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NDO, CARLO
OS Referencia: RYC‐2015
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orreo Electrónico: carlo
os.perezga@
@nasa.gov Títtulo: Attmospheric Min
neral Dust: Pred
diction, Effects upon Climate aand Societal Impacts Resumen de laa Memoria: My research focu
uses on undersstanding the ph
hysical and che mical processe
es controlling attmospheric aerrosols, and evaluating their efffects up
pon climate, occean biogeocheemistry, air qua
ality and healthh. My core are
ea of expertise is atmosphericc mineral dust. I am also a model m
de
eveloper with aa large experieence in superco
omputers and operational forecasting. Since 2009 I work in the US whe
ere, currently, I am Asssociate Researrch Scientist att the NASA Go
oddard Institutee for Space Studies and Colu
umbia Universitty, and I serve
e as PI and co‐‐PI in co
ompetitive reseearch projects funded f
by the Department oof Energy, NASA
A and NOAA, with w collaboratoors at NOAA/N
National Centerrs for En
nvironmental P
Prediction, NOAA/Geophysica
al Fluid Dynam
mics Laboratoryy, Princeton University U
and Cornell Unive
ersity. Some of my acchievements aree: ol as a radiativeely active substtance in numerical weather pprediction models can significcantly 1) I showed thatt the inclusion of dust aeroso
im
mprove weatherr forecasts overr dust affected regions, a sem inal work inspirring a number o
of studies and iinitiatives there
eafter. 2) I led an interrnational multi‐institutional in
nitiative to devvelop a unique
e unified (regio
onal and globaal) prediction model m
for weaather, atmospheric aerrosols and chemistry that tod
day provides ooperational forecasts widely used by the innternational scientific commu
unity, we
eather servicess, companies an
nd air quality managers. 3) I played a seeminal role on the design, crreation and suuccessful imple
ementation of the World Meeteorological Organization O
(W
WMO) Re
egional Centerss on Sand and D
Dust Storm Pred
diction in Spain , the only operational forecasting services foor airborne dustt fully recognizeed by WMO. W
4) I proposed no
ovel methods to t constrain th
he mineral andd chemical com
mposition of du
ust in models iin order to improve the currrently un
ncertain estimaates of dust aerosol effects upo
on climate. 5) I led an interrnational cross‐disciplinary re
esearch effort involving the World W
Health Organization O
too unravel the links between dust ae
erosols, climatee and meningitis epidemics in A
Africa showing the current po
otential to foreccast risk of menningitis epidemiics based on climate an
nd dust informaation. My work has ressulted in 46 peer‐reviewed pa
apers (67% in Q
Q1, H‐Index: 24
4, i10 Index: 38
8, number of cittations: 2370, Google Scholarr), 20 ch
hapters in bookks, proceedings and reports, 150 contributionns to conferencces/workshops//seminars (26 aas invited speaker) and the ed
dition off a book of procceedings. I havee organized an international cconference and a workshop. I have participatted in 27 intern
national (US and
d EU) an
nd national pro
ojects (in 6 of th
hem as PD, PI o
or co‐PI). I havee co‐advised 3 PhD students, 3 Master stud ents, and 1 Postdoc. My work has be
een highlighted
d among otherss by NASA and
d the Europeann Centre for Me
edium‐Range Weather W
Forecaasts, and coverred by internattional media such as Th
he Guardian. Th
hanks to the intternational reco
ognition of my contributions tto basic, applied
d and cross‐discciplinary aspectts within my fie
eld, in October 2015 I was w awarded w
with the highly selective AXA Chair to createe my research group and pro
ogram at the BBarcelona Supercomputing Ceenter, Sp
pain, starting in October 2016.. The obtained endowment am
mounts 1.8M Euro over 15 yea
ars that will alloow me implementing an ambiitious an
nd stable long‐tterm research p
program on min
neral dust. Resumen del C
Currículum V
Vitae: Ed
ducation ‐In
ndustrial Engineeer 2001, Univeersitat Politècnica de Catalunyya (UPC), Spain
‐In
ngénieur des Arrts et Manufacttures, 2001, Eco
ole Centrale Pa ris, France ‐A
Advanced Studiees Certificate, 2
2003, UPC, Spain ‐Ph.D. in Environmental Engineeering, Cum Laude, 2005, UPC, Spain Po
ositions ‐10/2011‐currentt: Associate Ressearch Scientistt, NASA Godda rd Institute for Space Studies (NASA GISS), USS ‐10/2011‐currentt: Associate Ressearch Scientistt, Columbia Un iv., US A GISS, and IRI, US ‐9/2009‐9/2011: Earth Institutee Fellow, Columbia Univ., NASA
P, US ‐2/2009‐6/2009: Visiting Scientiist, NOAA/NCEP
‐1/2006‐7/2009: Researcher and Group Leader, Barcelona Suupercomputing Center, Spain
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‐2/2005‐4/2005: Visiting Scientiist, Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics, Malta ‐9/2001‐12/20055:PhD. Candidatte. UPC, Spain Laanguages ‐Spanish, Catalan
n, English, Frencch Co
o‐advisor ‐3 PhD students ‐3 MS students ‐1 Postdoc ojects (5 intern
national) as Projject Director (PPD), PI or co‐PI in competitive p
projects 6 competitive pro
AXA Chair on Sand and Dust Storms, 2016‐203
30, 1.8M Euro, funded ‐ AXA R
Research Fund. PD. ‐A
‐O
On dust forecastting, 2015‐2016
6, 185K Euro, fu
unded ‐ NOAA, US. Co‐PI. ‐O
On anthropogen
nic dust and clim
mate, 2014‐201
17, 950K Euro, ffunded ‐ NASA,, US. Co‐PI ‐O
On soluble iron and climate, 20
011‐2015, 700K
K Euro, funded ‐‐ Department o
of Energy (DoE),, US. PD and PI.. ‐O
On aerosol impaacts, 2010‐2012
2, 40K Euro, fun
nded ‐ Earth Insstitute, US. PI.
