Assistant Professor
Eng. MSc, PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, USA
Títulos y Grados
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Davis, USA (2022).
Magíster en Ciencias de la Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile (2016).
Ingeniero Civil, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile (2016).
Áreas de Interés
- Modelado numérico y matemático de procesos hidrológicos
- Procesos estocásticos
- Análisis de eventos hidrometeorológicos extremos
- Ríos atmosféricos
- Tecnologías en la nube (AWS) y procesamiento en paralelo
Research in Progress
Last updated: December 2025
Approaches to Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) estimation in a changing environment
Atmospheric Rivers and Extreme Precipitation Events in Chile
Open-Source GPU-Accelerated solver for near-field inundation and far-field tsunami modeling
Hourly flood modeling in Chilean basins: Comparative evaluation of conceptual hydrological models and objective functions
Modeling Meteotsunami events along the Chilean coast using MPAS
Implementation of the SWASH model for estuarine dynamics to study the infra-gravity waves on transport
Semi-Analytical Stochastic Method (SAMSM) for groundwater flow response in heterogeneous confined aquifers
Off topic - Battery electric truck deployment, collaborative routing, and charging infrastructure: towards a sustainable freight movement system
* Undergrad student
** Master student
Publications
Tittle | Journal | Authors | Publication Date` | DOI | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies | Yusuke Hiraga and Joaquin Meza | Mar 6, 2025 | doi.org | Available | |
Journal of Hydrology | Joaquin Meza and Levent Kavvas | Jan 31, 2025 | doi.org | Available | |
Journal of Hydrology | Yusuke Hiraga; Ryotaro Tahara and Joaquin Meza | Jan 10, 2025 | doi.org | Available | |
Pure and Applied Geophysics | Joaquin Meza; Patricio Catalan and Hiroaki Tsushima | Dec 6, 2019 | doi.org | Available | |
| Ignacio Villavicencio**; Alvaro Ossandon and Joaquín Meza | Submitted | |||
Geoscientific Model Development | Juan Fuenzalida**; Danilo Kusanovic; Joaquín Meza; Rodrigo Meneses and Patricio Catalan | egusphere.copernicus.org | SubmittedPreprint |
Conferences
Tittle | Congreso | Location | Authors | Date of Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
XXVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile | Parra D.**, Ossandón A., Meza, J. | October 22, 2025 → October 24, 2025 | |
XXVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile | Bustos G.**, Meneses R., Meza J. | October 22, 2025 → October 24, 2025 | |
XXVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile | Fuenzalida J.**, Meza J., Kusanovic D., Meneses R. | October 22, 2025 → October 24, 2025 | |
XXVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile | Chavarria R.**, Meza J., Kusanovic D., Meneses R., Fuenzalida J.** | October 22, 2025 → October 24, 2025 | |
XXVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile | Saavedra F.**, Meza J., Lagos-Zuñiga M., Hiraga, Y. | October 22, 2025 → October 24, 2025 | |
XXVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile | Orellana I.**, Meza J., Catalan P. | October 22, 2025 → October 24, 2025 | |
XXVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile | Meza J., Ossandon A., Orellana I.**, Lugo J.**, Hiraga Y., | October 22, 2025 → October 24, 2025 | |
XXVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Concepción, Chile | Ossandón A. Villavicencio, I.**, Meza, J., Suazo G. | October 22, 2025 → October 24, 2025 | |
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting 2024 | 🇺🇸 Washington D.C, United States | Ossandón A. Villavicencio, I.**, Meza, J., Suazo G. | December 9, 2024 → December 13, 2024 | |
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting 2024 | 🇺🇸 Washington D.C, United States | Hiraga, Y., Meza, J. | December 9, 2024 → December 13, 2024 | |
The 12th International Symposium on Water Environment Systems with Perspective of Global Safety | 🇯🇵 Sendai, Japon | Meza J., Hiraga Y., Ossandon A., and Villavicencio I.**. | November 21, 2024 → November 22, 2024 | |
XXXI Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica | 🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia | Villavicencio, I.**, Ossandón A., Meza, J., Suazo G. | October 1, 2024 → October 4, 2024 | |
XXXI Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica | 🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia | Saavedra F.**, Meza, J. Hiraga, Y. | October 1, 2024 → October 4, 2024 | |
8th International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) | 🇵🇹 Lisboa, Portugal | Hiraga Y., Meza J. | June 4, 2024 → June 7, 2024 | |
XXVI Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica | 🇨🇱 Valdivia, Chile | Villavicencio, I.**, Ossandón A., Meza, J., Suazo G. | October 18, 2023 → October 20, 2023 |