Dr. María Isabel López Heras

Head of the Chemical Analysis Service and the Soil Analysis Service

She holds a Degree in Chemistry from Complutense University of Madrid (2007). She received her PhD in Analytical Chemistry in 2013. Her Thesis is focused on metal speciation in biological samples and inorganic nanoparticles studies.

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• isabel.lopez@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Dr. Laura Cherta Cucala

Head of the Chemical Analysis Service and the Soil Analysis Service

Graduated in Chemistry from the Jaume I University (UJI) of Castellón (2009). During the 2009-2010 academic year, she completed the interuniversity Master's Degree in Applied Chromatographic Techniques (UJI, Rovira i Virgili University and Girona University).

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• laura.cherta@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Dr. Iame Alves Guedes

Head of the Biological Analysis Service

B.Sc. in Biology and B.Sc. in Ecology obtained in 2010 from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Master (2013) and PhD (2017) in Biophysics, both from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

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• iame.alves@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Alejandra Arcas Perea

Advanced laboratory technician

Graduated in Chemistry from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) in 2016, she completed her academic training with a Master's degree in Agro-environmental and Agro-food Sciences (UAM-UNED) in 2017.

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• alejandra.arcas@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Silvia Sánchez González

Advanced laboratory technician

Graduate in Biology from the University of Salamanca (2018). She completed the Master in Applied Microbiology in Public Health and Infectious Diseases Research (2019, University of Alcalá) and the Master in Omic Data Analysis and Systems Biology (2022, International University of Andalusia).

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• silvia.sanchez@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Rubén Martín Pacheco

Advanced laboratory technician

Graduated in Chemical Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in 2020 and obtained a Master´s degree in Chemical Science and Technology from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in 2021. He obtained a Collaboration Grant at the Department of Analytical Chemistry of the Complutense University of Madrid, where she carried out her Master’s Thesis based on the estimation of legal and illegal substances consumption by wastewater analysis.

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• ruben.martin@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Santiago Virseda Mayoral

Advanced laboratory technician

Graduated in Environmental Sciences and graduated in Geography and Territorial Planning from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2022) and Master in Applied Chemistry with a specialty in Environmental Chemistry and Analysis Methodologies from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2023).

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• santiago.virseda@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Paula Martín González

Advanced laboratory technician

Graduated in Biology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2021) and with a master’s degree in Microbiology with a specialization in Environmental Microbiology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2023). Her master’s thesis focused on analyzing the risk of toxicity from cyanobacteria in various aquatic systems in Spain.

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• paula.martin@agua.imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Francisco Martínez Serrano

Laboratory Technician

Advanced technician in Environmental Chemistry. He obtained his degree by studying the Advanced Level Training Cycle in Environmental Chemistry (I.E.S. Palomeras Vallecas, Madrid, 2004). He did the correspondent practical training in the company OTGA-THAU, which dedicates its work to treatments against legionella and physic and chemical analysis of water.

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• francisco.martinez.serrano@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Carolina Guillén Fuentes

Laboratory Technician

In 2005 she began the Training Cycle of Advanced Degree of Analysis and Control in the I.E.S. Mateo Alemán in Alcalá de Henares, obtaining the title of Advanced Technician in Analysis and Control. She did an internship in the Center of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology (CQAB) at the University of Alcalá de Henares.

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• carolina.guillen@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Ana Isabel Morato Cerro

Laboratory Technician

Advanced Technician in Environmental Health (I.E.S. Palomeras Vallecas, Madrid, 1995), including internships in the company Denga SA, dedicated to physical-chemical and microbiological analysis of water, where he continued to work after finishing his training internship.

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• anaisabel.morato@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Diego Hermoso de Mendoza Santos

Technician Support

Higher Technician in Forest Management and the Natural Environment from the IES Centro de Capacitación Agraria of Villaviciosa de Odón (2024).

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• diego.hermoso@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Sofía Viudez Perdices

Laboratory technician

Advanced Technician in Clinical and Biomedical Laboratory Science from IES Antonio Machado in Alcalá de Henares in the 2023-2025 academic year.

