Dr. Eloy García Calvo

Professor. University of Alcala. Madrid. Spain

Dr. Eloy García 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..

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Dr. Carlos Mario Gómez Gómez

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Dr. Lucila Candela Lledó

Expert researcher in hydrogeology

Dr. Lucila Candela Lledó, 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).

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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.

• andreu.rico@imdea.org
• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico 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).

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Dr. Jesús Morón López

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.

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

Dra. Ana Karina Boltes Espínola

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.

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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.

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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.

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• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID

Raúl Jerónimo 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).

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• IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID