Your motivation for taking the Msc programme of your choice.

The master program which I most identify with is hydraulic engineering. To understand my
motives I must go back to my childhood where I first noticed the appeal for water irrigation. From
where I come from, families work the land to make bread every day and irrigated land is a major
input of this process. The importance of water goes beyond the desire for survival, even to
religious levels. It is likely that throughout my childhood , watching my family till and irrigate the
field , has awakened in me a love of water and the need to "understand " its behavior , always
thinking to ensure my family with food.
Moreover, in recent decades, Peru has launched a series of major water projects, one being the
Majes 1. The precursor and in the words of the experts the laboratory for projects that we can
now appreciate. It is this reality that calls me to deepen my knowledge in the field and to develop
solutions that translate science and technology of water in the welfare and prosperity of the
population. To sum up my motivations, they are both family and professional.
Why you are interested in TU DELFT and what you expect to find here.
When it comes down to hydraulics, no one is alien to the idea that the Netherlands have great
knowledge and experience in this area due to the need for safer environments in which they live.
Also the fact that TU DELFT is one of the best technical universities of the world. It denotes the
level of research and development it has. These two reasons lead me to think that TU DELFT is the
best choice when it comes to water technologies.
Am also convinced that the most important asset of an educational institution are the minds that
create it. That is why the reputation of TU DELFT appeal to the level of teachers and students that
pass through its classrooms every year. It is exactly what I expect, I think the entire atmosphere is
filled beyond creativity, leadership and science. No stranger to the fact that in Europe the elite
universities like TU DELFT allocate resources to research and development of new technologies. I
hope to be part of that reality through my research project.
If there are optional specifications in the Msc programme of your choice: which specialization(s)
interest you most, and why?
Water problems must be solved in a multidisciplinary way, which is why my second specialization
could be water management. I have a background that can be supplemented with engineering
management training. An example of this is the disadvantages when mining companies govern
their projects. Recently in Peru we have witnessed these events, in which both sides (residents
and businesses) have lost the opportunity to co-exist together for the development and welfare of
the population. For instance, Yanacocha mining company could not continue with its gold mining
project due to the potential risks of their operation contaminating environment and water
sources. This created a discomfort in the city and unleashed protests that eventually ended the
project. Currently both sides have been negatively affected by the operation and they cannot
continue with the project. This affects the population by the decline in investment in the area.

In my academic experience I took a graduate level course in which I had an introduction to water
management. That was my first experience which offered me a different approach to address the
problems that go beyond hydraulics. Without any reasonable doubt, that experience change my
frame of mind and gave me a tool that few professionals related to water know.
Describe your hypothetical thesis project; what kind of a project would you prefer if you were
free to make a choice? Also briefly explain what you would want to explore in your thesis
project. Provide a maximum of three hypothetical thesis topics and elaborate on your particular
interests in them.
Currently I am in charge of the irrigation project designs that are located within the area of
influence of the Olmos project. The Olmos project is a public/private initiative to promote
Peruvian agricultural exports. Like many other major hydraulic projects, it is essential to evaluate
the hydraulic and hydrological behavior over the years, especially when the system operates at
100% of its design capacity.
Also, this project only provides half the water needed for crops, consequently requiring each user
to drill wells. Preliminary studies demonstrate that groundwater is more than 200 meters deep
and there is a potential risk due to the proximity to the sea. The future over-exploitation of
groundwater aquifer means a contamination with salty seawater (Marine Intrusion). However, the
proximity to the sea brings the opportunity to use desalination technology for agriculture
purposes.
Finally the three thesis topics that could be taken are:
- Analysis and simulation of the hydraulic behavior for the Olmos project under different scenarios
of water consumption.
- Modeling of the aquifer under the influence of Olmos project for evaluation of potential water
production and the risk of seawater intrusion.
- Evaluation of the use of water treatment technologies for agriculture in the Olmos project.
A brief summary (maximum 250 words) of the thesis work or the final assignment (to be) done
for your Bachelors programme, including information on the credits earned, grade, and full
workload.

In order to get my degree I conducted research with this title: Selection and installation of a
pumping system with variable speed and constant pressure for an irrigation system (Quilman Caete Peru).
In summary, I choose a representative field to evaluate pumping technology which optimizes
power consumption.
The project was divided into the following stages:
- Irrigation system designs considering water requirements and crop labours.
- Hydraulic design of the pipe network using software that ensures optimization in terms of initial
and energy costs.

- Standard selection of pumps, filters, equipment, etc.

- Technical and economic evaluation of the system under these two scenarios: pumping with
constant speed vs pumping with variable speed and constant pressure.
To conclude, pump technology with variable speed allowed a more flexible and adjustable
performance to specific demands of crop water consumption. It was also found that by using this
technology the project saves energy of up to US$ 900 / year. This translates into an optimal
management of energy, water and environmental care .
As a result of this research , farmers in the area began to consider this technology as an alternative
to their projects. Today the farm where I conducted the research is a model of agriculture for its
features.