‐O
On development of a dust‐aero
osol‐chemistry model, 2006‐20009, 130K Euro
o, funded ‐ MCy
yT, Spain. PI. 1 competitive p
projects as reseaarcher/collab 21
‐12 national: e.g.. CONSOLIDER, 5M Euro; NMM
MB‐CTM,170K EEuro; POLLINDU
UST,109K Euro; CALIOPE,1.2M Euro ‐9 international: e.g. EARLINET ((FP5), 4M Euro; EARLINET‐ASO
OS (FP6); MACC
C, 15M Euro Fe
ellowships/gran
nts ‐Earth Institute FFellowship, 2009 (1000K Euro, < 5% approval rate) ‐M
Mobility grant Jo
osé Castillejo, 2
2009 (20K Euro)) ‐PhD Fellowshipss, UPC, 2001 an
nd 2003 (Total 4
44K Euro) ‐Fellowship end o
of studies, 2000
0, UPC (6K Euro
o) ‐Financial aid: Miicropulse Lidar (56 K Euro) ublications Pu
‐46 peer‐revieweed journal articlles published, 3
31 of them in Q
Q1 (9 in top 3 off their category), 1 in press ‐C
Citations: 2370, h‐index: 24, i10
0‐index: 38 (Go
oogle scholar) ‐Editor of Book o
of proceedings ‐20 chapters in b
books, proceedings and reports ‐150 contribution
ns to conferencces, workshops and seminars
‐25 invited speakker ‐O
Organizer of an international C
Conference, a W
Workshop, and CCo‐Chair of Inte
ernational Meeting Distinctions/awards ‐A
Awarded with th
he prestigious A
AXA Chair endo
owment (1.8M EEuro) ‐C
Co‐author of thee �Best Publication of 2014�
� at NASA GISS
‐�
�Best Science B
Brief of 2014�
� at the NASA GISS ‐Poster presentation prize at the 11th HARMO
O Conf. Te
echnology/services ‐D
Dust, aerosol, ch
hemistry model developer: BSSC/DREAM8b, N
NMMB/BSC‐CTM
M, NASA GISS M
ModelE ‐D
Designer and maain developer o
of the NMMB/B
BSC‐CTM, internnationally recoggnized ‐Im
mplemented firrst operational dust forecasts in Spain ‐C
CALIOPE air quality forecast forr Spain ‐W
WMO Regional C
Centers on Sand and Dust Storm Prediction i n Spain utreach and Disssemination Ou
‐N
NASA, Earth Insttitute, Columbia University and ECMWF havee highlighted m
my work ‐In
nternational meedia has covereed my work (The Guardian, Vooice of America,, Astrobiology M
Magazine) Otther achievemeents ‐5 multi‐institutio
onal agreements ‐R
Reviewer for a n
number of top‐rranked journalss ‐G
Grant reviewer ffor US DoE and UK NERC ÓN DE PROGRAM
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MARQUEZ, ALBERT Referencia: RYC‐2015
5‐17388 Áre
ea Científicaa: Ciencias d
de la Tierra Co
orreo Electrónico: [email protected] Títtulo: Macroevolucion yy paleontologiaa de vertebrado
os mesozoicos
Resumen de laa Memoria: My research pro
ogram focuses o
on understanding the patternns and processe
es of macroevo
olution using thhe fossil record
d. I am interested in the origin and diiversification off new groups o
of organisms, pparticularly major vertebrate rradiations suchh as hadrosaurids, birds, and o
other dinosaurian cladees. Lines of reseearch include the following: � �
The origin of novel characters and ho
ow these relatee to the raise an
nd diversificatio
on of �successsful� clades of organisms � �
Charactterization of th
he tempo and m
modalities (e.g. early fast vs. sslower but sustained expansioon) of clade divversification thrrough de
eep time � �
How factors extrinsic tto the biology o
of organisms (ssuch as geologiccal events) influ
uence the evoluution and geogrraphical distribution off vertebrate fau
unas � �
How morphological an
natomical varia
ation relates to taxonomic dive
ersity and life history � �
Ancillarry interests con
ncern the recon
nstruction of sooft tissue anato
omy and functional attributess in fossil verte
ebrates using extant ou
utgroup taxa ass models. hose questions are approacheed by integrating comparativve anatomy (inccluding traditio
onal character analysis and th
he quantificatio
on of Th
sh
hape variation through geometric morphom
metrics), phyloggenetic inferen
nce and system
matics, quantitaative historical biogeography,, and macroevolutionaary analysis of b
biodiversity patterns through ttime. use dinosaurs aas a research m
model because of their long ((160 million year) temporal ra
ange, widespreead geographical distribution, high I u
divversity, and thee possession off unique anatom
mical structuress. Currículum V
Vitae: Resumen del C
I h
hold degrees in Geology (BSc, University of Ba
arcelona, 1996;; MSc, Montana Sttate University,, 2001) and Biology (PhD, Floriida State Unive
ersity). I h
have established myself as a leeading authority in one of the most diverse aand su
uccessful cladess of Mesozoic vertebrates, had
drosaurid dinossaurs. I use dinosaurs as a model system for investigating how geologicall events affect tthe evvolution and disstribution of terrestrial faunass, how anatomyy relates to biomechanical fu
unction and eco
ology, and how morphological variation relates to taxonomic diverssity, life history, and populatio
on biology. have published nearly 40 peer‐reviewed articcles (Google Schholar shows 623 I h
cittations, h‐indexx =15, i10‐indexx = 20), being se
enior author inn most of them.. Highlights include: i) resolutioon of hadrosau
urid phylogeny using all species, the frramework for su
ubsequent studies on the cladee and seeting new standards ffor the taxonom
my and syystematics of th
hese animals (Prieto‐Márquez, 2010a); ii) infeerence of global biogeographic history of the claade, and origin o
of their iconic ccranial crests (P
Prieto‐ 2013) ; iii) introdduction of new
w Márquez, 2010b;; Prieto‐Márqueez & Wagner, 2
morphometric m
methods to biolo
ogy (Prieto‐Márrquez et 2007; Joshi, Prieto‐M
Márquez & Parker, 2011); iv) providing evvidence of mou
untain building triggering verte
ebrate divversification (G
Gates, Prieto‐Márquez & Zanno
o, 2012). haracterized byy a global perspective, both in the scope of th
he fieldwork and My research is ch
uestions addresssed, and the network of colleagues I collaboorate with, from
m qu
Sp
pain, France, Geermany, UK, Ch
hina, USA, Mexico, Canada, andd Argentina. Ad
dditionally, I haave presented m
my work in international sympposia and I have
e been invvited in severall occasions to talk on the results of my resea rch (e.g., Naturral History Museum of Los Angeless County, California; Midwesteern University in
n Ph
hoenix, Arizona; or Georgetow
wn University in Washington D
D.C.). I have also
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hown my abilityy to secure exteernal funding, b
being the princippal investigatorr of se
everal grants: German Researcch Foundation G
Grant PR 1514//1‐1 (�174K), M
Marie Cu
urie Research Fellowship (�29
99K), Humboldt Fellowship (�
�54K), Kalbfleissch Am
merican Museu
um of Natural H
History Fellowsh
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nd Walter Kohler Ch
W
haritable Trust G
Grant (US$28.5
5K), among otheers. Te
eaching experieence: or Current Controversies in Paalaeobiology an
nd Faall 2014 and 20115, instructor fo
Macrovolution, U
University of Brristol, UK Sp
pring 2004‐20066, instructor for Comparative Vertebrate Anaatomy, Florida SState Un
niversity, USA Faall 2003‐2004, instructor for Histology, Florida State Universsity, USA upervising and m
mentoring: Su
Se
eptember 2015, Edward Strickkson, MSc stude
ent, University oof Bristol, UK. Paleobiology M aster�s Degre
ee program at the Faall 2014 and 20115, Tutor for students of the P
Un
niversity of Brisstol, UK. pring 2009, Men
ntor of the Inteernship Program
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RANGANILLLO, MARC Referencia: RYC‐2015
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orreo Electrónico: olivaa_marc@yah
hoo.com Títtulo: Ho
olocene permaffrost environments in the Antarctic Peninsulaa region Resumen de laa Memoria: Sin
nce 2010 I am enrolled at thee Centre for Geographical Studdies of the University of Lisbo
on (CEG‐UL) as postdoctoral re
esearcher (2010‐14) an
nd researcher sscientist (since JJuly�14). My rresearch focusees on past climaates and present/past cold‐cliimate geomorp
phological proceesses in polar regions aand mid‐latitud
de mountains. UB), obtaining tthe Degree in 2
2004. In 2005 I started my PhD supported byy two In 1999 I started Geography at the University of Barcelona (U
hD fellowships (FI, FPU). My reesearch was supervised by Dr r A. Gómez Ortiz and Dr L. Schulte at the Deppartment for Ph
hysical and Reggional Ph
Ge
eography of th
he UB. In 2006
6 I obtained tw
wo Master degrrees (Geograph
hy, Applied Clim
matology) and I finished my PhD in May�
�09. I re
eceived the �D
Doctor Europaeus� Mention a
and was the Ouutstanding PhD
D Award. During
g my PhD reseaarch I also comp
pleted three staays in fo
oreign universitiies (Bern, Ottaw
wa). My PhD fo
ocused on the reeconstruction o
of the Mid‐Late
e Holocene envvironments in Sierra Nevada, aa high se
emiarid mountaain range in so
outhern Iberian Peninsula. U
Using an innovvative multi‐pro
oxy approach, I reconstructe
ed past geomo
orphic prrocesses and asssociated climaate conditions b
based on the aanalysis of two different sedim
mentary recordds (solifluction landforms and
d lake se
ediments) located at altitudes ranging from 2
2500 to 3000 m
m. The large num
mber of (inter)n
national publicaations derived ffrom my PhD shows evvidence of the h
high scientific leevel of my PhD research. unemployed (2009), I successsfully applied foor a postdocto
oral fellowship funded by the Portuguese Re
esearch Foundation Affter one year u
(FCT). I moved to Lisbon (Portu
ugal) and started my researc h in January�
�10 at the CEG‐UL. During 20011 and 2012 I was funded with w a eatriu de Pinós grant, and during 2013 and until June 20144 I was awarde
ed with a postd
doctoral fellowsship of the AXA
A Research Fun
nd. In Be
July�14 I started
d a 5‐year contract as research
h scientist at thhe CEG‐UL funded by the FCT.
