Jose Navarro Pedreño
Jose Navarro Pedreño
UNIVERSITY MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ OF ELCHE
Full Professor at the University Miguel Hernández of Elche (1997-nowadays).
Previous positions in University of Alicante (1989-1993), Autonomous University of Madrid (1994-1996) and Polytechnic University of Valencia (1996-1997).
Academic formation
Graduate in Sciences (Chemistry) and Graduate in Geography and History (Geography). Master in Water management and treatment, Master in fertilizers and environment and Master Environmental Management.
PhD in Sciences by University of Alicante.
Scientific index
4 six-year period of research recognized by National Agency of Quality (ANECA) (maximum number of presidential terms = 6, equivalent to 36 years).
Director of 8 PhD theses.
Publications in Google Scholar 191, 1804 citations, h-index: 25, i10: 40.
Academic administration positions
Secretary of Department (2001-03); Graduate Coordinator of Environmental Sciences degree (2001-03); Vice Chancellor for Academic and Management Studies of the University Miguel Hernández of Elche (2003-05); coordinator of the Master in Analysis and Management of Mediterranean Environments (2006-present); Director of the PhD Program in Environmental Management (2007-2017); Director of the PhD Program Environment and Sustainability (2012-present).
Other details
I have completed 40 technical and educational training courses.
Participant in 27 competitive research projects R & D (European Union, Spanish Ministries, Regional government) and 78 research contracts with companies and/or administrations.
President of the Soil Chemistry Section of the Spanish Society of Soil Science
Member of the International Union of Soil Sciences, European Society for Soil Conservation, DessertNet and the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry.
Some SUITMA related publications
A. Pérez-Gimeno, J. Navarro-Pedreño, M.B. Almendro-Candel, I. Gómez, M.M. Jordán (2016). Environmental consequences of the use of sewage sludge compost and limestone outcrop residue for soil restoration: salinity and trace elements pollution. Journal of Soils and Sediments 16:1012-1021
J. Navarro-Pedreño, I. Meléndez-Pastor, I. Gómez (2012). Impact of three decades of urban growth on soil resources in Elche (Alicante, Spain). Spanish Journal of Soil Science 2:1783-1790.
F. García-Orenes, C. Guerrero, J. Mataix-Solera, J. Navarro-Pedreño, I. Gómez, J. Mataix (2005). Factors controlling the aggregate stability and bulk density in two different degraded soils amended with biosolids. Soil & Tillage research 82:65-76.
J. Navarro-Pedreño, M.B. Almendro-Candel, M.M. Jordán Vidal, J. Mataix Solera, E. García Sánchez (2003). Mobility of cadmium, chromium, and nickel through the profile of a calcisol treated with sewage sludge in the southeast of Spain. Environmental geology 44:545-553.