Maria Fonseca is a PhD Candidate in the department of Water and Climate Risk of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering at Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico, and a master’s degree in Water Management at TU Delft. In her PhD research, she assesses climate risk of current and future wind and hail storm events, how this affects urban areas, communities and investments, and the available adaptation options to reduce the risks.
Expertise
Wind, Hail and Flood Risk Assessment; Climate Change.
Education
2022: MSc Civil Engineering: Water Management, Delft University of Technology.
2015: BSc Civil Engineering, Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (I.T.E.S.O.), Mexico.