Du
uring these yeaars I have substtantially improvved my researcch outputs and teaching skills. My research hhas mainly focu
used on the study of prresent‐day and past cold‐clim
mate geomorphological processses in polar re
egions (namely in Antarctica bbut also in the Arctic). I havee also co
onducted reseaarch in other m
mountain region
ns (Rocky Mounntains, Patagon
nia, Alps, Pyrenees, Cantabriann Mountains), which has provvided me a wide comp
prehension of Earth processe
es in cold regioons. Since 2012
2 I am leading research projeects focused on o present and past nvironmental and climatic con
nditions in Antarctica. Togethher with other researchers, I have generatedd high resolution proxy data from en
lake sediments in
n order to reco
onstruct past la
andscape changges (glacier flucctuations, geom
morphological pprocesses, perm
mafrost‐active layer ole), tephrochro
onology and clim
mate variabilityy (precipitation,, temperature) in the Maritime Antarctic. ro
within the rese
Th
he main purposse of my RyC proposal for the next years fit w
earch fields started during thee last years at tthe CEG‐UL with the inttention to expaand my scientific activities to
o other areas inn Antarctica through new research projects . I will also kee
ep working in other o
Iberian mountain
ns and, with myy integration att the research ggroup �Geograafía física de altta montaña� oof the Universid
dad Compluten
nse of environments w
where the group has been worrking during thee last decade (e
e.g. Iceland, Andes). Madrid I will expand my study aareas to other e
Resumen del C
Currículum V
Vitae: My work has maainly focused on
n the study of on past climatees and present/past cold‐climate geomorphoological processses in polar reggions an
nd mid‐latitudee mountains. After A
finishing my m PhD in 200 9 at the UB, I have been enrolled at the CCEG‐UL as postdoctoral researcher (2010‐14) and reesearcher scien
ntist (since Julyy�14). During the last years at the CEG‐ULL I have substa ntially improve
ed my research
h and teaching skills. I h
have published 32 papers in SC
CI journals (orgganizing four Sppecial Issues), m
many in top geo
omorphologicall and palaeoclim
matic journals. Until 20
013 most of th
he papers werre focused on the Sierra Nevvada, Spain (up to 12), but then I started publishing the data about polar en
nvironments geenerated during my postdocttoral research. In these areass, research is highly h
conditionned by the calendar and com
mplex logistics. Moreovver, paleoenviro
onmental studies require som
me time to gene
erate data. The hard work donne during these years is reflectted in ncrease in the n
number of papers in top peerr‐reviewed jourrnals during the
e last two yearrs: 8 in 2014, 8 in 2015, 4 reccently the significant in
acccepted, togeth
her with 12 morre reviewed/submitted and seeveral others un
nder preparatio
on. I have led m
most of the papers (18 of 32), m
many off which are in top journals on geomorpho
ological/Quaterrnary/Antarcticc studies: The Holocene, Earrth Surface Pro
ocesses Landfo
orms, Ge
eomorphology,, Permafrost Periglacial Proce
esses, Quaternnary International, Science off the Total Envvironment, Sed
dimentary Geo
ology, Ge
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I h
have published 57 chapters in books and 105
5 abstracts in coonferences. I haave given 40 lecctures in conferrences and 16 m
more by invitattion. I haave been grantted and awardeed by several universities/org
u
ganizations. I am involved in international aassociations (IPA, EGU, PYRN), and orrganize regularrly conferencess and sessions.. I teach subjeects at degree//MSc level, being accredited by ANECA/AQ
QU agencies. I have paarticipated in P
PhD committeees and often serve s
as refereee for journalss and international agencies for national project p
calls. I have co
onducted several outreach acttivities (website
es, blogs, lecturres in schools) tto spread my fin
ndings to an auudience beyond
d academia. I have h
participated in 15 projeccts and led 6 multidisciplinary
m
y projects focu
used on Antarctica as IP. Sincee 2012 I have managed two large prrojects funded by the Portugu
uese Governme
ent (120,000 EU
UR) and the AX
XA Research Fu
und (120,000 EU
UR), and four o
other small pro
ojects fro
om the Portugu
uese Governmeent (2000‐2500
0 Euro). I have jjoined 2 field seasons in the A
Arctic and 5 in Antarctica. In a
addition, I havee also co
onducted research in other mo
ountain regionss (Rocky Mounttains, Patagoniaa, Alps, Pyrenee
es, Cantabrian M
Mountains). uring the last years I have also a
been teaching subjects related to my research topiccs, organizing field trips with
h the studentss and Du
paarticipating in sseveral trainingg activities. Proo
of of my teach ing excellence is the fact of b
being accreditedd by the ANECA
A/AQU agenciees for teaching in univeersity environm
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OCA, ANTON
NIO Referencia: RYC‐2015
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orreo Electrónico: [email protected] Títtulo: Paaleoenvironmen
ntal reconstructions from conttinental record s Resumen de laa Memoria: Th
he overall them
me of my researrch mainly dealss with the recoonstruction of th
he physical and
d biological connditions of ancie
ent environmen
nts in orrder to evaluatee their responsse to past clima
atic fluctuationns. The use of m
multidisciplinary approaches aallows me to understand the past, the present and
d predict futurre global environmental chaanges. In this way, reconstructing past biiotic responsess to environmental altterations will aallow me to detect current po
otential endanggered ecosyste
ems. This is a highly useful appproach in senssitive areas, such as those in the Med
global climate cchange is a serrious environmental diterranean reggion (very senssitive to humiddity fluctuationss), where the g
prroblem. This research fits with
h one of the re
esearch prioritiees of the EU, the Horizon 202
20, as well as tthe �Plan Esta
atal de Investigaación Científica y Técn
nica y de Innovvación 2013‐2016)� (Spanishh MINECO). During my research career I havve developed these t
paleoclim
matic, onmental appro
oaches from thhree main differrent points of view: paaleoecological aand paleoenviro
1) Paleoecologicaal and paleoenvvironmental stu
udies of Europeean fossil mammals. This research line starteed at the beginning of my scieentific caareer, and is sttill a strong topic of my actu
