My research career has principally revolved around the scientific underpinnings for trace elements in the ocean. I am currently a senior scientist leading the Marine Chemistry lab at the Institute of Marine Science of Andalusia (ICMAN) of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) in Spain. For 20 years, my scientific efforts focus on the role of trace elements (mainly metals and inorganic nutrients) in the sea (from coast to open ocean), attending their sources, fluxes, distribution and biological impact, and their sensitivity to changing environmental conditions (natural or anthropogenic). This research has always required of different multidisciplinary approaches and the development of parallel research areas such as environmental analytical chemistry, atmospheric chemistry and/or ecology. As result, in 2006 I was awarded with the Eur-Oceans Young Scientist Award In recognition of the excellence of this research in the field of biogeochemistry and the development of new methods to elucidate the interplay between metals and biology in the ocean (UE EUR- OCEANS Network of Excellence).
My scientific contribution, training capacity and institutional responsibilities are summarized as follows:
- Number of Sexenios: 3 (last period 2009-2014).
- Research Publications SCI: 102 research articles. 88% of then in Q1; 1st o 2nd author in 66% of all publications.
- Average Impact factor: 3.6 (excluding one Nature publication).
- h index = 31 (Scopus)
- Citations: 3000
- Average Citations/year: 140.
- Research project Grands (funded as PI since 2005): 1.251.000 among 23 projects (i.e. Plan Nacional, Parque Nacionales, AECID, etc.).
- Former Graduate Student advisees in Academic positions: 5 PhD (2 on going) and 11 Master Theses.
- Supervisor of Postdoctoral Fellows: 4, including the programs: Juan de la Cierva formación e incorporación.
- Reviewer: Expert reviewer for Ministry and ANEP in Spanish National research project and fellowship calls.
- International reviewer of research projects: USA (NSF), Argentina (ANPCyT), Francia (AR), Alaska, Holanda (ALWCA), Croacia (MCFP7), Portugal (FCT), México (ECOS-CONNICYT).
- Teaching Activities:
- Professor Coordinator Impacto Del Cambio Global en los Ciclos Del N, P, C y Metales included in the Master programme of Global Change (UIMP-CSIC): Period 2008 - 2014.
- Professor Master de Gestión integrada del agua (UCA: 2018-2019).
- Professor Master Interuniversitario de Oceanografía (UCA): Since 2014 currently.
- Associated editor in SCI Journals: Frontiers in Marine Science (March 2014 - currently) and Ciencias Marinas (November 2018 currently).
- Institutional responsibility:
- Head of the Department Ecology and Coastal Management (ICMAN-CSIC).
- Collaborator in the Spanish National Evaluation Agency (since 2018). CSIC's representative in the research committee of Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI- MAR), selected by the Vicepresidencia Adjunta de Relaciones Institucionales del CSIC (2015 currently).
- Spanish representative at the IASC (International Arctic Science Committee) for marine section (2019 currently).
- International steering committee: Future Earth (Spanish member since 2014). Geotraces (since 2017).
My scientific contribution, training capacity and institutional responsibilities are summarized as follows:
- Number of Sexenios: 3 (last period 2009-2014).
- Research Publications SCI: 102 research articles. 88% of then in Q1; 1st o 2nd author in 66% of all publications.
- Average Impact factor: 3.6 (excluding one Nature publication).
- h index = 31 (Scopus)
- Citations: 3000
- Average Citations/year: 140.
- Research project Grands (funded as PI since 2005): 1.251.000 among 23 projects (i.e. Plan Nacional, Parque Nacionales, AECID, etc.).
- Former Graduate Student advisees in Academic positions: 5 PhD (2 on going) and 11 Master Theses.
- Supervisor of Postdoctoral Fellows: 4, including the programs: Juan de la Cierva formación e incorporación.
- Reviewer: Expert reviewer for Ministry and ANEP in Spanish National research project and fellowship calls.
- International reviewer of research projects: USA (NSF), Argentina (ANPCyT), Francia (AR), Alaska, Holanda (ALWCA), Croacia (MCFP7), Portugal (FCT), México (ECOS-CONNICYT).
- Teaching Activities:
- Professor Coordinator Impacto Del Cambio Global en los Ciclos Del N, P, C y Metales included in the Master programme of Global Change (UIMP-CSIC): Period 2008 - 2014.
- Professor Master de Gestión integrada del agua (UCA: 2018-2019).
- Professor Master Interuniversitario de Oceanografía (UCA): Since 2014 currently.
- Associated editor in SCI Journals: Frontiers in Marine Science (March 2014 - currently) and Ciencias Marinas (November 2018 currently).
- Institutional responsibility:
- Head of the Department Ecology and Coastal Management (ICMAN-CSIC).
- Collaborator in the Spanish National Evaluation Agency (since 2018). CSIC's representative in the research committee of Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI- MAR), selected by the Vicepresidencia Adjunta de Relaciones Institucionales del CSIC (2015 currently).
- Spanish representative at the IASC (International Arctic Science Committee) for marine section (2019 currently).
- International steering committee: Future Earth (Spanish member since 2014). Geotraces (since 2017).
