Ignacio Pérez Rey

Assistant Professor

CINTECX, Universidade de Vigo, Grupo GESSMin

Escola de Enxeñaría de Minas e Enerxía - Dpto. Enxeñaría dos Recursos Naturais e Medio Ambiente

Universidade de Vigo (Spain)

CONTACT

iperez@uvigo.gal

EDUCATION

• PhD in Mathematical Methods and Numerical Simulation in Engineering and Applied Sciences (University of Vigo, Spain - 2019)

• MSc in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (CEDEX & UNED, Madrid, Spain - 2020)

• MSc Environmental Technology (University of Vigo, Spain - 2014)

• BSc Mining Engineering (University of Vigo, Spain - 2013)

• Former visiting postdoc researcher at the Division of Soil and Rock Mechanics (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) [period 2023/09 - 2024/09]

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Rock mechanics

• Direct tensile strength of rocks; shear strength of rock fractures

• Stability of geological structures

• Numerical simulation (3DEC)

• Applications of low-cost technologies in rock mechanics laboratory testing

• Computer vision in rock mechanics

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Member of ISO/TC182/WG 10  "Laboratory testing of rocks"

• Editorial Board Member of Geotecnia and Rock Mechanics Letters

• Treasurer of the ISRM NG Spain (SEMR, Sociedad Española de Mecánica de Rocas)

• Member of the Educational Innovation Group (GID) XEODA (Universidade de Vigo)

• Research collaborator with InTerEs Group (University of Alicante)