ual research. H
However, in 20
010 I was awarrded with a Juuan de la Ciervva fellowship, and a I de
eveloped a new
w geochemical aapproach, main
nly focused on sstable isotope sstudies, to better understand the diets and trophic relationships off Neogene and Q
Quaternary maammals, as welll as the paleoennvironments where they lived. 2) Paleolimnologgy (reconstructiion of paleoenvvironments andd paleohydrology from lacustrrine records). TThis research lin
ne derived from
m the se
edimentological studies develo
oped during my PhD and thee knowledge ab
bout geochemiccal proxies acq uired during m
my Juan de la C
Cierva fellowship. At preesent, I am studying paleolimnological recorrds from differe
ent latitudes, in
ncluding the souuthern Iberian Peninsula, nortthern En
ngland and Scotland, to understand the NAO
O by means of a multi‐proxy geochemical ap
pproach in lacuustrine sediments. This researrch is funded by a presstigious postdocctoral Marie Cu
urie IEF fellowshhip from the Eu
uropean Commission (awardedd in the 2013 Call). evious one, and
d it is becomingg more importa
ant, as it is esseential 3) Anthropogenicc impact in thee environment: It was a spin‐ooff from the pre
o quantify the human impact on the natural backgroundd to decipher between natu
ural and huma n‐induced envvironmental/clim
matic to
ch
hanges. Resumen del C
Currículum V
Vitae: I obtained my o
Baachelor�s Deggree in Geologyy in 2000 and my PhD on Earth Sciences in 2006 at the U
University of Grranada. I have been aw
warded with m
multiple competitive research grants and coontracts since I was an undergraduate studdent. My pre‐d
doctoral careerr was funded by three subsequent competitive fellow
wships to deveelop stratigraph
hic and environm
mental researc h in continenta
al deposits: (1) JJunta de
e Andalucía pree‐doctoral fellow
wship (2001), (2) Ministerio dee Educación y C
Ciencia (MEC) p
pre‐doctoral felllowship, name
ely FPU, (2002‐2
2005) an
nd (3) Universitty of Granada p
pre‐doctoral fellowship (2006) . During my po
ostdoctoral stag
ge (2006‐presennt) I have been working for seeveral re
esearch instituttions: (1) Univeersity of Granada (2006), (2) Instituto Tecnológico de la Construcción C
(AAIDICO; Alicantte) (2007‐2008
8), (3) Institut Català dee Paleontologiaa (Sabadell) (20
008‐2009), (4) U
University of C
Cádiz (2009‐201
10), (5) Institutoo Andaluz de C
Ciencias de la TTierra (Ju
uan de la Ciervva fellowship) (CSIC) (
(2010‐20
013), (6) Univerrsity of Córdob
ba (2013), Univ
versity of Granaada (2013‐2014
4) and Universiity of Gllasgow (2014‐22015). I have beeen involved in both teaching and research activities since I was an underggraduate student. I was certified as �Profesor �
Titulaar de Universid
dad� by the Agencia A
Nacionnal de Evaluación de la Calida
ad y Acreditac ión (ANECA) in
n 2014. My preesent re
esearch field, sttable isotope geochemistry on
n fossil mammaals and lacustrine sediments, is funded by ddifferent compe
etitive grants o
of the Junta de Andaluccía (I am the P.I. of one of the
em, funds: 125,3321 Euros), of tthe Spanish Ministerio de Ecoonomía y Comp
petividad, and o
of the mmission (I am the PI. Funds: 309,235 Euross). I regularly ccollaborate with
h different reseearch Marie Curie proggram from the European Com
grroups and I havve actively participated in 13 d
different projeccts. In addition to all of this, I have publishedd 41 papers in JCR‐SCI journals (h‐
Index 11 according to SCOPUS d
database), bein
ng most of them
m of high impacct. I am the first author in 18 oof these paperss, the only auth
hor in ne, the corresp
ponding authorr in 19, and the
e second authoor in other 19. Besides, I have
e 2 more articlles presently under review. I have on
se
erved as a regular reviewer fo
or the Comisión
n Nacional de Innvestigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICCYT) from Chile and for variou
us SCI journals, such ass: Geology, Natturwissenschaften, Journal off Human Evolution, Journal of Vertebrate PPaleontology, Revista R
Mexican
na de Ciencias Geológiccas, Palaeo3, Sccience of the To
otal Environmeent, Journal of Iberian Geology
y, Spanish Journnal of Paleonto
ology, etc. Curreently, 3 Call) at the U
University of Glaasgow, where I am developinng new organicc specific‐compound I aam a Marie Curie fellow (IEF program; 2013
prroxies from laccustrine sedimeents to study the t behaviour of the past North Atlantic Oscillation O
(NAO
AO) and the hu
uman impact in
n the en
nvironment. As I am really aware of the impo
ortance of the iimpact of the rresearch on socciety, I have acttively promoted
d different outrreach acctivities, such ass newspaper no
otes, documenttaries or inform
mal talks to bring science close to society. ÓN DE PROGRAM
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No
ombre: IZQUIERDO RAMON
NET, MARIA
A Referencia: RYC‐2015
5‐17141 Áre
ea Científicaa: Ciencias d
de la Tierra Co
orreo Electrónico: marriaizqd@gma
ail.com Títtulo: Ap
pplications of issotope geochem
mistry addressing global envirronmental issue
es: towards a m
mechanistic undderstanding of the biogeochemical be
ehaviour of tracce elements Resumen de laa Memoria: With increasing a
W
anthropogenic pressure on eccosystems, currrent key driverrs behind geoch
hemical researcch are issues su
uch as the poteential efffects of climatee change, the ssustainability off natural resou rces including ssoil health, food security and ecosystem diversity, mineralss and en
nergy resourcess, and water an
nd air pollution. ed to improvingg our mechanisttic understandiing of trace eleement cycles wiithin the geosphere, My research careeer has been prrimarily devote
drosphere and biosphere. In p
particular, the m
mechanisms ressponsible for th
he transfer of trrace elements between and aat the atmosphere, hyd
intterface of these reservoirs. My work inclu
udes multiple approaches (laaboratory, field
d, model pred ictions) and a range of metthods paarticularly focussing on isotop
pe measurements to examinee the behaviou
ur of trace elem
ments. Ultimattely, my goal as an environmental ge
eochemist is to deliver researcch that providess an evidence‐bbase to underpin sound decisio
ons and policy making for society. Co
ollaborative wo
ork in 5 internaational multi‐disciplinary conssortia program
mmes funded by
y the EC and U
UK Research Co
ouncils, 10 yeaars of po
ost‐doctoral experience and 7
7 years of interrnational expossure in Ireland,, Greece and th
he UK have proovided me with
h a wide bread
dth of kn
nowledge and eexpertise and aa number of research outputss: 37 publicatio
ons, 897 citations and h‐indexx=19. My resea
arch is supporteed by the constant devvelopment of novel approaches for the stuudy of both sttable trace elements and raddioisotopes in a suite of mattrices including (i) coal and mine wastte as potential sources (main focus of my ressearch between
n 2005‐2009), ((ii) soil‐water syystem as tempo
orary orr permanent sin
nk of trace elem
ments (2010‐2016) and (iii) plaant/animal tissu
ues as potentiall receptors (20112‐2016). A key aspect to
o my research has been developing isotoopic dilution te
echniques and ICP‐MS analyytical methods,, which have been fundamental in adding new in
nsights into the
e complex inteeractions of traace elements within w
the soil‐‐pore water syystem. Isotope data nhances our mechanistic understanding on the behaviourr of trace elem
ments in the environment, andd enables us to shed light on
n the en
prrocesses contro
olling their transfer to non‐labile pools in soill. My studies haave covered a d
diversity of issuues concerning trace elementss: the inttegration of iso
otopic and specciation data with geochemicaal speciation models, examining sources, behhaviour and so
olubility of metals in alluvial soils, including the poteential impacts o
of flooding on m
metal bioavailab
bility (British Ge
eological Surveyy, 2010‐2012), addressing nuttrient eficiencies in soil and rice an
nd food securitty (Cranfield U
University, 2012
2‐2014), or stu
udying the bioggeochemical behaviour and plant de
avvailability of rad
dionuclides in soil (University o
of Nottingham, 2014‐2016). An
nother key drivver of my reseearch is develo
oping our abilitty to produce mechanistically
y sound long‐teerm prediction
ns of trace element avvailability and h
how biogeocheemical sinks operate. For exam
mple my current research inv
volves the prodduction of mod
dels to predict long‐
term kinetic inco
orporation of raadionuclides in
nto soils. In thiss context, the w
work conducted within the Chhernobyl Exclusion Zone (Ukrraine) haas been instrum
mental in assesssing the validityy of our predictiions of long‐terrm biogeochem
mical behaviour of radionuclide
es in soils. Resumen del C
Currículum V
Vitae: *C
Current and forrmer positions: Graduated in Geology (Univeersity of Barcelona) in 1999. P
PhD obtained inn 2005 at the Instituto de Cieencias de
e la Tierra �Jaume Almera�
� (CSIC) and deffended at the PPolitechnic Univversity of Catalonia with Sum ma Cum Laude
e honours. In M
March waas appointed ass post‐doctorall researcher at the Instituto Jaaume Almera‐CSIC for 3 years.. In January 20009 I was awarded a MEC/Fullb
bright po
ost‐doctoral felllowship to con
nduct research at the Universsity of Limerickk (Ireland, 1 yea
ar) and the Ce ntre for Research and Techno
ology He
ellas (Greece, 88 months). In Seeptember 2010
0 I joined the Brritish Geologicaal Survey (UK) as IEF Marie Currie fellow to lea
ad my own reseearch prroject funded by 7FP‐PEOPLLE‐MC program
m (2 years). In November 2012 I was appointed as post‐doctoral researcher in
n soil biogeochemistryy at the Nation
nal Research Soil S Institute/ Cranfield University (UK, 1.3
3 years). Since e March 2014 I am post‐docctoral re
esearcher assocciate in soil bioggeochemistry a
at the Universitty of Nottinghaam (UK). I have
e developed an independent rresearch career and bu
uilt an active neetwork of strong international working relatioonships internaational within m
my field and beyyond my own d
discipline. *P
Projects: I havee played an acttive role in 5 in
nternational proojects, including 3 EC funded projects, 1 UKK Research Cou
uncil (NERC) funded prroject and 1 pro
oject co‐foundeed by UK Resea
arch Councils a nd the Bill&Me
elinda Gates Fo
oundation. All oof them are largge multi‐disciplinary co
onsortia programmes. My reseearch project att the British Ge ological Surveyy was EC‐funded
d (7FP‐PEOPLE‐‐MC program). ÓN DE PROGRAM
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*A
Awards/Grants:: post‐doctoral fellowship (ME
EC/Fulbright, 20009‐2010); Intraa‐European IEF Marie Curie feellowship (2010
0‐2012) *P
Publication reco
ord and impacct: I have co‐au
uthored 37 pubblications (plus 2 under review and 2 in preeparation), of which w
34 are in SCI journals. 32 papeers are in journ
nals with impacct factor=2‐5 annd 15 in IF>4 jo
ournals (e.g. Sci Total Environ,, Environ Sci an
nd Technol). Ap
pprox 75
5% of the journ
nals are within the first quartile of their knoowledge areas. As per Jan 201
16 I have 897 ccitations (Scopu
us) and h‐indexx=19. On
ne of my first‐aauthored recen
nt publications is an invited ppaper and has b
been cited 102 times (Scopuss) within <4yr. The UK‐NERC O
Open Re
esearch Archivee records shows 4991 downloads for selecte d works availab
ble on free acce
ess. I have 34 ccontributions to
o conferences, 33 at intternational leveel. ng a undergrad uate students. I have served a
as external exaaminer of 2 PhD
D dissertations and I *LLecturing/Menttoring: Currentlly co‐supervisin
un
ndertake regulaar training sessiions to students in the use of ((HPLC)‐ICP‐MS.. *P
Professional Service and affiliations: Membe
er of the Internnational Mediccal Geology Asssociation. Mem
mber of the Editorial Board of o the pe
eer‐reviewed jo
ournal Coal Com
mbustion and G
Gasification Pro ducts; Moderattor of the �Ch
hemistry & Mineeralogy� sessions at the Worrld of Co
oal Ash Confereence held in USSA (2009, 2011)). Reviewer of w
well‐respected journals e.g. En
nvironmental SScience and Tecchnology, Scien
nce of the Total Environ
nment, Chemossphere, Fuel, Jo
ournal of Hazarddous Materials,, International JJournal of Coal Geology. ÓN DE PROGRAM
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No
ombre: GONZÁLLEZ JIMÉNEZZ, JOSÉ MA
ARÍA Referencia: RYC‐2015
5‐17596 Áre
ea Científicaa: Ciencias d
de la Tierra Co
orreo Electrónico: geovvulcano@ho
otmail.com Títtulo: Mineralogía y Geeoquímica de Elementos del Grupo del Platinoo en rocas ultraamáficas y máfiicas Resumen de laa Memoria: Drr. González‐Jim
ménez started in
nto research du
uring the last yyear of his Degree in Geology
y (conferred Occtober 2004) th
hrough a supervised re
esearch work in
n the Departmeent of Mineralo
ogy and Petrollogy of the Uniiversity of Gran
