Caroline Huguenin

About me

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the geography department at the University of Florida. I have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Costa Rica and a master's degree in water sciences and engineering with a concentration in hydrology and water resources from IHE, Delft, in the Netherlands.

I discovered a passion for water resources and hydraulic engineering during my bachelor's degree. The physical principles and equations just flowed in my head. This is when I knew that my career would have to do with something related to water.

 I also understood the impact that water had on society and people's livelihoods through volunteer work with the NGO Techo. Working with vulnerable communities in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica, showed me what families had to endure when the banana plantations' dams would fail during extreme rainfall and their houses and belongings were lost to the flood. 

Working with communities to address water-related problems and help them become more resilient is what my ideal job would look like. Recently, I became a community science fellow with AGU's Thriving Earth Exchange, where I am working with the community leaders from the town of Cicero, IL on solving their issues with flood waters.