Education and employment history
EDUCATION:
2000-2001. Postdoctoral fellow at “Département de géologie et génie géologique”, Université Laval, Canada.
1996-1999. PhD in Geology, University of Barcelona (European doctor award).
Thesis title: “Giant landslides in the Canary Islands; El Hierro and La Palma”. Dept. of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of the University of Barcelona, directed by Drs. Miquel Canals (U.B.) and Belén Alonso (C.S.I.C.).
1990-1995. Degree in Geology, University of Barcelona (UB)
SCHOLARSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2022-Present. Scientific Researcher (Investigador Científico). Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Spain.
2009-2022. Tenured Scientist (Científico Titular). Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Spain.
2005-2009. Aggregate lecturer. University of Barcelona, Spain.
2001-2005. “Ramón y Cajal” grant of the Spanish Ministry for Science and Education. University of Barcelona, Spain.
2000-2001. Assistant lecturer. University of Barcelona, Spain.
2000-2001. “Bourse d’excellence postdoctorale du ministère de l’Éducation du Québec”. Université Laval, Quebec, Canada.
1999 (November-December). Substitute associate lecturer (professor associat substitut). University of Barcelona, Spain.
1996-1999. F.P. Scholarship of the Catalan Government to do a thesis in the field of marine geosciences in the Department of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of the University of Barcelona, Spain.
1995. 6 month contract of the "Fundació Bosch i Gimpera" to work in geophysical data from the Canaries. University of Barcelona”, Spain.
1993-1994. “Beca de colaboración” of the Spanish Ministry for Education and Science, Department of Dynamic Geology, Geophysics and Palaeontology. University of Barcelona, Spain.
1993. Erasmus (B-1095) Scholarship of the European Union to complete the second cycle of the degree in Geology in the field of Marine Geosciences. Christian Albrechts Univerität, Kiel, Germany.
MENTIONS AND AWARDS:
2008. Research Intensification Award from the University of Barcelona (Ajuts del Programa General d’Intensificació de la recerca a les Universitats del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya)
2005. I3 Award (Incentivación de la Incorporación e Intensificación de la Actividad Investigadora) of the Spanish Ministry for Education and Science
2004. Research accreditation in the sciences domain of the Agency for the Quality of the Universitary System of Catalonia (Acreditació de Recerca de l’Àmbit de Ciències de l’Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya - AQU).
1999. Mention of European Doctor. University of Barcelona.
ACADEMIC SERVICE:
2022-Present. Scientific committee for adaptation to climate change of the Maresme County Council (Consell Comarcal del Maresme)
2016-Present. Vice-chairman of the Marine Engineering Geology Commission (C34) of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG)
2013. ECORD (European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling) Distinguished Lecturer
2012-2018. Steering Committee of “PAST Gateways” (Paleo-Arctic Spatial and Temporal Gateways) IASC network research programme.
2010-2015. Appointed Spanish IGCP committee member
2009-2014. Appointed IODP-Spain committee member by the Spanish “Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación”
2005-2009. Co-chair the UNESCO-IUGS project IGCP-511 on “Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences”
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