nada (Spain). SSoon after he was w awarded with w a staate‐funded PhD
D Fellowship frrom the Spanissh �Ministerioo de Educación FPI Grant� (2
2005‐2009, Uniiversity of Gran
nada) to carry o
out a Ph
hD project focu
used on the stu
udy of chromitte deposits fro m ophiolite co
omplexes, aimin
ng to address tthe key questio
on on what typ
pe of prrimary or secon
ndary processes may produce
e these ores an omalously enriiched in the pla
atinum‐group eelements. The results showed
d that fraactionation of the platinum‐ggroup minerals in the upper m
mantle is linked with the crysstallisation of cchromite mainlly; and that it takes t
place when discrrete minute minerals known as Platinum‐Grroup Minerals become form. Moreover, he showed that PGEs P
are effecttively mobilized duringg the secondarry alteration processes to prroduce higher‐ggrade ores, particularly durinng regional me
etamorphism of the ulttramafic rocks. The outcomess obtained from
m his PhD reseaarch were bencchmarks, which provided the bbasis for the su
ubsequent workk and modeling duringg this period ass a Post‐Doctorral Researcher in the Macquaarie Univeristy in Australia, innitially appointed in early 201
10 to Macquarie as an Early Career Reesearcher of th
he ARC Nationa l Key Center off Metallogeny a
and Evolution oof Continents (G
GEMOC) and latter as Re
esearch Fellow in the new ARC
C Center of Exccellence for Corre to Crust Fluid
d Systems (CCF
FS). As an Early Career Researcher he contrib
buted to
o the design and
d redaction of o
one of the foun
ndation project of the Centre, as well as durin
ng the interview
ws of the evaluation panels. A
At this tim
me (mid 2011)) he was also awarded with
h additional exxtra funding th
hrough the independent ECSTTAR (Early Carreer Startup Award A
Re
esearch) ARC Po
arch Support. Leeading his own
n project he dev
veloped an innoovative approa
ach that combin
ned a ost‐Award Early Career Resea
large variety of modern data‐‐acquisition tecchniques of in ‐situ microanaalysis (LA‐MC‐IC
CPMS, SHRIMPP) for measuring composition
ns of radiogenic and n
non‐radiogenic isotopes (Re‐O
Os, U‐Pb, Lu‐Hf)) as well as min
nor and trace elements in a raange of mantle minerals (inclu
uding platinum‐group m
minerals, base‐‐metal sulfides, zircons, chrom
mite and dimon
ns). Networking with Australia n and overseass researchers during his Postdoctoral period allowed
d him to be enrrolled in 20 ressearch projects funded by national agencies from Australia as well as overseas ncluding Spain and Mexico). Two years ago (January 20114) Dr. González‐Jiménez wa
as appointed too University off Chile as Assistant (in
Prrofessor througgh an internattionally based open competittion seeking exceptional e
can
ndidate of exceellence to und
dertake high‐qu
uality re
esearch and teaaching. During tthis period he h
has won four suuccessful propo
osals supported by the Chileann government in
n excess of 7 M
Milllon �, one of them �
as unique inveestigator (up to 180,000 �). W
While spanned his network off collaborators in Latin Americca and consolid
dated his own research
h group (a total of 13 studentss under his (co))‐supervision), h
he has endeavo
ored new scienttific problems ssuch as the mo
obility off noble metals in the lithosph
here through th
he study of acttive geothermaal systems, man
ntle xenoliths aand exhumed serpentinite s
maassifs arround the world
d. Resumen del C
Currículum V
Vitae: De
egree in Geologgy (2004), Masster Degree (20
007) and PhD (22009) from the
e University of Granada, the tw
two latter degrees scored with the mention �Sobreesaliente Cum Laude� by un
nanimity. Threee short pre‐docctoral stages in
n France (BRGM
M, Orléans; 2 m
months each yeear in 20
006, 2007 and 2008) and post‐doctoral p
experience e
as aan early‐careerr researcher in Spain (Sept 22009‐February 2010, Universiity of Grranada) and at Macquarie Uniiversity in Sydn
ney, Australia (FFebruary 2010 ‐June 2011 ARC
C National Key Centre of GEM
MOC, and June 2
2011‐
De
ecember 2013 ARC Centre off Excellence of CCFS). Since 20014 I hold a pe
ermanent posittion as Assistannt Professor at the Departmeent of Ge
eology of the U
University of Chiile; a position w
won in an internnational compe
etition seeking e
excellence reseearchers. My academic ou
utput includes 45 4 publicationss �37 paperss in internation
nal and high‐im
mpact peer‐revi ewed journals (32 published,, 1 in prress, 3 accepted with minor ccorrections and
d 1 submitted; 18 of them first‐author and 6
6 second‐authoor) and 8 bookk chapters� an
nd 79 co
ommunications to national an international m
meetings of thee specialty (26 o
of them as firstt author). Amonng the 37 resea
arch papers 35 have be
een published in indexed jou
urnals and 28 of o them are lissted in the top
p 25% of their respective cattegory. These publications p
incclude orriginal research
h related to thee mineralogy, petrology, p
geocchemistry and isotope geoche
emistry of mafific‐ultramafic ro
ocks, and they have haad a large impact in the relevaant scientific community as is aattested by the
e great number of citations (a ttotal of 390, including 287 witthout se
elf‐citations; h in
ndex = 11, sourrce Web of Scie
ence; I am rankeed among the ttop 15 mineralo
ogist in Spain;htttp://indice‐h.w
webcindario.com/). Se
ecure successfu
ully candidate fo
or applying fun
nds, as demonsttrated by my vigorous externa
ally funded ressearch program with 16 projeccts as team member fu
unded by state agencies from Spain, Australiia, Chile and M
Mexico (~10 Million Euros in thhe last 5 year) and two projeccts as un
nique (PI) invesstigator funded
d by the Austra
alian Research Council (375,0
000 Euros; 2011‐2013) and FO
ONDECYT in Ch
hile (180,000 Euros; 20
014‐2017). Inviter speaker iin two prestigiious international conferencees (EGU, 2013 and Goldschdmit 2015), I haave given sem
minars (8) and short ÓN DE PROGRAM
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co
ourses (2) in universities worrldwide. I am
m also memberr of the Editorrial Board of Ore O Geology Reeviews (top 4 in the category of Mineralogy) and the Boletín dee la Sociedad Geológica G
Mexiicana, as well as a frequently asked reviewer for scientific journals and prroject prroposals for staate‐funded ageencies (includin
ng the Nationa l Fundation (NSF) of the USA
A government, the CSIC of th
he Univeristy of o the Re
epublic of Uruguay and the Sp
panish National Evaluation andd Prospective Agency (ANEP)).