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• sofia.viudez@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Huda Mohamed Mohamed

Laboratory technician

Senior Laboratory Technician in Analysis and Quality Control. Completed studies at Lope de Vega Institute during the 2023-2025 academic period.

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• huda.mohamed@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Mario Fernández Ramírez

Laboratory Technician

Advanced Technician in Laboratory Analysis and Quality Control. Completed studies at I.E.S Juan de Mairena during the 2015-2017 academic year.

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• mario.fernandezra@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Natalia Parra Rodríguez

Laboratory Technician

Proactive professional with a technical background in chemical analysis and quality control. She has 9 months of laboratory experience at Repsol Technology Lab, where she was part of the asphalt and waxes and lubricants departments, gaining practical knowledge in various technical processes. Additionally, she has training in Occupational Risk Prevention (PRL), which, together with her skills in quality management, enables her to contribute to the development of safe, efficient, and excellence-oriented working environments.

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• natalia.parra@agua.imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Ana Jesús Vega de Armas

Advanced research support technician

Graduated in Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Sevilla, she has worked with photosynthetic organisms in several research centers.

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• anaj.vega@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Francesca Nonnoi

Advanced research support technician

Her academic background includes a degree in Biology with a specialization in Microbiology and a master’s degree in environmental microbiology. In addition, she is a Senior Technician in Clinical and Biomedical Laboratory.

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• francesca.nonnoi@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Beatriz Gallego Fernández

Advanced research support technician

Graduated in Biology from the University of Salamanca (2012-2016) and with a MSc in Environmental Microbiology from Radboud University (Netherlands, 2017-2019).

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• beatriz.gallego@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Osama Hassan

Advanced research support technician

Osama Hassan is a passionate researcher transforming the future of water management under climate change. Specializing in socio-hydrological systems and hydro-economic modeling within the TRANSCEND EU project, he leverages his expertise in Socio-hydrology to turn complex data into actionable insights, fostering a resilient future.

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• osama.hassan@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Haniyeh Salmani

Advanced research support technician

Haniyeh Salmani is a dedicated Ph.D. researcher specializing in hydrology, water resource management, and economic modeling. She holds a bachelor’s in project management engineering and a master’s in civil engineering with a focus on water resources management.

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• haniyeh.salmani@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Giammauro Soriano

Advanced research support technician

He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree of Language, Culture and Society of Asia and Mediterranean Africa (2019) from the Ca’Foscari University of Venice. He complemented his academic background with a Master’s degree in International Relations (2022) and a Master of Science in Science and Management of Climate Change (2023)

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• giammauro.soriano@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Ana Rubio López

Advanced research support technician

Graduated in Chemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid (2023). Subsequently, in order to complete her training, she completed the Master’s Degree in High Specialization in Plastics and Rubber (2024) by the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC-ICTP).

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• ana.rubio@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Ana García Arcos

Advanced research support technician

She graduated in Environmental Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2017), and she got a master’s degree in Ecology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2019).

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• ana.garcia@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Mihai Lucian Lomanar

Advanced research support technician

Graduated in Biology from the University of Alcalá (2019) and holds a Master’s Degree in Functional Biology and Biotechnology (2020, University of Alcalá). He completed both his Bachelor’s and Master’s theses at the Margarita Salas Biological Research Center (CIB-CSIC, Madrid).

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• mihai.lomanar@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Guillermo Cabezas Torrero

Advanced research support technician

Degree in Biology (2007-2012) from the University of Salamanca, Master’s degree in Biology and Biodiversity Conservation (2014-2015) from the University of Salamanca, and PhD in Biology.

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• guillermo.cabezas@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Albano Díez Chiappe

Advanced research support technician

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• albano.diez@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Danae Zachari

Advanced research support technician

Danae holds a BA in Sociology and an MA in Human Geography from the University of Victoria, B.C., Canada. She is a member of the Economic and Institutional Analysis Group at IMDEA Water, where she contributes to research on water security, climate resilience, and hydrological disaster risk reduction.

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• danae.zachari@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID