Cesar Augusto Gomez Pena

Academic Degrees

· Master of Science, Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, United State of America, University of Lincoln Nebraska, 2017

· Postgraduate degree in Higher Education, 2014

· Postgraduate degree in Senior Management, 2013

· B.Sc. Eng., Civil Engineering, Technological University of Panama, Panamá Country, 2008.

Employment History

· Full Time Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Technological University of Panama, 2008 to present.

Area of Research and Professional Interest

· Groundwater Engineering

· Groundwater Modeling.

· Machine learning in Climate Change

· Climate impacts on fate and transport of contaminants.

· Watershed hydrological modeling,

Research Experience

· Prediction of nitrate accumulation and leaching beneath groundwater irrigated corn fields in the Upper Platte basin under a future climate scenario

Simin Akbariyeh, Cesar Augusto Gomez Pena, Tiejun Wang, Amin Mohebbi, Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Jianmin Zhang, Yusong Li.

Science of The Total Environment 685, 514-526 · Predicting Nitrate Transport under Future Climate Scenarios beneath the Nebraska Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) site.

Y Li, S Akbariyeh, CA Gomez Peña, S Bartlet-Hunt. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2017, H13G-1480

· Simulation and Prediction of the Groundwater Level in the Surrounding Area of the Nebraska Management System Evaluation Area site in Central Nebraska.

CA Gomez Peña, S Akbariyeh, SL Bartelt-Hunt, X Li, Y Li

Teaching Experience

· Full time professor. Technological University of Panama 2008-2024, courses:

1. Hydraulic Engineering

2. Fluid mechanics

3. Statistical Hydrology

4. Mechanics Engineering: Statics and Dynamics

5. Differential and Integral Calculus

6. Hydrological Measurements

7. Hydraulics design

8. Watershed modelling

9. Geomatic Engineering

10. Survey engineering.

11. Computational solving problems using MATLAB, VISUAL BASIC EXCEL.

12. Dam design.

Professional Experience

1. Develop and calibration hydrologic and hydraulic models using software like HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, ARCGIS PRO.

2. Conduct hydrological and hydraulic modeling to assess flood risks.

3. Experience with GIS tools and spatial data analysis.

4. Engineering work will involve grading, hydrology, hydraulics, drafting, report preparation, road & site design, erosion & sediment control design, and structural engineering.

5. Experience using Civil 3D or AutoCAD software.

6. Knowledge of civil engineering principles as they relate to hydraulic, roadway design and standard design technical knowledge.

7. Experience with grading tools, corridors, pipe networks, Culvert design.

Honors and Awards

1. Scientific Initiation Project (JIC-2024). One of the 32 project selected to participate in the 9th International Engineering, Sciences and Technology Conference. 23-25 October 2024. Congreso IESTEC UTP - 2024.

Project: Application of HEC-HMS AND QGIS to predict floods in the lower area of the David River basin. Students: Cristhian Martinez, Isabella Muñoz, Daniela Ostia. Advisor: César A. Gómez P. GANADORES-JIC-CR-CHIRIQUI-2024 (utp.ac.pa)

2. Fulbright scholarship, 2015-2017: Pursued a master's degree in water resources engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

3. IEP (Intensive English Program), January - August 2015 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

4. IFARHU Scholarship, January 2003 – December 2007: Pursued a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Chiriquí Province, Panama.