I h
have (co)‐superrvised 1 PhD stu
udent (University of Zaragoza,, Conf. 2015) an
nd 1 Minor thessis (University oof Granada, Con
nf. 2010). Curreently, I aam (co)‐superviising a total of 1
13 students (1 PhD, 3 Master, and 10 Minor theses) whose research projeccts are partiallyy funded by myy own prroject. Frequen
nt research visitts in five differe
ent continents attest to my o
outstanding inte
ernational repuutation in vario
ous scientific circles, my wide networkk of collaborato
ors include the most prominennt scientist on m
my field, assuring a continuedd cutting‐edge o
of my science th
hat is my students. traansmitted to m
ÓN DE PROGRAM
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No
ombre: BALLESTTEROS GÓM
MEZ, ANA M
MARÍA Referencia: RYC‐2015
5‐18482 Áre
ea Científicaa: Ciencias d
de la Tierra Co
orreo Electrónico: [email protected] Títtulo: De
evelopment of novel methodss for the analysis of legacy, em
merging and unkknown environm
mental contam inants Resumen de laa Memoria: My research is ffocused on the analysis of leggacy, emergingg and unknown contaminants (and metaboliites) by develo
oping new analyytical techniques at thee extraction (su
upramolecular assemblies) an d at the detecttion (e.g. ambie
ent mass spectrrometry) stages. These techniques arre faster, simpleer and provide wide‐scope me
ethods for the i dentification off new contamin
nants of environnmental releva
ance and have aalso a high potential for implementation in other laboratories and ccompanies. 2005), PhD rese
earcher (2006‐22010) and reseaarcher (2010‐20
011) at the Deppartment of Ana
alytical Chemisttry of Ass collaborator student (2004‐2
Un
niversity of Córrdoba (supervissor prof. S. Rub
bio) I developedd new supramo
olecular solvents and adsorbeents produced b
by self‐assembly for the extraction an
nd analysis of co
ontaminants. T
These micro‐exttraction techniq
ques are fast, efficient and envvironmentally‐ffriendly alternaatives to
o the conventio
onal extraction
n methods. Myy main contribbution was to design supram
molecular solvennts or adsorbe
ents with advaanced functional featurres, such as maagnetic properties for dispersivve magnetic microextractionss and tunable ccomposition and aggregate‐sizze for be
etter selectivityy in extractions. These new supramolecular aassemblies werre applied to the extraction off a variety of orrganic contamin
nants (PAHs, perfluorin
nated compoun
nds, bisphenolss, chlorophenools, etc.) in envvironmental samples and lateer successfully employed by other o
re
esearch groups worldwide. I also did a pre‐d
doctoral 3.5‐moonth stay at the
e Institute of Environmental SStudies (IVM) o
of the VU Univeersity Am
msterdam (Thee Netherlands) w
where I particip
pated as resear cher of the Eurropean project PERFOOD (FP7‐‐KBBE). Laater, I worked as Marie Curiee Experienced Researcher att the IVM‐VU University Amssterdam (2012‐‐2014). This project gave mee the op
pportunity to vvisit different top research en
nvironmental ccentres (in UK, Belgium, Swed
den, Norway) aand to establissh a solid Euro
opean ne
etwork. I workeed with prof. Jacob de Boer an
nd Pim Leonardds. I mainly inno
ovated on the u
use of novel sepparation and detection techniiques fo
or screening new
w flame retardants, such as tw
wo dimensionaal GC with high‐resolution mass spectrometrry, the use of th
he novel sourcee GC‐
AP
PCI and advancces in ambient mass spectrom
metry. I also iddentified novel and unreporte
ed flame retarddants with high relevance for the en
nvironment. Latter, I moved fo
or a 5‐month p
postdoctoral poosition (2014) funded by the U
University of AAntwerp (UA) att the group of prof. Ad
drian Covaci (TToxicological Centre, C
UA, Be
elgium) to dev elop screeningg methods for the identificaation of metab
bolites of emeerging co
ontaminants. Fiinally, since No
ovember 2014, I was granted a position as p
project leader a
at the IVM‐VU Amsterdam (T
The Netherland
ds) by NW
WO (VENI laurreate, 250 K�)) as part of a prestigious taleent scheme fo
or young researrchers to initiaate my first ind
dependent reseearch prroject/line. Currently, I activelly work on the identification of contaminants, mainly used
d in products (fflame retardants, bisphenols, etc.) an
nd of relevancee for human exposure in indoo
or environmentts. I collaborate
e with top rese
earch groups inn Belgium (prof. A. Covaci), Caanada (prof. E. Reiner),, Birmingham (prof (
S. Harrad) and companiies for the tran
nsfer and comm
mercialization oof the methods (ICL, DSM, Bruker Daaltonics). Resumen del C
Currículum V
Vitae: ‐D
Doctor title: Sob
bresaliente cum
m laude, extraorrdinary prize, Innternational Mention. Analytical Chemistry D
Department, Un
niversity of Córrdoba (su
upervisor prof. S. Rubio). 2011
1 ‐R
Research stays abroad: the prre‐doctoral (3.5
5 months, Nethherlands) and postdoctoral p
stays have proviided me with a a solid internattional ne
etwork (2‐yearss, Netherlands with prof. J.de Boer, 2‐ and 55‐months, Belgium with prof. A. Covaci, 2‐w
weeks, Canada w
with prof E. Reiner). Sin
nce around 1 yyear ago, I am researcher lea
ading a nationaal project at the VU University Amsterdam tthat is part of a prestigious talent t
scheme for young researchers ((VENI laureate 2
2015). ‐Publications: 32 articles (first‐aauthor of 15, se
econd‐author oof 9 and corresponding author of 8 includingg all my 7 first‐a
author postdocctoral re
esearch articless), 1 technical note n
(first‐auth
hor) and 2 boook chapters (first‐author). 97%
% of the 32 artticles are in Q1
1 (first quartilee JCR, including top jou
urnals as Env. Sci. Technol., En
nv. Health Persppect. and Anal.. Chem.) and 79
9% in the first ddecile. My WOS H‐index is 14 (634 cittations), my Go
oogle Scholar H‐‐index is 15 (83
31 citations); avverage impact factor last 5‐yea
ar 4.99 Co
ontributions to National and International co
onferences (33)): 20 posters (5
5 first‐author), 13 oral (9 first‐‐author) being 3 as invited speeaker in workshops orgganized by the international ccompany Brukeer Daltonics (Ne
etherlands in 2013 and Canadda in 2015) and
d in an internattional ntario Ministry of Environmennt (Canada, 2015) . syymposium organized by the On
‐A
Academic and reesearch prizes ((main author): 1. SEQA yyoung award 20
015 (Analytical C
Chemistry Spannish Society), Sp
pain, 2000 � 2. Extraorrdinary thesis p
prize. Universityy of Cordoba, Sppain, 2013 GRASEQ
QA prize for young scientists (�accésit�), 22012, Spain 200
0 � 3. 4. Marie C
Curie prize for yyoung scientistss (�accésit�)) IUIQFN and U
University of Córdoba, Spain, 22011 5. Article‐‐top cited reviews 2008‐2009 [Ballesteros et al., J. Chromato
ogr. A, 1216 (20
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ood Analysis Coonference) Praggue, 2013, 750�
� 2. Featureed article [Seco
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m. Acta, 617 (2008) 3] Elsevier Research fellowships ‐R
1. 2‐year, Initiation into research fellow
wship (Universitty of Cordoba) 2
2004‐2006 2. 4‐year PhD FPU fellow
wship (Spanish M
Ministry) 2006‐‐2010 Ministry) 2009
3. Short stay abroad grant for the PhD European Menttion (Spanish M
M‐VU University
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m (The Netherla
ands) 2012‐201
14 2‐year ITN Marie Curiee fellowship (Exxperienced Ressearcher) at IVM
4. Belgium fundedd by a program of the University of Antwerp, 2014 5. 5‐montth postdoctorall fellowship in B
3‐year fellowship VEN
NI talent scheme
e. NWO (Netheerlands Organization for Scienttific Research). 2014‐2017 6. e by FWO‐EU ((COFUND) in Belgium (granted but not enjooyed for incompatibility with VENI 7.1‐year Posttdoctoral Pegassus Marie Curie
grrant), 2014 ‐Participation in Research Projjects: 2 regional and 6 natioonal (Spanish) projects, 1 international induustry‐funded project, p
