Manuel Díez-Minguito

Profesor Titular de Universidad

Manuel Díez Minguito is Profesor Titular de Universidad and Head of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Research Group (GDFA) at the University of Granada (UGR) (https://gdfa.ugr.es) from 2020 on. PhD in Theorical and Computational Physics with honors and given international mention (2007). His current research interest and expertise is in coastal physical oceanography with experience in collecting and analysing data, and modelling the marine environment. His present research interest is in the total exchange flow, circulation and transport processes between estuarine and shelf environments. His main scientific contributions are on the salt, sediment and biogeochemical transport mechanisms and tide-river-sediment-biota interactions.

Scientific career summary

• He is co-author of 31 research papers in international journals, all indexed in the JCR (20/31 Q1; 8/31 Q2; 1/31 Q3; 2/31 Q4).
• Co-author of 7 book chapters (Springer and Taylor & Francis, among others); co-author of +20 contributions in outstanding international congresses.
• Co-author of 14 chapters in 5 technical reports issued for Administrations; author of +30 articles/podcasts aiming to popularize marine science.
• Principal investigator (PI) in 4 research projects from national and regional calls.
• Participant in another +20 research projects and contracts.
• Research stays in top centers such as Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU), Utrecht University (2017); Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS), Rutgers University (2009); Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (2006); and Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2005).
• Co-author of 2 registered software marks for Hillslope Erosion Modeling Including Gullying Assessment (HEMINGS) and Herramienta para el análisis de datos de instrumentos oceanográficos (HADIO).
• Member of the Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA) (2013-).
• Member of the Advisory Academic Group of the UGR for the Law of Climate Change of the Regional Government (Junta de Andalucía) (2015-).