibana river. Show less

      • Researcher

        Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

      • Civil Engineer (Special Projects Unit)

        Mar 2017 - Aug 2017

    • University of Missouri-Columbia

      Aug 2019 - Oct 2023
      Researcher PhD Candidate

      • Assessment of the effects of agroforestry and cover crops on nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment losses from agricultural fields.• Determination of the effects of tree and grass buffers on soil organic carbon in watersheds with 23 years of agroforestry.• Installation and management of bubbler and signature flow meters, rain gauges, and automatic samplers to determine the total discharge of watersheds in Missouri, USA after rain events and the concentration of nutrients and sediments in the outflow. Show less

    • Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

      Sept 2023 - now
      Scientific Researcher

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ArcGIS 10.2 intermediate level (Panama)

      ANATI
      Aug 2014

    • Metadata creation course (Panama)

      ANATI
      Feb 2014

    • Parameters transformation: WGS84 to NAD27 (Panama).

      ANATI
      Feb 2014

    • Hispano-American course in Groundwater Hydrology (Uruguay).

      International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
      Dec 2018

    • English Intermediate Level

      University of Colorado Boulder
      Aug 2019

    • Certificate in Geographic Information Systems

      University of Missouri-Columbia
      Aug 2022

    • Ministerial Seminar on coordinative development of renewable Energies for developing countries (China).

      Powerchina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited
      Mar 2015

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Miguel S.
      2023-2024 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Bayer Encompass Felow ASA-CSSA-SSSA Nov 2023 Award for promising graduate students in the natural resources field
    • Awarded to Miguel S.
      Student Involvement Award MU Center for Agroforestry Jan 2023
    • Awarded to Miguel S.
      Bridge Scholar - 2022 American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America Sep 2022 The Bridge Scholars Program is a collaboration between SACNAS and the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America that seeks to encourage scientific development.
    • Awarded to Miguel S.
      Poster winner B1-1 category World Agroforestry Congress in Quebec City Jul 2022
    • Awarded to Miguel S.
      PTLS Scholarship program Bonsai Group May 2021 PTLS is a program that transforms graduate students and post docs into confident professionals able to lead, collaborate and communicate effectively to achieve greater results. It makes participants more effective now, gives them an edge when competing for a job, and prepares them for successfully transitioning into their next position, whether that is academia, an institute, a small business or a large company.
    • Awarded to Miguel S.
      Fulbright Scholarship SENACYT Mar 2019

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Life Group Leader

      Issued by The Rock Campus Church on Apr 2021
      The Rock Campus ChurchAssociated with Miguel S.