5 Euro
opean prrojects PERFOO
OD, INFLAME, IN
NTERFLAME, DE
ENAMIC, A‐TEA
AM and I am PI o
of a 3‐year presstigious nationaal Dutch project (VENI, NWO). ‐Press releases (p
postdoctoral sttage): interview
wed 5 times by the national D
Dutch and international press (De Telegraaf, C2W, Chemical and En
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ombre: MINGUILLON BENG
GOCHEA, M ARIA CRUZZ Referencia: RYC‐2015
5‐18458 Áre
ea Científicaa: Ciencias d
de la Tierra Co
orreo Electrónico: mc.minguillon@
@gmail.com
Títtulo: Co
omposition and
d sources of atm
mospheric aerossols in differentt environmentss. Emphasis on carbonaceous aaerosols Resumen de laa Memoria: My research in tthe last twelve years has been
n focused on attmospheric aerosols: their am
mbient concenttrations in diffe
erent environm
ments, urrban, regional, remote, and indoors; their chemical compossition; the facto
ors and processses that determ
mine their variability; their sou
urces; an
nd their mitigattion measures. y Award), I worrked on emissio
ons from the ceeramic industryy at the Institu
ute of Affter my Chemiccal Engineeringg degree (2002,, Extraordinary Ce
eramic Technology. I then sttarted my PhD
D research at aan Associated Unit Universitty‐CSIC on the relation of in
ndustrial particculate em
missions and am
mbient aerosols. The work ressulted in an Airr Quality Impro
ovement Plan and an actual deecrease of pollu
ution levels (arrsenic an
nd other metalss concentration
ns) in the study area, apart froom my PhD title
e in 2007, the D
Doctorate Extraaordinary Award, and the Awaard to the best research
h work about th
he ceramic cluster. uring my postd
doctoral contract at the Unive
ersity of South ern California (2008) I studied the impact oof shipping emissions on the Long Du
Be
each harbor areea, focusing on the fine and quasi‐ultrafine oorganic matter ttracers, and I sttudied the variaability of coarse
e particulate m
matter in Los Angeles. I continued my postdoctoral research at Pauul Scherrer Instiitute (2009‐201
10), focusing onn two fields. Th
he first one was the paarticulate matteer composition and sources in Swiss areas. Thhe second one was the carbon
naceous aerosool source apporrtionment, using the 14
4C technique, aapplied for the first time in Spain. I contribuuted to the development of a
a new EC‐OC seeparation method for subseq
quent radiocarbon analysis. I studied the carbonaceo
ous aerosols in the framework of the interna
ational campaiggn DAURE (more than 14 reseearch mass spectrometer (AMS) andd 14C leading to
o unique findinggs. grroups), combiniing the results ffrom multiple techniques, inclluding aerosol m
nce May 2010 II am a Research
her at the IDAEA‐CSIC. I speciaalized in carbon
naceous aerosols, given my poostdoctoral experience abroad
d, and Sin
I am a the main rresearcher on secondary s
orga
anic aerosols inn my research group, using the t state‐of‐thee‐art Aerosol Chemical C
Speciation Monitor (ACSM) instrument, fo
or which I represent my grouup in the Europ
pean ACTRIS Ne
etwork. Our ACCSM is the first one in Spain.. This ented view on tthe processes governing aerossol formation annd sources in re
emote, regionaal and technique has alllowed us to obttain unprecede
urrban environmeents, thus impaacting air quality and climate rresearch. The results have bee
en published inn scientific pape
ers and a PhD tthesis which I superviseed. I also have an interest in the population exposure and iindoor environments, as I am currently supe
ervising a PhD tthesis PM in undergro
ound systems (tto be finished in
n March 2016).. I am in the frameworkk of a Marie Curie ITN project on the personaal exposure to P
pecialist in sourrce apportionment studies, having published several works on this topic. I also work on m
mitigation strategies to improvve air sp
qu
uality, having eedited a book on o this topic. Other O
research interests include sensor tech
hnologies for aiir quality, for which w
I am the lead re
esearcher in myy research team
m, within COST A
Action TD1105.. Resumen del C
Currículum V
Vitae: I ggraduated in Ch
hemical Engineering in 2002 at the Universityy Jaume I (Casttellón, Spain), w
with Extraordin ary Prize. I worrked at the Insttitute off Ceramic Tech
hnology supporrted by a comp
petitive IMPIVA
A grant (2003). I was awarde
ed a competitivve PhD grant (2003‐2007) byy the Sp
panish Ministry of Education aand Science, to study the impaact of industriall emissions mitigation on the aair quality of th
he Castellón cerramic arrea, in CSIC (Barcelona, Spain). I obtained myy PhD title in Juune 2007 with Doctorate Extra
aordinary Prizee and the Prize to the best cerramic re
esearch work. M
My thesis resullted in an official Air Quality Improvement Plan (elaborate
ed with the Reggional Governm
ment) leading to t an acctual decrease o
of pollution levvels. In 2008 I w
was offered a Poostdoctoral Ressearcher positio
on at the Univeersity of Southe
ern California (U
USC), Lo
os Angeles, USA
A, where I worrked with Prof. Constantinos Sioutas (h‐ind
dex 58). In 2009‐2010 I was aa Postdoctoral Researcher at Paul Sccherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland, working with Prof. Urss Baltensperger (h‐index 68), supported by a competitive postdoctoral grant g
aw
warded by the SSpanish Ministrry of Science an
nd Innovation. From May 2010
0 to present I am a Researcheer at the Institute of Environmental Asssessment and Water Research (IDAEA, CSSIC) (awarded with a compe
etitive JaeDoc national grant t until April 20
013 and contraacted affterwards). Within my curren
W
nt research teaam, I am the lea
ad researcher ddealing with atmospheric orga
anic aerosol. Ass such, I repressent our team in the AC
CTRIS Network. I use the state‐of‐the‐art AC
CSM instrumennt for the real ttime chemical ccharacterizationn of submicron
n particles. I am
m the leaading researcher from my gro
oup in COST Acction TD1105 deealing with sen
nsor technologies. I am membber of European
n Working Grou
ups. I haave participated
d in 28 nationaal and internattional research projects and represented r
my group in num
merous projectt meetings. I haave a we
ell‐established international n
network. I have
e proved my abbility to work prroactively, auto
onomously and to forward pla
an. I co‐authoreed 53 SC
CI research articcles, 80% in Q1 journals, cited >1200 times. M
My h‐index is 19. I co‐authored 2 books, 11 bbook chapters, and edited a bo
ook. I co
o‐authored 90 ccontributions to
o conferences, 16 reports for the European Commission, 1
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everal reports fo
or Regional Govvernments in Spain. I co‐authoor the Spanish Air Quality Imp
provement Plann. I supervised a
a master thesiss (Sep 20
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D thesis (July 20
015), and superrvise a PhD the sis from a Marie Curie ITN. I cco‐organized tw
wo internationa
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ools. I waas invited speaaker in two inteernational train
ning schools annd a disseminattion talk in the Instituto Cervaantes (Serbia). I was chair twiice in intternational con
nferences. I am reviewer for 20 SCI journals aand project pro
oposal evaluato
or for the Repubblic of Kazakhsttan. I participatted in tw
wo disseminatio
on videos on attmospheric aerrosols. My rese arch has been published by the Spanish me dia (TV news b
broadcast, radio
o and prress). My plan for the n
near future is to strengthen m
my research in tthe carbonaceo
ous aerosols and the personal exposure. I am
m co‐PI of a Nattional prroject, and partticipant in a H20
020 Marie Curie ITN proposal (both under evvaluation), and coordinator off a proposal forr a COST Action with 38
8 partners from
m 23 countries.