Associated researchers

Dr. Eloy GarcĂa Calvo
Professor. University of Alcala. Madrid. Spain

Dr. Carlos Mario GĂłmez GĂłmez
Professor at the University of Alcalá. Madrid. Spain

Dr. Abraham Esteve Núñez
Associate professor at the University of Alcalá. Madrid. Spain

Dr. Juan Antonio Pascual Aguilar
Researcher at the Desertification Research Center (CIDE). Valencia. Spain

Marco Vighi
Expert researcher in ecotoxicology

Dr. Lucila Candela LledĂł
Expert researcher in hydrogeology

Dr. Andreu Rico Artero
Researcher. University of Valencia

Dr. Francisco Javier Lillo Ramos
Professor at the University Rey Juan Carlos. Madrid. Spain

Dr. JesĂşs MorĂłn LĂłpez
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Arizona State University (ASU) in the USA

Dra. Ana Karina Boltes EspĂnola
Professor at University of Alcalá. Madrid. Spain

Dr. Mohamed Khayet
Professor at the Complutense University. Madrid. Spain

Mario Jiménez Conde
Predoctoral researcher METFILTER

RaĂşl JerĂłnimo Pradana Yuste
Predoctoral researcher. Grupo EULEN
Dr. Eloy GarcĂa Calvo
Professor. University of Alcala. Madrid. Spain
Dr. Eloy GarcĂa Calvo received his Ph.D. in Industrial Chemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) in 1980. Since 1992, he is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Alcalá (UAH). He was director of IMDEA Water from its creation until 2022..
- eloy.garcia@imdea.org
- IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Dr. Carlos Mario GĂłmez GĂłmez
Professor at the University of Alcalá. Madrid. Spain
He is the Chair of the Department of Economics of the University of Alcalá. BA in Political Science (Colombia) and Economics (Spain). MSc in Agricultural Development (University of London) and PhD in Economics (UAH). He has been Research Associate (1994) and Visiting Scholar (2000) at University of California Berkeley and was appointed as the Santander Fellow at the University of Oxford for Michaelmas and Trinity in 2013 and 2014.
- mario.gomez@uah.es
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Dr. Abraham Esteve Núñez
Associate professor at the University of Alcalá. Madrid. Spain
Principal investigator of the Bioe Group, his scientific activity focuses on environmental biotechnology; specifically, in the use of electromicrobiology for bioremediation of water (urban and industrial) and natural environments, as well as the detection of pollutants.
- abraham.esteve@uah.es
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Dr. Juan Antonio Pascual Aguilar
Researcher at the Desertification Research Center (CIDE). Valencia. Spain
He graduated in Geography in 1991 from the University of Valencia. He obtained his PhD in Geography at the Universitat Valencia. He has participated in 9 Spanish and European competitive projects and more than 30 non competitive projects thorough academic and private contracts.
- juanantonio.pascual@imdea.org
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Marco Vighi
Expert researcher in ecotoxicology
After getting the degree in Biology in 1969, Marco Vighi worked at the Water Research Institute of the Italian National Research Council. In 1983 he was professor of Ecotoxicology at the University of Milano. In 1998 he moved to the University of Milano-Bicocca, as professor of Ecology and Applied Ecology and responsible of the Research Group on Ecotoxicology up to 2015, when he retired.
- marco.vighi@imdea.org
- IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Dr. Lucila Candela LledĂł
Expert researcher in hydrogeology
Dr. Lucila Candela LledĂł, Ph.D. in Groundwater hydrology. She worked as Professor at the Technical University of Catalonia. Specialist in water resources, groundwater and vadose zone. She has participated in more than 50 research projects at national and international level funded by different institutions (MICIN, EU, UNESCO, OIEA, WB, Kuwait).
- lucila.candela@imdea.org
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Dr. Andreu Rico Artero
Researcher. University of Valencia
Principal Investigator of the Ecotoxicology Group. His work aims at assessing the risks posed by different emerging contaminants on aquatic ecosystems, including the interaction between those and other multiple stressors related to global climate change.
See full profile- andreu.rico@imdea.org
- IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Dr. Francisco Javier Lillo Ramos
Professor at the University Rey Juan Carlos. Madrid. Spain
He graduated in Geology in 1985 from the University Complutense of Madrid and got the Diploma in Geological Engineering from the same University in 1985. He obtained a Ph.D in Earth Sciences from the University of Leeds (Britain).
- javier.lillo@urjc.es
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Dr. JesĂşs MorĂłn LĂłpez
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Arizona State University (ASU) in the USA
Jesús holds a BSc in Biology (2012) and a MSc in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology from the University of Seville (2013). He obtained his PhD degree in Hydrology and Water Resources Management from the University of Alcalá in 2019 after 5 years at the IMDEA Water Institute.Since July 2023, Jesús is working as a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State University (ASU) in the USA. He is involved in several research projects related to the use of nanobubbles for water treatment, including harmful algae removal, aquaculture or hydroponic crop improvement.
See full profile- jesus.moron@imdea.org
- IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Dra. Ana Karina Boltes EspĂnola
Professor at University of Alcalá. Madrid. Spain
Chemical Enginnering. PhD in Chemistry by the University of Alcala in 2000. Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering Department. Her research is focused on the optimization of biological process for degradation of xenobiotics using reactors of different configurations.
See full profile- karina.boltes@uah.es

Dr. Mohamed Khayet
Professor at the Complutense University. Madrid. Spain
Prof. Mohamed Khayet is director of the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM) Research Group “Membranes and Renewable Energies (MER)”, Full Professor (Applied Physics Area) at the Faculty of Physical Sciences (UCM) (Department of Structure of Matter, Thermal Physics and Electronics). He got his Ph.D. (1997) in Physics from the UCM.
- khayetm@fis.ucm.es
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Mario Jiménez Conde
Predoctoral researcher METFILTER
Graduated in Environmental Sciences at the University of Salamanca. In the end of grade work he developed a study for recovery of a natural wetland located in Carpio (Valladolid). In 2018 he obtained a master's degree in hydrology and water resources management, taught jointly by the University of Alcalá and the Rey Juan Carlos University.
- mario.jimenez@imdea.org
- IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

RaĂşl JerĂłnimo Pradana Yuste
Predoctoral researcher. Grupo EULEN
Graduated in Geological Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid (2017) and Master’s Degree in Geology and Environmental Management of Mineral Resources from the University of Huelva (2018).
See full profile- jpradana@eulen.com
- IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque CientĂfico TecnolĂłgico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID
