Bio

I am a hydrologist focused in process understanding via numerical modeling to predict natural hazards impacts resulting of floods, droughts, and wildfires. My postdoctoral research at Stanford aims to cross-correlate high-resolution flood maps derived from fluid dynamical models with extensive medical records and evaluate whether a causal relation exists. My research interests are wide and vary from hillslope hydrology, hydrodynamics, pollutant transport and fate, remote sensing, data assimilation, green infrastrucutre, control of cyber-physical systems, dynamical systems, climate change impacts, and numerical model development for high performance computing. I have a background in civil and environmental engineering, with graduate studies in hydrology and hydrodynamics/hydraulics.

Honors & Awards

  • Best PhD Dissertation, University of Sao Paulo (2024)
  • Best Paper Award, Latin American Hydraulic Congress (2022)

Professional Education

  • Postdoc, University of Arizona - Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Hydrology (2025)
  • PhD, University of Sao Paulo - Hydraulic and Sanitation Engineering, Hydrology (2023)
  • MSc, University of Sao Paulo - Hydraulic and Sanitation Engineering, Hydrology (2020)
  • BSc, State University of Maringa, Civil Engineering (2018)

Stanford Advisors

Contact

  • Academic
    mngomes@stanford.edu
    University - Scholar Department: Department of Earth System Science Position: Postdoctoral Scholar

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 4216

Links

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

By recreating high-resolution flood maps for the last 50 years in California, my research aims to cross-correlate flood hazard maps with medical records to investigate whether a causal relation exists.